tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795905950305351720.post6753103448337126925..comments2023-08-06T06:58:47.060-07:00Comments on Seen. Heard. Noticed.: Curry-ing Favor of Local ArtistsJanna http://www.blogger.com/profile/18288484459992105541noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795905950305351720.post-89730414857441743402009-12-14T11:08:37.120-08:002009-12-14T11:08:37.120-08:00Why do people (technologists) hate post-mortems? ...Why do people (technologists) hate post-mortems? I suspect it has to do with a strong desire to a) not admit failure, and b) avoid being associated with failure.<br /><br />Here's an alternative to the post-mortem: a surprises analysis. Look at what surprised you as the project went on, and what those surprises ("The Gap" in literary terms) might reveal about new opportunities and directions to go from here. The idea is to shift from what went wrong ("wow, I didn't see that coming") to what those failures teach you ("wow, I never thought of audio tours as a form of augmented reality").Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661827820714577495noreply@blogger.com