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Generally, an awesome total harmonic distortion rating wouldn’t cut it. It had to ''look'' nice, which meant “acceptably unobtrusive” and ideally ''invisible'', but failing that, having artfully-applied walnut veneer, a minimalist fascia and a resemblance to mid-century Danish lounge furniture would at least put you in play. | Generally, an awesome total harmonic distortion rating wouldn’t cut it. It had to ''look'' nice, which meant “acceptably unobtrusive” and ideally ''invisible'', but failing that, having artfully-applied walnut veneer, a minimalist fascia and a resemblance to mid-century Danish lounge furniture would at least put you in play. | ||
We mention this because the same goes, with feeling, when embarking on a user | We mention this because the same goes, with feeling, when embarking on a user [[change journey]], particularly where the gang of redoubtable hobbits ''on'' that journey comprises members of the legal profession ten or twenty years into their practising careers. The business case may write itself, the data granularity it promises to kick off may be overwhelming but, still, it behoves a smart [[middle manager]] to consider how the “[[change journey]]” will present itself to the [[legal eagle]]s whom you expect to embark on it. | ||
Because they’re a stubborn, recalcitrant lot, are our sibling lawyers. | Because they’re a stubborn, recalcitrant lot, are our sibling lawyers. The way they see it, they are already ''on'' a journey, it is [[tedious]] enough as it is, and they are not interested in being sent on some [[M.B.A.]]-initiated diversion designed to convert them, as they see it, into glorified [[Who breaks a hamster on a wheel?|hamsters]].<ref>[[Who breaks a hamster on a wheel?]]</ref> | ||
Contrary to received wisdom, and however vigorously they may, as a class, declare themselves proudly prehistoric | Contrary to received wisdom, and however vigorously they may, as a class, declare themselves proudly prehistoric, lawyers are ''not'' universal Luddites, and will hoover up any tech they come across that makes them get where they think they are going faster. | ||
Mobile [[email]], for example, got accepted so quickly that it barely was an [[innovation]]: it went from science fiction to the commonplace instantly, skipping a phase transition altogether, like dry ice subliming to CO<sub>2</sub> to the point that it is hard to credit it was ever novel. Likewise, automated [[document comparison]], remote working, and a host of other neat recent tricks. | Mobile [[email]], for example, got accepted so quickly that it barely was an [[innovation]]: it went from science fiction to the commonplace instantly, skipping a phase transition altogether, like dry ice subliming to CO<sub>2</sub> to the point that it is hard to credit it was ever novel. Likewise, automated [[document comparison]], remote working, and a host of other neat recent tricks. | ||