TY - BOOK AU - Anderson Stephen P. AU - Fast Karl TI - Figure it Out: Getting From Information to Understanding SN - 9781933820965 U1 - 153 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Two Waves Books KW - Cognition N2 - Introduction PART 1. A FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING. 1. From information to understanding 2. Understanding as a function of the brain, body, and environment PART 2. HOW WE UNDERSTAND BY ASSOCIATIONS. 3. Understanding is fundamentally about associations between concepts 4. Everyday associations: priming, anchoring, and narrative 5. Everyday associations: aesthetics and explicit visual metaphors 6. Closing thoughts and cautionary notes about associations PART THREE. HOW WE UNDERSTAND WITH EXTERNAL REPRESENTATIONS. 7. Why our sense of vision trumps all others 8. An intelligent understanding of color 9. Ways we use space to hold and convey meaning PART FOUR. HOW WE UNDERSTAND THROUGH INTERACTIONS. 10. Interacting with information 11. A pattern language for talking about interactions PART FIVE. COORDINATING FOR UNDERSTANDING. 12. Seeing the system of cognitive resources 13. Coordinating a system of resources PART SIX. TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR UNDERSTANDING. 14. A critical look at tools and technologies for understanding 15. A perspective on future tools and technologies for understanding ER -