A long time friend, Brian, and I were discussing how some folks fail with great ideas because they end up making products based on the ideas so complex that they lose folks who would otherwise use a similar and simpler product (we were comparing some things which are big once more now, but failed miserably 5-6 years ago).
In science, we always try to find the simplest solution – the simplest explanation is thought to be the most correct, usually stated as Occam’s Razor.
But, some organizations seem to always seek out the most complex solution to a problem. Brian and I characterized that as Macco’s Sledgehammer – the most complex solution should be chosen.
Eh. We had a few laughs over that thought.
UPDATE: Here’s Brian’s post as well.
