Reflections on avoiding traps in projects

Patrick McAndrewhttp://olnet.org

Traps

The legacy trapThe legacy trap

SearchSearch

The search trap

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulpolux/151695072

Metadata TrapMetadata Trap

Build for everyone trapBuild for everyone trap

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk

The system is everything trap

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p://www.flickr.com/photos/marcemarc/2385399277/

The one stop shop trap

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcemarc/2385399277/

(inspired by Chris Pegler – built by Christopher McAndrew) First used in slides in 2004.

Forgetting the past trap

The Holy Grail The Holy Grail traptrap

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spiritual_marketplace/2207966935

Viscious circleViscious circle

Head brick wall

The brick wall trap

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43204851@N00/182910562

Good things-Done-To do

Ask…Ask…

Integrative evaluationIntegrative evaluation