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Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects

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Considering this is a lecture series on tools for augmented thinking and you are mostly MIT people, I’m going to be talking to you as potential creators of tools for thought, even if you don’t know much about this specific phrase yet. I’ll get into it’s meaning and history in a minute. I’m also going to assume a little more computer science background than most other places, but I’ll give you all links and citations to everything I mention at the end so you can look it up later. Tools for thought is a few things It’s first and foremost a philosophical dream with a long history. About what happens when you give humans really well designed tools that expand the kind of thoughts they’re able to think. Second, in recent years, it’s become a gathering point.It unifies a number of otherwise disparate fields. And most interestingly, over the last 5 years, it’s become a category of software in the spreadsheets of VC firms and a thing that they’re willing to throw cash at The recent hype around

Video Recording Slides and Transcript Here’s some light context about me: Designer, mediocre dev, anthropologist Design engineer at a research and design agency called Normally. We do early-stage design and prototyping work. Mostly exploratory AI products and capabilities for larger companies. Enthusiastic about visual programming, EUP, metaphors. Who here has heard the phrase “tools for thought”? Considering this is a lecture series on tools for augmented thinking and you are mostly MIT people, I’m going to be talking to you as potential creators of tools for thought, even if you don’t know m

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