Seth's Blog: How to be a great client
/This has got be one of my favorite Seth posts to date. I'm sure it won't be my last. Highly recommend the read!
Simplify the problem relentlessly, and be prepared to accept an elegant solution that satisfies the simplest problem you can describe....
Demand thrashing early in the process. Force innovations and decisions to be made near the beginning of the project, not in a crazy charrette at the end.