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

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impactology, to random
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So interesting, segmenting video via mindmaps instead of timestamps
https://akomaps.com/

"Ako Maps is a suite of learning tools that links visual diagrams to video lessons.. Ako Maps can be 'linked' to lessons. Browse the map, then click a topic to navigate directly to that topic in the video"

stephenpa,
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@impactology nice! In a similar vein, check out https://flowchart.bettercatastrophe.com/

impactology, to random
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Design Patterns for Creative Learning Environments

https://fieldingintl.com/design-patterns/

Architectural sketches for school design!

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stephenpa,
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@impactology yes, and…

https://montessori-architecture.org/patterns/

joelanman, to random
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are there any subscription services that proactively let you know you're not using it much and you could downgrade or cancel?

stephenpa,
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@joelanman Slack used to do this back in the day (don’t know if they still do or not?)

impactology, to random
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"SystemViz Project involves applying information-design ideas towards improving the interdisciplinary
study of systems"

"The Visual Vocabulary was assembled from an extensive review of the literature of various disciplines within the natural science, social sciences, design disciplines, and managerial disciplines"

"The intent is to provide a shared language for interdisciplinary teams to explore the detailed workings of both natural- and human-made systems"

http://systemviz.com/ by @peter

stephenpa,
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@impactology @peter @dahukanna oh, I’m familiar Peter’s work—big fan!! I keep intending to attend a workshop/seminar, but time zones keep getting in the way. 🤪

impactology, to random
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I eschew simplistic dichotomies for the most part but there's one that I've noticed that feels universal across different cultures, settings, scenarios, industries, domains

Two types of disposition :

The Complaint Conformist vs the Rebellious Radical

The former being people who strive for excellence in recreating and maintaining what exists and the latter who are always seeking for creating original alternatives.

stephenpa, (edited )
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@impactology Barry Johnson (Polarity Thinking) describes this as Crusading and Tradition bearing

https://www.milanjuza.com/polarity-management

stephenpa, to Zines
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I made a zine!

impactology, to random
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Old project pitch

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stephenpa,
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@impactology

SOLUTION:

We started brainstorming—and naming—the various (1) Visual, and (2) Collaboration micro-patterns that might help someone see what’s possible..

For example:
“Zoom Out” - where slide 1 is contained within slide 2; you zoom out to reveal a broader context

Or

“Unbounded Timeline” - when you can plan events, a roadmap, whatever without running out of (slide) space.

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stephenpa,
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@impactology How I see it relating to your work: We’d like to enable individuals to work in more visual (more powerful) ways to work out their own understanding and truly collaborate with (not present to) others.

The series of challenges (cards?) would be sequenced from easiest to more challenging (with most of the Collaboration patterns being more challenging, as these require shifting your mindset from broadcast to dialogue!)

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stephenpa,
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By trying out these patterns, someone might teach themselves the building blocks of (Digital) Visual Collaboration.

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stephenpa, to random
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I love working for a company (Mural) where I use visual thinking literally every single day! And where others are encouraged to do the same. That’s all.

Investigating Tv Show GIF by CW Kung Fu

impactology, to random
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Imho best way to annihilate oppressive systems is to create nourishing alternatives to them thereby rendering the former obsolete

stephenpa,
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@impactology “You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

—Buckminster Fuller

impactology, to random
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Curated Examples of Fiscal Transparency in governments around the world to increase accountability and public participation in public infrastructure decision making by OpenGovPartnership

https://www.opengovpartnership.org/stories/what-steps-to-increase-fiscal-transparency-and-participation-should-ogp-countries-take-in-their-next-action-plans/

I think for initiatives of fiscal transparency or direct/participatory democracy to work you need a population that is not deferential to authority, instead we in India have a culture that supports, promotes and reward compliance, obsequiousness & servility to in order to acculturate

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stephenpa,
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@impactology related—I think about this article a lot: https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-IMB-2034

(Exploring the connection between HOW children are educated, and curiosity later in life—this has led to a personal inquiry where I like to ask people about their early childhood education)

impactology, to random
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Is there any equivalent of notation, technique like state diagrams, or state-transition diagrams in performance arts? In music, dance, theatre?

Like dance notation, Laban movement analysis?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_notation

"Dance notation is the symbolic representation of human dance movement and form, using methods such as graphic symbols and figures, path mapping, numerical systems, and letter and word notations"

stephenpa,
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@dahukanna @impactology then there’s the work that Kathy Sierra created/synthesized:

stephenpa,
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@dahukanna @impactology (that talk also identifies a dozen learning principles I hold dear)

(downloadable PDF link at Vimeo page)

stephenpa,
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@dahukanna @impactology This model asks:

Is the goal to:

  • DISCOVER something that is already known / already exists?

  • GENERATE something new (or a new combination of things)?

  • IMPROVE upon something that is already known/ exists?

stephenpa,
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@impactology This might be relevant, or a pre-cursor to what you’re looking for:

In Figure It Out, we wrote about 15 interaction patterns—with focus on the timeless, fundamental ways in which humans interact with information resources. We were careful to not limit these ways of interacting with information to any specific UI expression, instead focusing on how something like “annotation” can show up as a “star” feature in Mastodon, highliting text in a physical book, or ‘grabbing’ in VR.

stephenpa,
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@impactology Repicturing! [my description] The ability to view the same, or a subset of the same, information in multiple ways. This is a lot of what I’m working on… it’s never about one representation of information, but rather about how our understanding is enriched when we look at the same information through multiple lenses.

stephenpa,
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@dahukanna @impactology One is this article I wrote (also born of frustration! 🤪), critiquing traditional corporate learning & development practices. https://stephenanderson.medium.com/toward-a-new-model-for-corporate-learning-and-development-part-1-3729f0271e79

impactology, to random
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How do you find people with original independent thinking when you live in a place that supports, promotes and reward compliance, obsequiousness & servility to in order to acculturate?

https://mastodon.social/@impactology/111398538588867679

Does anyone have a strategy?

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stephenpa,
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@impactology I don’t know that it was a strategy, but… openly sharing my ideas in public venues (talks, poster presentations, meetups, etc.) has opened doors to all sorts of interesting conversations with interesting people. Kind of an “attraction” model.

As an introvert, sharing ideas with a large group (especially early on at a synchronous event), provides a conversation starter later on. The trick then is to flip the conversation and ask others to share about what excites/intrigues them.

stephenpa,
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@impactology The act of joining a niche group or putting in the effort to make it to a local meetup (centered on intriguing ideas, not necessarily networking), is itself an expression of curiosity, and a kind of filter.

stephenpa,
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@impactology same: https://www.themightymindsclub.com/ — though I’m still experimenting with how, exactly.

stephenpa,
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@impactology Matt Ballantine started something neat that I may copy in 2024:

100 Coffees

https://mmitii.mattballantine.com/2022/12/14/100-coffees/

He also publishes his (generalized) notes, which hints at the breadth and diversity of people he’s met with: https://mmitii.mattballantine.com/category/projects/100-coffees/

axbom, to random
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My new idea is putting together a monster slidedeck of every template and tool I've found useful over the years, fully editable, and sell it for $10.

This actually feels more useful than writing another book. 😁

stephenpa,
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@ryanschultz @axbom @briankrebs Same! And… I was planning to ask you for this very thing (at least the tools/apps/services/software) part. 😜

axbom, to random
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I've been seeing the term "pretotype" and tried to understand why that was being used in place of prototype.

Then I found an article that intended to explain the difference. The peak 'splainer was this part:

"One of the most famous examples of pretotyping is that of the Palm Pilot. When he had the idea for this product, the founder of Palm Computing, Jeff Hawkins, didn’t rush to build the device. He ran pretotypes to make sure that a) the product would work functionally and b) that people would actually want to buy and use them. He did this by mocking up a Palm Pilot using pieces of wood and paper, carrying it around for a few weeks and “using” it to see if it was valuable and to test other people’s interest in it. "

Ah, so exactly like a prototype. Well, that clears things up.

stephenpa,
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@axbom 😂 Yep!

I did come across another variant of prototype that felt like a worthwhile distinction: “Provocotype” (provocatype?)— a prototype designed with the explicit purpose of provoking a reaction/conversation

stephenpa, to random
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I'm a huge advocate for learning, validating, experimenting, etc. But also… common sense!

This cartoon resonated just a little too much with me. 😜

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