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№ 48 | Unfix Cards, Mundane Superheroes, Interactive Videos, Rituals, and a Bicycle for the Senses

Stephen P. Anderson

Aug 4, 2023 — 2 min read

Unfix cards

Another week, another card deck! This week, it's the unFIX cards which look like they cover various topics such as Decisions, Goal-Setting, Process and Growth, Reteaming, and Structure.

Mundane Superheroes

A ♥️ this workshop opener from John V Willshire. As a facilitator, I deeply appreciate activities that can accomplish a LOT in a very short time, and this one—Mundane Superheroes—packs a punch; this get's people sharing, connecting, and… forming superhero alliances!

Interactive learning?

I love this for the form. It's a “sequence of tutorials was produced by the Processing Foundation as a part of the Hour of Code™.” The cool part? Interactive video tutorials. As in, dynamically changing the layout to suit the content. Check out it out, here: Processing Hour of Code.

Oh, and they openly share the code making this possible.

Rituals

I have a fascination with rituals and periodic events, and the role these things play in human, social connection. Here are “4 Rituals That Can Contribute to Your Wellbeing, and Why They're Important.”

A bicycle for… the senses?

Building on Steve Jobs classic ‘bicycle for the mind’ analogy, here's a wonderful article exploring how technology might become “A bicycle for the senses.” Yes, as in augmenting our eyes, ears, and nose!

№ 83 | Stop Project 2025 Comics, Future for All: A vision for 2048, eyeConnect Cards, The Rule Book, and the Effects of Geography on Voting

This edition of the newsletter comes a couple days later than usual, but for a wonderful reason—I spent 5 days last week playing board games with my friends at BGG Con. 🎲 🤩 Next issue will resume the normal Sunday schedule! 🥸Reminder: If you're participating in the Create A

№ 82 | Pebble Talk, The Mood Meter, 3 Styles of Play, A Convection Simulation, an Electoral College Simulation, and What If America Had 6 Political Parties?

📍In case you missed it… Throughout November, I’m hosting another Creative Challenge: Create A Real Life Character Sheet. About 15 people have signed up so far, and there’s space for a few more folks—you should join us! Pebble Talk Here’s a way to avoid awkward small

Creative Challenge #3: Create A Real Life Character Sheet

Welcome, new readers. From time to time, I organize “Creative Challenges,” that fit with the whole “playful things to think with” theme. Previously, there was a One Card Serious Game Challenge, followed by the Make a Zine Challenge. I hadn’t planned on doing another Creative Challenge until next year

№ 81 | Scientific Papers as Comic Strips, 52 Things About Cards, Thermodynamics Cards, Collaborative Place Futures Toolkit, and Why The Work is Never Just “The Work”

✉️Look for 2 extra special emails heading your way, later this week! 1/ The promised print-and-play Zombie Leadership cards. 2/ An announcement about our next Creative Challenge… Scientific Papers as Comic Strips Yes! Comics as things to think with. Here’s an interview with Kanaka Rajan, who uses “narrative illustrations