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Explaining the world one sketch at a time

Sketchplanations makes complex ideas simple with clear, insightful sketches. Explore topics from science, creativity, psychology, and beyond explained in pictures.

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Amateur vs professional meaning

For the amour of it

It was lovely to learn about the root of the word amateur: those who do something for the love of it. Via Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky, a book that I found enlightening all the way through.
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Hit the product sweet spot

Various versions of this basic framework exist. IDEO use the terms desirable, viable and feasible. Jump Associates blend the three together for hybrid thinkers - part humanist, part technologist and part capitalist. Though I think my first knowledge of this framework comes from Liz Sanders at Sonicrim with the terms: useful, usable and desirable. All this said, I do find people often gloss over the blood, sweat, tears, failure and iteration that doesn’t fit on the diagram.
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Play your own Scattegories

Play your own Scattergories

Requires little equipment and is generally more fun and involving than the real thing.
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