Wonga Ntshinga

Ichi-go ichi-e --> “This moment exists only now and won't come back again”. #Focus on the #present and #enjoy each #moment that #life brings us. - Ikigai (Garcia and Miralles)

lnkd.in/p/dHxStPM5 A case that ultimately revolved around a software button, its labelling, and the act of clicking it. The button in question? “Submit As Final.” What an interesting case study in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX) design, and usability engineering! The proceedings went on and on, with arguments centred on how a button in the system was supposed to function. We heard claims that “You did not press the final button,” while lawyers debated the system’s design, functionality, and the implications of interacting with it. But this raises some fundamental questions about software design: 1. Should this button exist in its current form? 2. Is the label “Submit As Final” sufficiently clear and intuitive? 3. Should a system rely on users understanding the distinction between submitting and submitting as final? 4. What responsibility does the system designer have to prevent user error? 5. How should this IEC “innovative” system be designed to ensure usability, clarity, and an unambiguous user experience? When the design and functionality of a button become central to a legal dispute, perhaps the bigger question is whether the system was designed with the user in mind. After all, good interface design should not merely provide functionality; it should make that functionality clear, predictable, and difficult to misuse. #button #iec #systemdesign #userexperience #humainteractiondesign #usabilitygoals #system #design #functioning #click

6 October 2026 “Managing is simply getting things done through others. Leading, on the other hand, inspires followership. And then, just when you think you know it all, you learn the nuances and sensitivities between leading other people and being a leader of leaders, which is the pinnacle of leadership” - Bonang Mohale [Lift As You Rise]