Try to Be Like Steve

All of us in the tech field (specially those in position to create) have an undeniable responsibility to those who use our creation. Steve showed that our creation can be imaginative, usable, and of quality. He showed us that user experience is also a feature. Usability starts from the moment your users open that box and pull out the shiny new toy and ends with their ability to effectively use your products to be productive, entertained, or enlightened.

The best tribute to Steve is to imitate some of his legacies. So, in your next project, make your creation better. If you are designing an API, add that extra function that makes your developers productive; if you are creating a web site , add that feature that will surprise and make your users smile; if you are creating a new product, plan to make it great, plan to make it usable, plan to make it awesome.

I can only hope that the people at Apple don’t fall prey to the temptation of only pleasing the Street but continue Steve’s long-term strategic vision of bringing quality and imaginative products out to the market. As Apple’s recent history attests to, people will gravitate toward quality and the Street will take notice.

Thank you Steve Jobs 