ABSTRACT
The communication process in technical design has been built and
developed into a fairly efficient process but is based on a mutual under-
standing and acceptance of underlying rules. A fresh approach starts
from first principles asking basic questions such as:
Who needs to know? Why do they need to know? What do they need to know? Traditional methods approach this process by providing accurate draw-
ings, specification notes and/or specification systems such as the NBS.
These are particularly suitable in most circumstances and have the
added advantage of being understood by most commercial organisa-
tions. An alternative approach that is perhaps appropriate to the devel-
opment of new concepts is to question the fundamental culture of the
entire traditional process.
