The analogue age was about getting things right. There was a finished product, There was a completion. The digital era is about iterations and evolutions. Things can change. We can build upon what others have done. It is a process. We don’t have to get it right the first time.
Most people were educated to pursue the analogue age’s solutions — that miracle of perfection. We were taught to work until we got it right, and that often meant that process was hidden and not shared. It is not a process that teaches one to believe in the power of collaboration. When we are result oriented as opposed to process focused, success becomes intimidating and mystifying. People’s closets, sock drawers, and hard drives are filled with beautiful ideas never brought to light.
