Thorough prototyping is so key. I made a prototyping tool for internal use that allows people to discuss prototype screens. This allows the designer to follow a discussion between users, creating elements as they are requested. I got the inspiration from success with FLiP - style development http://www.fusebox.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=fusebox.faq#gq20, which uses something called devnotes http://www.grokfusebox.com/index.cfm?ref=showGoodies. Benefits are the user knows what they are getting -- no surprises -- and the requirements can be traced from devnotes all the way through the code if necessary. The public forum also helps eliminate the closed-door design decisions that cause conflict. Anyway this is how I prototype so maybe it can give others some ideas.
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