"""We don't need a bunch of people standing around doing "research" telling us that.""" As an engineer I very much disagree with this sentiment. I usually prefe

"""We don't need a bunch of people standing around doing "research" telling us that.""" As an engineer I very much disagree with this sentiment. I usually prefer to base my decisions on quantitative methods. Sure you can say "it's obvious that design should get out of the way". Even if I agree with you I'd still prefer to run some tests using actual data instead of taking your word for it.