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petersironwood.com/2026/01/07/t...
#thinking #thought #problem_solving #AI #ChatGPT #sense_making #pattern
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#thinking #AI #ChatGPT #representation #problem_solving
petersironwood.com/2025/12/22/r...
Consciously and wisely choosing one or more representations of your problem will go a long way toward solving it.
#AI #thinking #thought #problem_solving #sense_making #leadership #management #UX #HCI
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petersironwood.com/2025/12/22/r...
Consciously and wisely choosing one or more representations of your problem will go a long way toward solving it.
#AI #thinking #thought #problem_solving #sense_making #leadership #management
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petersironwood.com/2025/12/21/r...
Another "Tool of Thought" is to understand how biased sampling can creep into an observation or a study and lead you to erroneous conclusions.
#thinking #AI #ChatGPT #problem_solving #sense_making #management #leadership #UX #HCI #democracy #USA #America
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#thinking #decision_making #problem_solving #sense_making #AI #ChatGPT #management #leadership #empathy
petersironwood.com/2025/12/19/t...
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petersironwood.com/2025/12/18/m...
#thinking #problem_solving #sense_making #leadership #management #psychology
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A short essay on one of the tools of thinking: perceiving and understanding positive feedback loops.
#thinking #AI #sense_making #problem_solving #ChatGPT #leadership #management #politics #USA #America
petersironwood.com/2025/12/17/s...
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petersironwood.com/2025/12/04/r...
A recounting of an example of having a problem handed to me and then my reframing it for a better result. Can AI reframe problems? Should it?
#AI #thinking #sense_making #problem_solving #UX #HCI #creativity
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Formal education teaches us how to solve problems. IRL, problem solving is important. Equally important: problem *formulation* #AI #thinking #problem_solving #problem_formulation #sense_making #ChatGPT #UX #HCI #creativity #story
petersironwood.com/2025/12/02/t...
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petersironwood.com/2021/01/28/m...
An essay about various uses and pitfalls about approaches to measurement.
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petersironwood.com/2021/01/22/h...
#story #problem_solving #framing #formulation #sense_making #HCI #UX #psychology #attribution #ethics
Sometimes you find themselves in situations that is inherently stressful. Often, however, stress comes from how you see the problem; not from the problem itself.
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Language is a wonderful invention & allows humans to communicate over time and space, but it's a double-edged sword. Sometimes words get in the way. #thinking #problem_solving #sense_making #UX #HCI #psychology #AI #ChatGPT petersironwood.com/2021/01/20/w...
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petersironwood.com/2025/11/28/p...
Based on studies at IBM Research, some examples of the importance of problem formulation. In particular, it is easy to erroneously assume that everyone "knows" the same thing.
#problem_solving #sense_making #thinking #UX #HCI #AI #software #development
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#thinking #sense_making #creativity #problem_solving #UX #HCI
Sometimes, non-symbolic "thinking" works even better than symbolic thinking. Sometimes, it doesn't, of course. But don't be fooled into thinking that symbolic thinking is the only thinking that works.
petersironwood.com/2021/01/20/w...
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#HCI #UX #sense_making #problem_formulation #thinking #creativity
petersironwood.com/2021/01/16/i...
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petersironwood.com/2021/01/28/m...
#thinking #sense_making #problem_solving #decision_making #managing #leadership #HCI #UX
There's no doubt that measuring things quantitatively can have huge benefits in many fields from all sorts of basic science to engineering to managing businesses. However...
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It's easy to fall into only noticing what is loud, big, astounding, unusual, moving, dramatic.Seeing chaos all the time can numb us to the beauty and utility of small things.
#psychology #gratitude #mindfulness #sports #problem_finding #sense_making #UX #HCI
petersironwood.com/2024/12/30/s...
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#HCI #UX #usability #problem_solving #sense_making #case_study
Here's a case study and lessons learned from an early usability study.
petersironwood.com/2021/06/15/q...
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petersironwood.com/2021/01/18/p...
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Tools of thought: Non-linearity. We often tend to assume systems are fairly linear. Some are radically *non*-linear. #thinking #sense_making #problem_solving #USA #society
petersironwood.com/2018/12/20/n...
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Tools of Thought: Negative Space
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petersironwood.com/2018/12/17/n...
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Tools of Thought: Metaphors. It's easy to adopt the metaphors of our own culture & sometimes they work. But sometimes, metaphors you adopt unthinkingly work against you.
#thought #thinking #problem_solving #sense_making #decision_making petersironwood.com/2018/12/12/m...
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Consciously consider the representations you're using. What are the pros & cons? Pitfalls? What does your representation highlight and what does it hide? What other representations might you use?
#thought #thinking #problem_solving #sense_making #decisions
petersironwood.com/2018/12/11/r...
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A general purpose thinking tool is "Meta-Cognition" -- knowing how your mind operates and using that knowledge to improve your thinking, learning, and decision making. #thinking #problem_solving #sense_making #decision_making #UX #usability #HCI
petersironwood.com/2018/12/08/m...
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The first of a series of posts about specific tools of thought.
#thinking #problem_solving #creativity #sense_making
#HCI #UX
petersironwood.com/2018/12/05/m...
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