Management by chaos

How the early team settled game design without managers or process.

Jason Schreier's framework, from Play Nice, pp. 13 to 109.

Call the room
Adham pulls every artist and programmer into one room to solve a design problem.
Debate to agreement
Everyone says their piece and the group iterates until all agree, however long it takes.
Let the persuader close
Adham's calm, understated persuasion breaks deadlocks, earning him the Velvet Hammer nickname.
Everyone plays it
The whole company plays the build so they all understand how it works.
Bring in outsiders
When the team has played too much to stay objective, external playtesters are added.

From chapter: PART ONE: RISE, pp. 13–109

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