May 1, 2007

Biznology Blog by Mike Moran

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What's a Pioneer?

I bet most of you don't know who Keith Instone is. I had the privilege of working with Keith for several years at ibm.com, and I learned a good deal of what I know about information architecture from him. Keith's recent blog post talked about how he was struggling to accept the idea that he is a pioneer in information architecture. Keith runs through a whole list of things he believes he should have done to be worthy of that "pioneer" label. But I think Keith (for once) misses the point. Being a pioneer is not about accomplishments—it's about exploring, and Keith is most certainly an explorer at heart. I'm glad to see Keith get some of the recognition he deserves.

Posted by MikeMoran at May 1, 2007 2:05 PM