Flexibility-Usability Tradeoff
A principle stating that as the flexibility of a system increases, its usability often decreases, and vice versa.
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“design tradeoff”
CIRCLES Method
A structured framework for product design that stands for Comprehend the situation, Identify the customer, Report customer needs, Cut through prioritization, List solutions, Evaluate trade-offs, and Summarize recommendations.
Design Tradeoffs
The compromises made between different design options, balancing various factors like usability, aesthetics, and functionality.
Accot-Zhai Steering Law
A model predicting the speed-accuracy trade-off in pointing tasks when using devices like a mouse, important for user interface design.
MBSE
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is a methodology that uses visual modeling to support system requirements, design, analysis, and validation activities throughout the development lifecycle.
Intertemporal Choice
The study of how people make choices about what and how much to do at various points in time, often involving trade-offs between costs and benefits occurring at different times.
Opportunity Cost Neglect
A cognitive bias where individuals overlook or underestimate the cost of opportunities they forego when making decisions.
Value vs. Complexity
A prioritization framework used to assess and compare the value a feature will deliver to users against the complexity and cost of implementing it.
Value Innovation
The simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost, creating a leap in value for both the company and its customers, often associated with Blue Ocean Strategy.