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novarekhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90350571/yes-the-government-is-capable-of-creating-great-design-heres-how
"When technology is like any other tool and not an untouchable black box, that’s when people can use it more effectively. “Bureaucrats can be designers. I have seen it many times,” Pahlka says. “If you give them the freedom and a few of the tools, they actually very much want to do this. They will hack.”"
Maybe "hack" is an euphemism for working for free if as it tends to happen the fruits of that effort go unrecognized, but aside from freedom and tools the couple of times I do recall doing this involved something that just make sense so I could see a clear purpose on what I was doing, and something that doesn't seem like the company should do, so I can take it personal as a learning experience, or to make the work day shorter, or even to make someone else's work day shorter.
Now if I could see a clear purpose on what I do for personal projects, that would be awesome. I wonder how it feels like.
"When technology is like any other tool and not an untouchable black box, that’s when people can use it more effectively. “Bureaucrats can be designers. I have seen it many times,” Pahlka says. “If you give them the freedom and a few of the tools, they actually very much want to do this. They will hack.”"
Maybe "hack" is an euphemism for working for free if as it tends to happen the fruits of that effort go unrecognized, but aside from freedom and tools the couple of times I do recall doing this involved something that just make sense so I could see a clear purpose on what I was doing, and something that doesn't seem like the company should do, so I can take it personal as a learning experience, or to make the work day shorter, or even to make someone else's work day shorter.
Now if I could see a clear purpose on what I do for personal projects, that would be awesome. I wonder how it feels like.
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