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DESIGNING AN OLYMPIC GAMES in the Face of Chaos: The Case of Lillehammer
Author(s) -
Jevnaker Birgit Helene
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
design management journal (former series)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1045-7194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7169.1995.tb00443.x
Subject(s) - adventure , consistency (knowledge bases) , diversity (politics) , quality (philosophy) , face (sociological concept) , liberian dollar , business , marketing , computer science , advertising , public relations , political science , sociology , artificial intelligence , law , finance , social science , philosophy , epistemology
HOW CAN EXECUTIVES assure quality and consistency when design comes from a diversity of independent directions? Birgit Jevnaker's analysis of the success of the Lillehammer Olympic Games offers insights into the structure, activities, and catalysts that kept this multi‐year, billion‐dollar adventure on track. Interestingly in spite of literally hundreds of participants in design activities, it was organizational and communications strategies—rather than design guidelines—that made the most important contributions to positive results.