It's a simple premise. Things in life are rarely all good, or all bad. Rose, Thorn, Bud helps you see something from lots of angles so you can evaluate it clearly, Share something from your work in three categories. - Rose (The Success): Highlights, wins, positive aspects, or things that are working well - Thorn (The Challenge): Problems, obstacles, or negative aspects needing improvement. - Bud (The Opportunity): New ideas, areas for growth, potential, or things looking forward to. Now you try.

1. Tell the community who you are. 2. Post a gif the describes how your brain feels right now.

We're so jazzed your here! Start by watching this welcome video, then introduce yourself in the comments. We're in a Beta learning phase right now, trying to understand what it is that you actually need. The more you participate in the community - responding to comments and DMs, starting your own threads, using the content - the better we can make it for you. In the spirit of learning, we may reach out directly or send a survey.

I'm Sam. Ian and I made this space for you. I'm neurotypical, though my closest loved one has been deeply affected by ADHD. Ian and I made this space for all of you - I made it with her in mind. I'm a jack of all trades designer. Over the years I've designed buildings, workplaces, UX platforms, brand identities, children's books, websites, business processes, clothing, theatre sets, even a two story burning man art car (the brief for that one was 'make me a moving forest party cathedral'). The methods I use here in this space are just things that help me be a better designer. I love talking about design - ask me anything. S