Devoted to the 85-th anniversary of Nikita Glebovich Alekseec

We don’t claim this paper to be a complete review or thorough analysis of the works of Nikita Glebovich Alekseev. It is a personal view of his activity from one of his students, who had been collaborating with him on various actual issues of methodology, psychology, ergonomics, problem-solving, design etc for 28 years. Our aim is to communicate our view of the impact N.G. Alekseev had on the culture, science, and practice, the role he played in the lives of many of his students, the impact his works still make on the development of thinking as a cultural phenomenon.