Stephen P. Anderson

Designer. Speaker. Lifelong Learner • Creating ‘things to think with’ and ‘spaces’ for generative play • Author: Figure It Out • Founder:

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

I'll just leave this here:
https://t.co/EyDJAdVoR8

I'm not sure what will happen here on Twitter, but I've been *quietly* working on setting up a community space for anyone interested in …
✨playful things to think with✨

Invites will start rolling out soon!

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

It took a few weeks to properly organize my thoughts. But, here they are: https://t.co/5kHpj7wcp2

[Chicago Camps @ChicagoCamps]

Missed UX Camp Winter? Here's @stephenanderson's keynote "Make Believe: Using Fantasy to Change How We Think, Work, and Connect with Others"

https://t.co/BB4yOMAXB6

Don't forget to get your UX Camp Spring/Summer tix! https://t.co/aHlW247Wef

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@pgeuder @acagamic +1 to a compelling story (theme?)

And…

Present interesting choices

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@designinginward A friend reached out for help with a project—a card deck based activity for deeper conversations. I SO so ❤️ talking about/helping with this stuff!

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@ishyamo @leeloowrites 👉🏼 https://t.co/Xn8KFfQl76 👍🏼

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@jcolman @ryanrumsey @kevinmhoffman @AngelosArnis @markboulton +4

[TfTHacker @TfTHacker]

How would you define to a friend the phrase "Tool for Thought"?

Or as is often abbreviated "TfT”

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

Props to the team for the high production value!! I love all the sound effects and audio mixing. Reminds me of Radiolab.

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

✨ “Make it Pretty” ✨

🤨🤬

A few weeks back, I got the chance to discuss aesthetics, associations, beauty, usability, etc. with @kylaworks — even going back to my @alistapart “In Defense of Eye Candy” article from 2009!

👉🏼 Check out the podcast: https://t.co/m6B22jjF8y

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@solarpunk_girl It’s a brilliant book—enjoy!

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Thinking about the intentional design of collaboration… This could be a great framework for speakers to be explicit about how they’d like others to listen. 🤔

[~Kind of like good critique practices, where you frame the type of feedback you’re looking—and not looking—for]

[MIT Sloan Management Review @mitsmr]

Choosing a listening style appropriate to the wants and needs of the speaker can help overcome communication challenges in the workplace.
▶️ https://t.co/YYjKMmRqx3
@NancyDuarte

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@inkblurt @jarango @karlfast 😜
Karl I made a conscious effort to avoid certain topics!

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

Same message, different explanation:

-Give form to ideas
-Manipulate those forms
-Do this together
-> to solve complex problems

We not only need to practice taking notes, but also develop our ability to work with notes (skills & tools!) to create understanding.

[Jorge Arango @jarango]

Thinking doesn’t happen exclusively in the brain. As @stephenanderson and @karlfast explain in “Figure It Out,” you understand things by interacting with them in the world. As Andy Clark said, “Cognition leaks out into the body and the world.” https://t.co/MRlE4xKtr0

[Jorge Arango @jarango]

Thinking doesn’t happen exclusively in the brain. As @stephenanderson and @karlfast explain in “Figure It Out,” you understand things by interacting with them in the world. As Andy Clark said, “Cognition leaks out into the body and the world.” https://t.co/MRlE4xKtr0

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@cwodtke @brownorama I think we learn to embrace the mess! 😜

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@acagamic *Almost* agree!

(Sentiment: 100% agree.)

I’d amend the second sentence to read:
“Knowing how, when, why, and IF to set…”

[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

Hmm… a chance to influence future RM books or talks? 🤔

[Louis Rosenfeld @louisrosenfeld]

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[Stephen P. Anderson @stephenanderson]

@joshthejest You weeks there, if I recall correctly. Houston UXPA meetup? I have memories of you, afterward, sharing a board game with miniatures and cool player boards (Zombicide?)

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The *information* designer in me is kind of obsessed with the design of this (preview) card; we won’t know how good this is until the card game comes out next year, but… it seems really solid.