Insistence and Intentions: flip sides of a coin

"There is almost always a good idea (or at least not-so-awful) intention lurking behind insistence on a bad design idea. Trying to understand that good intention is often the best way to figure out how to make your case for a different approach." pg. 185 - Krug, Don't Make Me Think

Everywhere you look, there's some form of politics. (This seems to be the best example with it being on the eve of a historical presidential election!) Everyone has differing opinions on different topics. Sometimes we have to concede our points to others, and sometimes others concede their points to ours. Its a give and take relationship.

However, you should always wish to understand the other side's proposed actions. Simply shooting down an idea because its not your own will only garner enemies and increasing resentment. If you seek to explain yourself coherently and as politely as possible, then perhaps both ideas could be meshed to come together. I realize that this is by no means an easy task. (Just take a look at this election and some of the opposing ideas!) Anyways, politics exists in almost every aspect of life, whether fortunately or unfortunately.

Just try to keep Krug's advice in mind when listening to other's website design ideas. You can think, Are you serious?! That idea'll run us into the ground! But you'll actually say, "Well, this, this, and this, look to be really good, but could we maybe take this aspect out and incorporate this other idea?" Fight nice kiddies!