My Bodum French Press Could Use Some Proximity Thinking

A design-oriented example of proximity thinking …

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My French press coffee maker, by Bodum, could use some proximity thinking. More specifically, it has no fill level marks to help me add water to the same place every time, as you can see from the picture.

Bodum French Press for Proximity Thinking Example

The mind map below should be pretty self-explanatory. Click the image below to open it full-size. Once open, you can zoom it even larger.

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• A proximity thinking example, including a few basic definitions. To learn more, visit proxthink.com.
• Situation –…

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What kinds of cars might be good for variety people?

I just wrote a new post about cars for the Variety People site. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments over there.

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Here are some random thoughts about what kinds of cars might work for variety people. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments.

Maybe you don’t want a fancy expensive car, or only one expensive car. Maybe you want one that doesn’t stand out, so you can blend into a variety of situations and go a variety of different places. Or one that exhibits a variety of characteristics, like high end but older. Or you might join a car sharing service so you can drive a variety of different cars. Maybe dealers should offer leases that let you change cars when you feel like it. Maybe you don’t want a lot of money tied up in a car, or one that gets great mileage, so you have money for a variety of other experiences. Plus, research has shown that it’s less the things you own, and more the things…

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Proximity Thinking about the California Drought

You might find my post about the California drought over on my ProxThink River blog interesting.

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How can proximity thinking be used to think about, and relate to, the current California drought?

The mind map below should be pretty self-explanatory. Click the image to open it full-size. Once open, you can zoom it even larger.

California Drought

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• A proximity thinking example, including a few basic definitions. To learn more, visit proxthink.com.
• Situation – A “situation” is whatever you are dealing with or considering.
• Element – Loosely, an “element” can be anything. Any person, place…

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