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Karl Fast

@karlfast

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I create systems for thinking well in a world jam-packed with information. Co-author of "FIGURE IT OUT: Getting from Information to Understanding" https://t.co/MLhzgczsdD

Minneapolis
Joined March 2009
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Jorge Arango
2 years
ICYMI: Later this year, @KarlFast and I are teaching a #PKM workshop. We'll show you how to use @obsidianmd to get your information under control. More details coming soon, but for now you can sign up to the wait list here: https://t.co/cKUIbpvZky #ToolsForThought #SecondBrain
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@karlfast
Karl Fast
3 years
Always nice when someone reads your book (admittedly, a long book) and wants to read it again: "I found the ideas the authors explored so full of possibility that I know I’ll be back for a second reading." https://t.co/tfoT9Bi1aA Glad you enjoyed it @catasterist
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@jarango
Jorge Arango
4 years
I'm excited to share with you my conversation with @anniemurphypaul about her book, “The Extended Mind.” This is an important subject more UX designers should know about. I hope you get as much value from this conversation as I did!
@informed_life
The Informed Life
4 years
Annie Murphy Paul on The Extended Mind
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@karlfast
Karl Fast
5 years
Key benefit of embodiment is that "Interactivity 'inevitably benefits performance'" https://t.co/fWgXFHEdp3 Absolutely. I developed a framework for designing interactions based on this science. See Ch 10,11,12 in https://t.co/QOks3gnomm
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@karlfast
Karl Fast
5 years
NYTimes on embodiment and how to think "outside your brain." @stephenanderson and I co-authored a book about this and what it means for #ux / product / digital / information #design. The article: https://t.co/dAdAVUEKtB Our book:
rosenfeldmedia.com
Transform overwhelming information into clear understanding with practical strategies—ideal for product managers, content strategists, and more.
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Karl Fast
5 years
DARPA projects sound crazy, impossible, or both. Until they aren't. Like that internet idea in the 60s. Current projects include plant-eating robots, brain implants for PTSD, and building materials that could grow on site and even repair themselves
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militarytimes.com
DARPA invests in "high-risk, high-reward" technology.
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@elearningcoach
Connie Malamed
5 years
New on The eLearning Coach Podcast. A conversation with @karlfast on learning and understanding through interactions > https://t.co/aTPF4x4s7w
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@uxpodcast
UX Podcast
5 years
This Friday in Episode 242, we talk to @karlfast and @stephenanderson about the ideas and thoughts in their new book, Figure it out. https://t.co/JhFvvb1w1S
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Karl Fast
6 years
A/B Street is a game to explore how small changes affect the movement of drivers, cyclists, transit users, and pedestrians. What I find notable is how _interaction_ creates understanding. Not consuming information, but tweaking it to generate insight.
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Karl Fast
6 years
The evolution of a book title. How the title of the book I co-authored with @stephenanderson went from "Design for Understanding" to "Figure It Out: Getting from Information to Understanding" https://t.co/Inmb9j18r4 (my favorite of the almost-titles is "To Boldly Know")
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@berkun
Scott Berkun
6 years
Congrats to @stephenanderson and @karlfast on their new book Figure It Out. #ux #design #information #bookflipthru
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Karl Fast
6 years
How color is a misunderstood and misused element of design. https://t.co/D0RMRUuAPU This is an excerpt from "Figure It Out: Getting from Information to Understanding," the book I co-authored with @stephenanderson and which is available at https://t.co/QOks3gnomm (plus Amazon).
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Raghav Agrawal
6 years
@louisrosenfeld @RosenfeldMedia @stephenanderson @karlfast Really appreciate authors who describe their chapters in brief
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Karl Fast
6 years
The book I co-authored with @stephenanderson is available starting today https://t.co/ah8g8Bd7sR. Amazon is already listing 3 used copies, and two of them are marked as remainders. What a strange world we have constructed for ourselves.
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Karl Fast
6 years
'Tis a good day when @dan_roam — yup, the back of the napkin guy — recommends your book. "Figure it Out: Getting from Information to Understanding" ships on May 26. Pre-order to save 15%. Get free US shipping with code FREESHIPFIGURE at checkout shipping https://t.co/c8uFVQyAGo
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Karl Fast
6 years
Tickled pink that @MrAlanCooper approves of "Figure it Out: Getting from Information to Understanding", the new book from @stephenanderson and myself. Available May 26. Pre-order now to save 15%. Use code FREESHIPFIGURE at checkout for free U.S. shipping. https://t.co/c8uFVQyAGo
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Karl Fast
6 years
Having information is one thing; understanding it is something else. Quite often, we need to create understanding. Learn more in "Figure It Out," a book that I co-wrote with @stephenanderson. You get a discount if you pre-order now. https://t.co/QOks3gnomm
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Karl Fast
6 years
"Figure It Out" is a new book that I co-wrote with @stephenanderson. My author copies arrived yesterday. The book ships later this month. You can pre-order copies direct from @RosenfeldMedia https://t.co/c8uFVQyAGo
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Karl Fast
6 years
Deeply saddened by the news that @TomTullis, a true pioneer and leader in the #UX world for many decades, has died from complications due to COVID-19. I read many of his papers and his contributions to UX research were a tremendous influence.
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Karl Fast
7 years
AI is risky business. What are the rules of engagement in an augmented world? https://t.co/xSBs5MRh3T This post is an overview of our upcoming Design + AI event with Stacey Billups this Wed, March 27. Hosted by @normativedesign
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