- Affordance are a concept in design that represent potential options people can take. For example, a door knob is an affordance in a door that users know to push or pull. - For good communication to happen, conversations need to have a lot of affordances for participants to contribute meaningfully. ---- Effective communication happens when both participants create opportunities, or "affordances," for the other to contribute meaningfully. This balance fosters smoother, more engaging interactions. - [[Good conversations have lots of doorknobs]]