The roving book truck has some fresh copies of Design for Real Life, which I recommend to anyone working in any industry or system, not just software. We bought these to hand out to teachers and administrators in our school district.
Book truck piled with books, including four copies of Design for Real Life
Design for Real Life pairs well with NeuroTribes. Together they provide a worldview that can reform all human systems, particularly education. For those involved in American education, read Most Likely to Succeed as well. NeuroTribes + Design for Real Life + Most Likely to Succeed
Howdy. I’m Ryan Boren (he/they) with Stimpunks Foundation, a nonprofit by and for neurodivergent, disabled, and queer people. I’m a retired tech worker turned wannabe sociologist.
CV: I helped start WordPress.org, WordPress.com, WordCamp.org, and Automattic.com, among the first fully distributed organizations.
About: queer, vegetarian, autistic, bipolar, hyperlexic, power wheelchair user, neuromuscular disease
Location: Dripping Springs, Texas, USA, named after the springs at the Milk House Branch of the Edwards Aquifer, a gathering place for the Tonkawa people, who were here before us. We’re a little west of Austin in Texas Hill Country.
Current SpIns: pens and paper, everyday carry/coping, punk rock, queercore, Ezra Furman, The Linda Lindas, food anime, Thai fisherman pants, Tokyo street fashion, solarpunk, solar energy, heat pumps, electrification, library economies, third places, epistemic injustice, scrollytelling
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