№ 11 | Twitter + Elon, Slides + Docs, Strategy Mad-Libs, The Community Power Compass, and 20 Systems (over) Thinker Tips

№ 11 | Twitter + Elon, Slides + Docs, Strategy Mad-Libs, The Community Power Compass, and 20 Systems (over) Thinker Tips

“Welcome to Hell, Elon”

With Elon's arrival at Twitter, it appears, this is THE take. Wow. No punches held back here: “Welcome to hell, Elon.”

Slides + Docs

This week, I came across not one, not two, but THREE different apps that are playing at the intersection of slides and text editors:

Strategy Mad-Libs

Via John Cutler. “Some strategy prompts to guide you through the perverse holiday ritual we call annual planning.” 😂

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The Community Power Compass

I love this deeper dive into notions of freedom and control, from our own John V. Willshire. The concepts come from the book The Dawn of Everything, but John has taken these ideas a step further, wrapping them in a handy visual that can be used to “consider the sort of community you’re looking at, joining, leaving or forming.” It might be fun to test this out with our little community here!

More details:
“Introducing the Community Power Compass” (part 1)
“How to use the Community Power Compass” (part 2)

20 Systems (over) Thinker Tips

This “20 Systems (over) Thinker Tips” is pure gold! Like, seriously good wisdom, packed into a light and breezy children's storybook format. Here's the one that caught my eye: “5/20: Do your deepest thinking with co-conspirators (not the people you’re trying to influence).”

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№ 112 | Teaching One Pagers, Sliderule Simulator, Board Game Icons, “Making, Hacking and Jamming”, FLARE, Relooted, Choosing a UX Research Method, and Deep Musings on our Human Relationship with AI

№ 112 | Teaching One Pagers, Sliderule Simulator, Board Game Icons, “Making, Hacking and Jamming”, FLARE, Relooted, Choosing a UX Research Method, and Deep Musings on our Human Relationship with AI

Welcome to another edition of the Thinking Things newsletter, your regular dose of playful things to think with, and think about. 🫵A couple of things: 1/ ♥️ ♠️ ♦️ ♣️ I’m exploring a special edition of thinking things focused on… 🥁 playing cards. Specifically, any activity that uses a standard deck of playing cards

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 111 | Art in Board Games, Don't be a Pug in a Bag , Building a Thinking Infrastructure, the Augmentation Canvas, Women’s Clothing Sizes, “Hat, Haircut, or Tattoo”, Phantom Obligations, and Joy Cards (Volume 2)

№ 111 | Art in Board Games, Don't be a Pug in a Bag , Building a Thinking Infrastructure, the Augmentation Canvas, Women’s Clothing Sizes, “Hat, Haircut, or Tattoo”, Phantom Obligations, and Joy Cards (Volume 2)

Welcome to another edition of the Thinking Things newsletter, your regular roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and think about. Art in Board Games I’m very interested in the information design of board games. This is not that. What begins as commentary on updated art for the game

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 110 | ‘Havens, Hubs & Hangouts’, “Infrastructure for Thinking”, Fractal Gridding + the Hadara Method (for Goal Setting), Bootstrapping Computing,  Catalyst Game, Four Corners Reflection, A Visual Archive of the Jan 6 Capitol Attack, and the Size of Life

№ 110 | ‘Havens, Hubs & Hangouts’, “Infrastructure for Thinking”, Fractal Gridding + the Hadara Method (for Goal Setting), Bootstrapping Computing, Catalyst Game, Four Corners Reflection, A Visual Archive of the Jan 6 Capitol Attack, and the Size of Life

Did you miss me? 🤪 Stephen P. Anderson here, back again with your regular roundup of ‘playful things to think with… and think about’ (wow, that came out sounding like a cheesy DJ announcer!) One of the great things about taking time off between issues is the bounty of amazing finds

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 109 | Algodeck, Alternatives to Arrows, Comic Lettering, Equations Explained Colorfully, Chemistry Advent Calendar, A Framework for Making Decisions, TikTok’s System Map, Learner Engagement Checklist, and Closing Prompts

№ 109 | Algodeck, Alternatives to Arrows, Comic Lettering, Equations Explained Colorfully, Chemistry Advent Calendar, A Framework for Making Decisions, TikTok’s System Map, Learner Engagement Checklist, and Closing Prompts

Let’s close out the year with an XL-sized roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and think about. 🗓️NOTE: This will be the last newsletter until next year. I normally publish Thinking Things every two weeks. But, I do like to take a bit of time off during the

By Stephen P. Anderson