The document discusses three useful ideas for exploring artefact cards: 1) Finding Synergies by generating ideas and making connections between ideas, 2) Making Maps by forming two axes and placing ideas to fit on the map and see relationships, and 3) Exploring Systems by describing systems with metaphors, populating them with examples, and sketching versions of systems. The document provides examples for each idea and encourages the reader to think, write, explain, and place their own ideas.

1. USING ARTEFACT CARDS
John V Willshire
@willsh

4. exploring

5. The playing card archetype

6. Three useful ideas for today…

7. 1. Finding Synergies

8. Synergy (n)
“the interaction of elements that
when combined produce a total
effect that is greater than the sum
of the individual elements"

9. When you put two things together
(look, a synergy)

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9dIQOrVhM5E - Prof. John Wood, TED, on Synergies
“The Creative Quartet” - Prof. John Wood
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17. 1. Finding Synergies
i. Generate ideas
ii. Make connections
iii. Keep moving them around

18. 2. Making Maps

19. Rene Descartes

20. north
south
eastwest

21. Hans Ulrich Obrist, 2014

22. Tim Berners-Lee

23. Bruce Sterling

26. BIG
SMALL
COLD HOT

27. Scott Smith - @changeist
John V Willshire -@willsh
Laura Clèries - @lcleries
Andrew Colmenares - @colmenares
Christina Bifano

31. It’s not just
the things you
can see…

32. Dmitri
Mendeleev

36. 2. Making Maps
i. Form two axes
ii. Move things to fit
iii. Look at the spaces

37. 3. Exploring Systems

38. but this year…

39. 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

43. slow moves slow
fast moves fast

46. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1

47. The slow
drift east
Cronuts
for lunch
S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1

48. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1
Lighting displays
based on actions

49. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1
The cultural judo
of iPads for all

50. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1

51. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1

53. just in time…
31 posts image?

55. How does all this fit together?

56. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1

58. 3. Exploring Systems
i. Describe with metaphors
ii. Populate with examples
iii. Sketch a version

59. S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1
synergies maps systems

60. It all starts with this…

61. Think,
Write,
Explain,
Place
*Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping

62. Good Luck!