ARTEFACT CARDS, SPACIAL RANGES & FLOW ENGINESJOHN V WILLSHIRE
@WILLSH
“WORK OF”
30+ COUNTRIES
20,000+ PACKS
MADE IN THE UK
I HATE THIS GUY**WELL, MORE WHAT HE REPRESENTS
IT’S EASIER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN FRONT OF YOU…
…IF THE PROBLEM IS IN FRONT OF YOU
SPATIAL RANGESKELLER, 2004
1. PRECISION
HELPING CREATE MOMENTS OF INTENSE FOCUS
2. LAYOUT
USING PERIPHERAL VISION AND THE SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED
KLEON, 2013
API CARDS
3. ATMOSPHERE
CONSTANT VISIBLE REMINDERS OF PROGRESS MADE
GDS - LIVING INSIDE THE INTERNET?
SPATIAL RANGESKELLER, 2004
PRECISION LAYOUT ATMOSPHERE
FLOW ENGINES
BY CHANGING THE SPACE WE WORK IN…
….CAN WE CHANGE THE RATE WE WORK AT?
FLOW ENGINE A WAY TO TURN CREATIVE ENERGY INTO PRODUCTIVE FORWARD MOTION
“YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS POSSIBLE TO DO, EVEN THOUGH DIFFICULT, AND SENSE OF TIME DISAPPEARS. YOU FORGET YOURSELF. YOU FEEL PART OF SOMETHING LARGER.”
- MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
HIGH CONSEQUENCES
RICH ENVIRONMENT
EMBODIMENTKOTLER, 2014
STARTING
EXPLORING
MAKING
STARTING
WHAT HAVE I GOT TO DO?
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T?
YOU’RE AIMING FOR THIS CHANNEL
SOURCE: GAMASUTRA
DIFFICULTY METHOD TIME
EXPLORING
NOVELTY
COMPLEXITY
UNPREDICTABILITY
PERIPHERAL VISION
MAKING
HOW DO YOU MAKE
TEN FINGERS, TWO EYES AND A BRAIN PAY ATTENTION?
CONSTRUCTIONISM
PAPERT, 1987
HIGH CONSEQUENCES
EMBODIMENT
RICH ENVIRONMENT
JUST THREE SIMPLE TRIGGERS?
STARTING
EXPLORING
MAKING
THE KEY IS REINFORCEMENT
BEFORE WE MAKE ONE…
…QUESTIONS?
STARTING
EXPLORING
MAKING
OCTONAUTS, LET’S DO THIS
PICK A PROJECT
WRITE THE PROJECT NAME
DRAW A SCENARIO
DEFINE THE PURPOSE
START 1.1
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
(DIFFICULTY, METHOD, TIME?)
EXPLAIN TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR
START 1.2
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO IT?
(PRETENDING? CONSTRAINTS?)
SET EXPECTATIONS FOR ATMOSPHERE
START 1.3
MAKE THE QUESTION PERSIST
(INDIVIDUAL VS GROUP?)
PLAY BACK THE CHALLENGE IN PHYSICAL FORM
EXPLORE 2.1
PREPARE THE ENVIRONMENT
(NOVELTY, COMPLEXITY, UNPREDICTABILITY)
MAKE A SHOPPING LIST
EXPLORE 2.2
PHYSICALISE EVERYTHING
(MODELS, INFORMATION, PICTURES, SPACE)
DEFINE PRECISION/LAYOUT/ATMOSPHERE
EXPLORE 2.3
ORIENTATE AROUND THE QUESTION
(CONTINUALLY REVISIT THE TASK)
DRAW A JOURNEY THROUGH WORKSHOP
MAKE 3.1
SET EXPECTATIONS
(WHAT ARE WE REFINING TO, WHEN)
SHOW AND TELL
MAKE 3.2
BRING BACK THE CHALLENGE
(RESTATE THE QUESTION IN THE ANSWER)
A SOLUTION THAT HAS A PROBLEM TO POINT TO
MAKE 3.3
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
(USE THE BEST OF THE MATERIALS SPACE)
PRESENT WHAT YOU’VE BEEN GENERATING
STARTING
EXPLORING
MAKING
SHOW & TELL?