I'd be really interested in what your chapter on Flash will focus on.

When people talk about Flash prototyping they talk about interactive prototypes. Which Flash does extremely well.

But I use Flash to build screenflows - click-by-click simulations of the user experience. In theory, these could be done in any app, like Visio or Powerpoint, but the advantage of Flash is that it's a great drawing tool with a timeline, it lets you create a library of re-usable objects, and you can also include interactivity.

Screenflows require very little expertise in Flash because you just need to know the standard drawing tools and the timeline.

I've created hundreds of different wireframes and prototypes over the years, from static to fully functional, using just about every tool ever made: Director, Illustrator, Visio, Powerpoint, Fireworks, Freehand, HTML, and of course paper...and Flash screenflows easily deliver the best results with the least effort. They're super quick and easy to create, they're easy to share, easy to user test, but probably most important of all they make it easy to iterate lots of different ideas very quickly.

I've recently been doing workshops on this technique and the people who are now using it are reporting awesome results.

People wanting to learn different prototyping techniques would gain a lot from trying this technique, so it would be great to see at least get a mention.

Cheers.
Philip Fierlinger
skyrize.com