№ 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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№ 115 | Copyright: The Card Game, Design Thinking Canvas, The Learning Matrix, “Moving From SWOT to SO WHAT? Analysis”, Prosocial Design Network, Lenny’s World… Remixed!, and Violence as a Contagious Disease

№ 115 | Copyright: The Card Game, Design Thinking Canvas, The Learning Matrix, “Moving From SWOT to SO WHAT? Analysis”, Prosocial Design Network, Lenny’s World… Remixed!, and Violence as a Contagious Disease

I'm back again, with your regular roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and think about! (Two days later than usual, but… other priorities!) Copyright: The Card Game Now this is how you design a learning card game! Take a confusing topic (in this case copyright law). Create

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 114 | Platform Thinking Journey Cards, The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives, Learning Theory Map, “Let Them Have Your Way” Zine,  a Framework Mashup!, “There is No System 2”, Go for Goals, and Gutenberg Revisited

№ 114 | Platform Thinking Journey Cards, The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives, Learning Theory Map, “Let Them Have Your Way” Zine, a Framework Mashup!, “There is No System 2”, Go for Goals, and Gutenberg Revisited

Welcome to another curious roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and think about! Platform Thinking Journey Cards Here’s a shout out to my friend Werner Puchert, who just dropped another one of his extensive card deck video reviews. This time, he’s looking at the Platform Thinking Journey

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 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