I'd like to toss out a sentence for list members' comments:
"[D]esign methodologies such as value-based design, reflective design,
and critical design emphasize the value of explicitly questioning the
underlying values, habits, and assumptions that drive both users and
designers."
(the sentence comes from an as-yet-unpublished paper, not written by
me, so I can't give a formal source, sorry.)
In thinking about this assertion I find myself wondering how one
constructs and values usability within a practice that foregrounds
explicit questioning and presumably induces some kind of di
