Process and failure documentation

April 21 2009, 10:12pm

As a designer, I am continually interested in revising my problem solving strategies. I also find great value in project paraphenalia–the forgotten sketchbook pages, the unused video clips, notes from brainstorms. By attempting to capture the bulk of these materials in a public, digital, searchable format, I can organize, review and share my methodologies and progress.

Documenting failed processes, projects and ideas is just as valuable as displaying achievements. By sharing information on what hasn't worked so far, one can save others time in their own problem-solvng endeavors. This can undoubtably hasten progress in any field.

Lifestreaming allows one to generate a specific path of information before knowing whether ideas are going to succeed or fail or even prove to be useful at all. The point is to collect and share the data to draw useful connections from later.