ABSTRACT
We had designed considerable discussion time into the agenda, and this time was lled enthusiastically. Memorable examples include: Nigel Cross pressing Dewayne Perry about whether so ware design really is a design discipline and the two trading characteristic examples from product design, architecture, and so ware design in a set of challenges about similarity and dierence. Mary Shaw, Michael Jackson, and Je Nickerson thrashing through theoretical perspectives on problems, solutions, and evaluations-and striving to integrate them. Jim Dibble, at the whiteboard, reiterating a current design problem from his rm to a small group of onlookers, in order to illustrate which parts of the video were typical of his practice, but also which were dierent. David Budgen poring over the Wall of notes with one of the professional designers, pointing out interesting cards, and discussing and questioning points they found. Dewayne Perry, Andrew Ko, and Sol Greenspan discussing the impact of the organizational context on the so ware design process. Fred Brooks challenging the workshop as a whole: the speakers are all analysts and not synthesists-what should we be synthesizing for practice and teaching?
