Back to the question of certification / licensing etc.
I think in order for it to work, this would have to be done on a modular basis, and there would need to be an element of peer review and standardized knowledge. For instance, you might test or certify separately on:
- plastics technology - std
- plastic forming operations - std
- Voice of the customer - std
- form development - peer
- ideation skills - peer
- scenarios and designing interactions
- product development cycles
etc etc etc etc.
There could easily be 20 or 30 modules. There may be a core of 5 that all designers must demonstrate mastery of, and then another 5 to form a concentration, and a third group of 5 to either deepen or expand to a second area, and so on. Seems like that would at least provide some structure to it, while providing a useful amount of flexibility since ID is a big tent.
Any thoughts?