(As I just commented on Nathaniel's post) I googled "define:elicit" and got some interesting definition - my favourite (in this context) was:
"To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer; To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something; To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe" I like the "(something latent)" - I don't take "elicit behaviour" as getting users to do what they don't actually want to do, more to do that which will actually achieve their aims. For example, if the user wants to delete a tweet, you want him to click on the "dustbin" icon, you want to "elicit" that behaviour. I think your definition does apply, but at a more general level. I like the "elicit" definition as being more specific. 2009/4/15 Nathaniel Flick <natoba...@gmail.com> > I wrote something similar on my blog, http://thesalon.blogspot.com. > Basically, Interaction Design: Simplify It is a reaction to comments > made that IxD elicits responses from users. I believe IxD facilitates > instead. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41243 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- "Tigers walk behind me, they're there to remind me - I'm lost but I'm not afraid" David Byrne and Brian Eno: Life is long ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
