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

Stephen P. Anderson

Stephen P. Anderson

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

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!

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№ 124 | Deep Deck, Charismatic Language, “Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking?”, AI Divergence Engine, 10 Things to Watch Out for When Working with AI, “Society Begins at Home”, and Collective Madness Bingo Sheet

№ 124 | Deep Deck, Charismatic Language, “Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking?”, AI Divergence Engine, 10 Things to Watch Out for When Working with AI, “Society Begins at Home”, and Collective Madness Bingo Sheet

Deep Deck Let’s kick things off with a good ol’ analog card deck! Deep Deck is a deck of conversation starters that promises to “push strangers closer and pull friends deeper.” Deeper connections and all that. Long-time readers will know how bored I am by most of the

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 123 | Deep Code Cards, Cultural Differences and Storytelling, “So You Want to Be an American?” (the Game), Work-Life Balance, the Smiley Model, Playful Visualizations—Using Trees!, and Deep Reading

№ 123 | Deep Code Cards, Cultural Differences and Storytelling, “So You Want to Be an American?” (the Game), Work-Life Balance, the Smiley Model, Playful Visualizations—Using Trees!, and Deep Reading

Howdy! Welcome to another roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and things to think about. Let’s kick it off with… Deep Code Cards Ooh… Another project from Dark Matter Labs. The Deep Code Cards offer a “playful exploration of the invisible forces that shape our lives.” Nice. Maybe

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 122 | A “Horseshoe” Diagram, Slow AI, the Data Communication Triangle, The Invisibles, A Simple Clustering Algorithm for Lists, Ordinary Abundance, and “Certainty, Variety, and Delight”

№ 122 | A “Horseshoe” Diagram, Slow AI, the Data Communication Triangle, The Invisibles, A Simple Clustering Algorithm for Lists, Ordinary Abundance, and “Certainty, Variety, and Delight”

A ‘horseshoe’ diagram Ooh… A horseshoe diagram?! That’s a new-to-me pattern; I’m adding this to my collection of visual primitives. Pretty much a cycle, with emphasis on the starting and ending points (before the cycle begins again). That’s all. Oh, and as for the content

By Stephen P. Anderson
№ 121 | EVOLUTION: A Card System to Break Automatic Patterns, Visualizing a Billion, Systems Thinking Lessons from Monsters, Inc., The Committee Game, A 3x3 for Assessing Stakeholders, and 6 Ways Leaders Harness Stress

№ 121 | EVOLUTION: A Card System to Break Automatic Patterns, Visualizing a Billion, Systems Thinking Lessons from Monsters, Inc., The Committee Game, A 3x3 for Assessing Stakeholders, and 6 Ways Leaders Harness Stress

Welcome to another edition of Thinking Things, your (mostly) regular roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and things to think about! EVOLUTION: A Card System to Break Automatic Patterns You might know I’m just a wee bit (ahem) analytical. I like to take “squishy” concepts—conflict resolution, collaboration,

By Stephen P. Anderson