This one is going to be short and sweet. Facebook recently rolled out their new design to about 80 million people, but I wasn’t lucky enough to be one of them and I am frustrated by this. We all know that many people resist change, but I consider myself to be sort of a change agent. I view change as an opportunity and I’m usually optimistic about change until proven otherwise. I also enjoy helping others and guiding them through change. Why does all this matter you ask?
The problem
How am I supposed to help my friends and peers with a change in design that I can’t even experience for myself? Facebook left me out in the cold on this one. I was prepared to do screenshots and blog about the new changes, share some helpful tips for use of the new design, etc. I wonder how many of you wanted to do the same thing?
So here is my idea…
From now on, I think Facebook should give people an opportunity to opt-in to a new design a week or two before it comes out so that people like me can be prepared to help through the transition. This would make more sense to me than rolling it to 80 million people at random.
What are your thoughts?
