As a St. Cloud State undergraduate in the College of Liberal Arts, I found intellectual refuge and meaning in Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. It explained a lot, and gave me a basis for further study in human behavior.
I still refer to this model today (along with others, such as Festinger's Frustration-Aggression theory) when I consider motivators and forces that drive us as individuals in Corporate IT America.
As an IT Architect, I use models daily to describe and communicate framework and separation/layering principles which support effective and cost efficient solutions. A recent model is my (well, er... my implementation of) a Solution Hierarchy, based on our Marketing Services Architecture ©.
Here is a comparison of the two models:
The core feature that spans both models is the relationship that each layer has to the layer directly below it. Higher levels can be achieved only when lower level needs/attributes are satisfied.
Does this model contrast/comparison resonate with you?
What's been your experience with Maslow, with Architectural Laying?
Cheers,
- KeelFish
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