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9 Best Articles in 2021
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Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinkingmedium.com
9 min read · From 2017 · In this series on systems thinking, I share the key insights and tools needed to develop and advance a systems mindset for dealing with…
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This was a bunch of mental concepts that I had known, and some I thought up myself. I had realized some of these systems work, but I didn't know these had names until now.
Stanford University
Critical ThinkingStanford University
20+ min read · 2020-09-16 · First published Sat Jul 21, 2018 Use of the term ‘critical thinking’ to describe an educational goal goes back to the American philosopher John Dewey (1910), who more commonly called it ‘reflective…
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identified a habit of such consideration with a scientific attitude of mind. His lengthy quotations of Francis
Critical thinking is a widely accepted educational goal. Its definition is contested, but the competing definitions can be understood as differing conceptions of the same basic concept: careful thinking directed to a goal.
a characteristic set of principles for assigning basic rights and duties and for determining… the proper distribution of the benefits and burdens of social cooperation.
Co.Design
Design Thinking Needs To Think BiggerCo.Design
7 min read · From 2017 · Design thinking, as it was conceived 15 years ago, has outlived its usefulness. Enter systems thinking.
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blog.stephsmith.io
Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidenceblog.stephsmith.io
~15 min read · From 2019 · Learning to write is learning to think, because writing is thinking. They are two peas in a powerful pod. This article goes over my writing process, focused on minimizing the activation energy to get…
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Self-doubt can be an ally. This is because it serves as an indicator of aspiration. It reflects love, love of something we dream of doing, and desire, desire to do it.
In attempting to formulate a written piece, you are going through the exercise of transforming vague ideas into clarified concepts externally, but also internally.
if you take anything away from this article, it is not the specific steps that I’ve identified, but instead an ethos enabling you to craft your own.
Aeon+Psyche
Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinkingAeon+Psyche
5 min read · 2020-12-24 · Talking out loud to oneself is a technology for thinking that allows us to clarify and sharpen our approach to a problem
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TNW
How using Design Thinking will fix Design ThinkingTNW
9 min read · From 2017 · Design Thinking continues to be a hot topic (this article is one of many talking about it). Design Thinking has been hyped and even fetishized but there are also voices questioning its value, impact, and relevance. Design Thinking faces criticism for its lacking integration with business and compatibility with market reality. There are organizations that […]
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untools.co
Tools for better thinkinguntools.co
2020-05-25 · Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems.
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UX Collective
From systems thinking to systems doingUX Collective
~11 min read · Oct 4th · A primer to apply Systems Thinking in Product Design
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Don’t solve problems. dissolve them
We learned at the beginning about the value of dissolving versus solving problems.  A common mistake product teams make is trying to fix problems by adding more features. Shipping more does not mean adding more value. As stated before, systems will always kick back
A great way to deconstruct problems is NOT using 5 why’s. If the answer to the first why is wrong, then you’re setting up to fail. Instead, I’ve learned pre-mortems and fishbone analysis are more useful activities to identify root causes, so the teams can ideate about how to dissolve them before jumping into “let’s build this on top of it” mode.
James Clear
Inversion: The Crucial Thinking Skill Nobody Ever Taught YouJames Clear
8 min read · From 2017 · One of the best ways to solve problems in life is to use the mental model of inversion. Read this article to learn how to become a better thinker today.
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Great thinkers, icons, and innovators think forward and backward. They consider the opposite side of things. Occasionally, they drive their brain in reverse. This way of thinking can reveal compelling opportunities for innovation
Imagine the most important goal or project you are working on right now. Now fast forward six months and assume the project or goal has failed.
This way of thinking, in which you consider the opposite of what you want, is known as inversion.
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UX Collective
From systems thinking to systems doingUX Collective
~11 min read · Oct 4th · A primer to apply Systems Thinking in Product Design
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product design
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Don’t solve problems. dissolve them
We learned at the beginning about the value of dissolving versus solving problems.  A common mistake product teams make is trying to fix problems by adding more features. Shipping more does not mean adding more value. As stated before, systems will always kick back
A great way to deconstruct problems is NOT using 5 why’s. If the answer to the first why is wrong, then you’re setting up to fail. Instead, I’ve learned pre-mortems and fishbone analysis are more useful activities to identify root causes, so the teams can ideate about how to dissolve them before jumping into “let’s build this on top of it” mode.
Big Think
Three habits to master long-term thinkingBig Think
5 min read · Sep 23rd · The fruits of long-term thinking will reveal themselves in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted.
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Independence, curiosity, and resilience are key to long-term thinking.
We have to be willing to do hard, laborious, ungratifying things today — the kind of things that make little sense in the short term — so we can enjoy exponential results in the future.
Big goals often are impossible in the short term. But with small, methodical steps, almost anything is attainable.
Aeon+Psyche
Why the selfish genes metaphor remains a powerful thinking toolAeon+Psyche
~13 min read · Sep 2nd · The ‘selfish gene’ persists for the reason all good scientific metaphors do: it remains a sharp tool for clear thinking
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manuscript, suggested a bet whereby he would pay Charkin £1 for every 1,000 copies under 5,000, and Charkin was to buy Rodgers a pint of beer for every 1,000 copies over 5,000. By now, the book is one of OUP’s most successful titles, and it has sold more than a million copies in dozens of
Scientific American
People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking ErrorsScientific American
4 min read · Oct 15th · Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking
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We are not necessarily conserving our resources to spend them on bigger decisions either. One in five Americans spends more time planning their upcoming vacation than they do their financial future.
It’s system 2 thinking that helps people correct mental contaminants and other biases introduced by the more knee-jerk system 1.
Schizophrenia is a relatively rare condition, and much about the connection between jumping and judgment issues is not well understood.
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45 Design Thinking Exercises You Can Use TodayPrototypr👁️✨
1 min read · From 2019 · Inspired by my work applying design thinking to education and social projects in Michigan State University’s Hub for Innovation and the US…
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medium.com
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Design Thinkingmedium.com
10 min read · From 2017 · When I first heard about Design Thinking, I thought it was a clever rebranding effort by IDEO to charge twice as much for user-centered…
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Farnam Street
Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Constantly Changing WorldFarnam Street
8 min read · 2019-11-18 · The less rigid we are in our thinking, the more open minded, creative and innovative we become. Here’s how to develop the power of an elastic mind.
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UX Collective
Why Design Thinking is failing and what we should be doing differentlyUX Collective
9 min read · From 2018 · I have and always will be an avid supporter of the design thinking methodology. I have held talks and workshops about Design Thinking &…
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christina r wodtke: the R is for radical focus
Five Habits of Design Thinkingchristina r wodtke: the R is for radical focus
7 min read · 2020-06-30 · There are three thinking styles that have transformed how we develop new products today: Agile, Lean (Startup) and Design Thinking. Design Thinking is the least defined and most problematic to expl…
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medium.com
Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile: What is the difference?medium.com
4 min read · From 2018 · What is the difference between Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile?
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Gabriel Weinberg
Mental Models I Find Repeatedly UsefulGabriel Weinberg
From 2016 · Update: Since this post came out, I co-authored a book about it called Super Thinking. Get notified about book updates here (currently…
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Ness Labs
Systematic inventive thinking: the power of thinking inside the boxNess Labs
4 min read · 2020-08-13 · When talking about creativity, many people will tell you: “Think outside the box!” The catchphrase is so common in management consulting and business environments, it has become a bit of a cliché.…
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Thinking inside the box often provokes resistance as it runs counter to some of the most ubiquitous intuitions about innovation. However, it’s a formidable creative thinking tool which is actually fun to use.
Subtraction. Is there anything you can remove from the equation?
Subtraction. Is there anything you can remove from the equation?
Nielsen Norman Group
Design Thinking: The Learner’s JourneyNielsen Norman Group
10 min read · Jan 10th · As an individual learns design thinking, they go through 4 learning phases: newcomer, adopter, leader, and grandmaster.
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