I create systems for thinking well in a world jam-packed with information. Co-author of "FIGURE IT OUT: Getting from Information to Understanding" https://xitter.cf/t.co/MLhzgczsdD

Minneapolis
Joined March 2009
ICYMI: Later this year, @KarlFast and I are teaching a #PKM workshop. We'll show you how to use @obsidianmd to get your information under control. More details coming soon, but for now you can sign up to the wait list here: tally.so/r/mVjWpE #ToolsForThought #SecondBrain
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Always nice when someone reads your book (admittedly, a long book) and wants to read it again: "I found the ideas the authors explored so full of possibility that I know I’ll be back for a second reading." tangleandflow.substack.com/p… Glad you enjoyed it @catasterist
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Karl Fast retweeted
I'm excited to share with you my conversation with @anniemurphypaul about her book, “The Extended Mind.” This is an important subject more UX designers should know about. I hope you get as much value from this conversation as I did!
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Key benefit of embodiment is that "Interactivity 'inevitably benefits performance'" buff.ly/3wizrtJ Absolutely. I developed a framework for designing interactions based on this science. See Ch 10,11,12 in buff.ly/3cNsWFz
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NYTimes on embodiment and how to think "outside your brain." @stephenanderson and I co-authored a book about this and what it means for #ux / product / digital / information #design. The article: nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opini… Our book: bit.ly/fiobook
DARPA projects sound crazy, impossible, or both. Until they aren't. Like that internet idea in the 60s. Current projects include plant-eating robots, brain implants for PTSD, and building materials that could grow on site and even repair themselves militarytimes.com/off-duty/m…
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New on The eLearning Coach Podcast. A conversation with @karlfast on learning and understanding through interactions > theelearningcoach.com/podcas…
This Friday in Episode 242, we talk to @karlfast and @stephenanderson about the ideas and thoughts in their new book, Figure it out. uxpodcast.com/subscribe
A/B Street is a game to explore how small changes affect the movement of drivers, cyclists, transit users, and pedestrians. What I find notable is how _interaction_ creates understanding. Not consuming information, but tweaking it to generate insight. github.com/dabreegster/abstr…
The evolution of a book title. How the title of the book I co-authored with @stephenanderson went from "Design for Understanding" to "Figure It Out: Getting from Information to Understanding" buff.ly/2YPYfKq (my favorite of the almost-titles is "To Boldly Know")
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Karl Fast retweeted
Congrats to @stephenanderson and @karlfast on their new book Figure It Out. #ux #design #information #bookflipthru
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How color is a misunderstood and misused element of design. buff.ly/2MRdCwm This is an excerpt from "Figure It Out: Getting from Information to Understanding," the book I co-authored with @stephenanderson and which is available at buff.ly/3cNsWFz (plus Amazon).
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Really appreciate authors who describe their chapters in brief
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The book I co-authored with @stephenanderson is available starting today bit.ly/fiobook. Amazon is already listing 3 used copies, and two of them are marked as remainders. What a strange world we have constructed for ourselves.
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'Tis a good day when @dan_roam — yup, the back of the napkin guy — recommends your book. "Figure it Out: Getting from Information to Understanding" ships on May 26. Pre-order to save 15%. Get free US shipping with code FREESHIPFIGURE at checkout shipping rosenfeldmedia.com/books/fig…
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Tickled pink that @MrAlanCooper approves of "Figure it Out: Getting from Information to Understanding", the new book from @stephenanderson and myself. Available May 26. Pre-order now to save 15%. Use code FREESHIPFIGURE at checkout for free U.S. shipping. rosenfeldmedia.com/books/fig…
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Having information is one thing; understanding it is something else. Quite often, we need to create understanding. Learn more in "Figure It Out," a book that I co-wrote with @stephenanderson. You get a discount if you pre-order now. buff.ly/3cNsWFz
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"Figure It Out" is a new book that I co-wrote with @stephenanderson. My author copies arrived yesterday. The book ships later this month. You can pre-order copies direct from @RosenfeldMedia rosenfeldmedia.com/books/fig…
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Deeply saddened by the news that @TomTullis, a true pioneer and leader in the #UX world for many decades, has died from complications due to COVID-19. I read many of his papers and his contributions to UX research were a tremendous influence. hosting-6751.tributes.com/ob…
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AI is risky business. What are the rules of engagement in an augmented world? buff.ly/2FqMaTi This post is an overview of our upcoming Design + AI event with Stacey Billups this Wed, March 27. Hosted by @normativedesign
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