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Re:Much of the “science” used in design is bullshit (2014) by kadendogthing on Friday April 26, 2019 @02:07PM (#19760285)
What are one-dimensional business people actually good at? Besides just being a piece in the system that soaks up resources?
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Re:Much of the “science” used in design is bullshit (2014) by bonoboTP on Friday April 26, 2019 @05:19PM (#19761827)
The good ones are good at convincing, negotiating, charming, manipulating, uniting people, turning people against each other etc. All very important skills out in the real world of human interactions and they translate to $$ quite directly.
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Re:Much of the “science” used in design is bullshit (2014) by EForEndeavour on Friday April 26, 2019 @02:12PM (#19760340)
Learning and exploiting unwritten rules of a game referred to as business.
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Re:Much of the “science” used in design is bullshit (2014) by dredmorbius on Saturday April 27, 2019 @12:07AM (#19763719)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamesmanship
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Re:Much of the “science” used in design is bullshit (2014) by cortesoft on Friday April 26, 2019 @02:29PM (#19760504)
Making deals with similar people at other companies.
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Re:Much of the “science” used in design is bullshit (2014) by noelsusman on Friday April 26, 2019 @05:18PM (#19761819)
They're good at talking to people and convincing them of things, which is enormously valuable in business.
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