THE
SENSEMAKERS CLUB
Dedicated to empowering people to make more sense.
A NOT SO SECRET CLUB FOR
SENSEMAKERS SEEKING COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS WORK CAN BE LONELY AF.
LEARN ABOUT INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN 30 MINUTES
IA FOR EVERYBODY
Information architecture (IA) is the way we arrange the pieces to make sense as a whole. This is a critical part of making things, especially making things that make sense to other people.
In just 30 minutes this course will give you an expert-guided tour of the basics you need to know to start adding information architecture (IA) into your own practice.
If you want a wide and democratized overview on what IA is, what it is used for, who it benefits and how to get better at it, this is a great place to start.
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FOR SENSEMAKERS LOOKING TO LEVEL UP THEIR DIAGRAMMING
HOW TO DIAGRAM
90 MINUTE VIDEO eCOURSE
This short, practical course will provide you with a deeper understanding of the purpose, process, and craftsmanship behind effective diagramming.
This course is taught by Abby Covert and is based on her book Stuck? Diagrams Help.
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FOR SENSEMAKERS GOING FROM CURIOUS ABOUT IA TO PRACTICING IT
PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE
TO HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF ANY MESS
Spend seven weeks reading How to Make Sense of Any Mess with Abby Covert as your guide.
Each week Abby will invite you to dig deeper into the core lessons from a chapter of the book and provide additional examples, templates, and guides ready for use in your next sensemaking challenge.
START TODAYFOR TEACHING TIMELESS SENSEMAKING SKILLS TO MODERN STUDENTS
TEACHER'S GUIDE
TO HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF ANY MESS
A collection of modular lessons, activities, discussion prompts, presentation slides and assignments ready to be integrated into your existing course materials.
Designed to help teachers build the insights, takeaways, and tools from How to Make Sense of Any Mess
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LEVEL UP YOUR IA PRACTICE IN SEVEN WEEKS
The Practitioner's Guide to How to Make Sense of Any Mess is for the reader who says:
“I loved the concepts in How to Make Sense of Any Mess and now I want some more advanced tools and insights as well as some inspiration and accountability to apply what I learned to my real-life mess.”
In addition to her weekly letters reflecting on How to Make Sense of Any Mess, this course also unlocks access to over US$150 in digital products designed by Abby including her IA Heuristic Review Workbook, NEW Diagram Cookbook, NEW Controlled Vocabulary Template, NEW Measurement Workbook, and Stakeholder Interview Guide.
Start Today $49.99HOW TO DIAGRAM STUDENTS UNLOCK
DIAGRAM CRITIQUE BINGO
Every quarter Abby Covert hosts a BINGO game to help students learn how to critique their diagrams and the diagrams of others.
Our next BINGO GAME is November 2nd at 12 PM ET
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SAVE THE DATE for NOVEMBER 3rd 2023
MAKESENSEMESS
Our annual virtual celebration of sensemaking is fast approaching. This year the theme is "Reality is Subjective"
The line-up this year is fantastically nerdy. So, grab a ticket and mark your calendar. It's sure to be a banger.
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PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE STUDENTS UNLOCK
IA OFFICE HOURS
Every month Abby Covert will lead a one hour long group question and answer session about and around information architecture.
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TEACHER'S GUIDE PURCHASE UNLOCKS
TEACHERS
WHO MAKE SENSE
Meet with other teachers via Zoom on the first Wednesday of every month at noon ET to share experiences and strategies teaching students to make sense.
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VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
MAKESENSEMESS 2022
On November 4th, 2022 sensemakers from across the globe met for our annual Celebration of Sensemaking. If you missed grabbing a ticket, FOMO-not! We have a video version for purchase.
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