Winer on Workflow
2001-02-25 15:43:17+00 by Dan Lyke 4 comments
Leo once recounted a meeting with Disney execs when he was producering Toy Story Animated
StoryBook. There was a suggestion made, a suggestion that everyone thought was
really compelling and would improve the product, and one of the Disney
guys
said "but that's not something our company does". And it was important because
it showed just how clearly the Disney
corporate culture is distinct, and the
employees are aware that the value of Disney
the trademark is that corporate
culture. There's a reason they fired Harlan Ellison
. This morning Dave Winer
talks about workflow, and why
his system doesn't implement it. I like his reasons, but I think about the
checks and balances Leo
talked about Disney
implementing and I realize that
those things exist for a reason, and there are times when I wish I had an editor
even for Flutterby.