№ 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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№ 97 | Workshops and Wizards Cards, Human Agency Scale, System Health Over Time, 10 Notable Data Visualizations, Your Brain as a Closet, Two Org Frameworks from John Cutler, ‘A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport’, and SideQuest Decks!

№ 97 | Workshops and Wizards Cards, Human Agency Scale, System Health Over Time, 10 Notable Data Visualizations, Your Brain as a Closet, Two Org Frameworks from John Cutler, ‘A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport’, and SideQuest Decks!

Your regular dose of playful things to think with, and think about! Workshops and Wizards cards (UPDATE) A few issues ago, I shared an early prototype of the Wizards & Workshops cards from James Smart, a small set of fantasy themed ‘kudos’ cards participants can give to each other during

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 96 | Cards for Uncertainty, The Curiosity Curve, Communicating to Reduce Resistance, Envisioning Cards, Scrutinizing “Best Practices”, Nick Sousanis on Due Process, and Reservoir Sampling

№ 96 | Cards for Uncertainty, The Curiosity Curve, Communicating to Reduce Resistance, Envisioning Cards, Scrutinizing “Best Practices”, Nick Sousanis on Due Process, and Reservoir Sampling

Welcome to issue № 96 of the Thinking Things newsletter, your regular roundup of playful ‘things to think with’ and think about… Cards for Uncertainty I want to kick things off with a question to think with, asked by Zbigniew Janczukowicz at the last Cardstock meetup, a question that left us

By Stephen P. Anderson