A key constraint for novelty: Maximally Advanced Yet Acceptable: MAYA.

· Bits and Bobs 12/16/24
  • A key constraint for novelty: Maximally Advanced Yet Acceptable: MAYA.
    • In MAYA, the "acceptable" is not something in theory, it's something in practice.
    • That is, do people find it acceptable in practice?
    • If real users of your target market don't like it, for any reason at all, then it's not acceptable.
      • You can't tell customers they should accept it if they don't.
    • Something to be careful of: a thing that customers find acceptable, but that has a low ceiling.
    • Ideally you want something that is easy to get started, and has a smooth continuous ramp in capability up to something with a very high ceiling.