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Figure It Out : Getting from Information to Understanding - Stephen P. Anderson
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Figure It Out

Getting from Information to Understanding

By: Stephen P. Anderson, Karl Fast

Paperback | 26 May 2020

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Have you shopped for a new TV or tried to choose a healthcare plan? What about making sense of a medical diagnosis or your taxes? In all areas of life, we are surrounded by understanding problems. We&apos: re given information, but not understanding.

Figure It Out looks at various ways you can help people make sense of confusing information. It shows you how to think about information as a resource that makes sense of confusing topics. This is THE guide for working with information.

Industry Reviews

"A rich and actionable toolkit for sharpening thinking and extending capabilities for understanding and reasoning."
-- Eva-Lotta Lamm, designer and visual thinker


"Required reading for designers and anyone else who needs to explain things."
-- Hugh Dubberly, Principal, Dubberly Design Office


"Stephen and Karl have cracked the code on how to make complex concepts not only simple but tangible."
-- Dan Roam, Author of The Back of the Napkin and Draw to Win


"The challenge of making sense of the oceans of information brought to us by digital technology is the truly significant task of our era. Not since Pinker's 1997 tome has anyone addressed this important arena with the breadth and clarity it deserves"
-- Alan Cooper, author of About Face and The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

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