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Systems expand and contract
Why does the push/pull of systems happen?
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Systems flow
I’ve mentioned before that the push/pull of information is an indicator that we’re dealing with a system rather than a network, but what…
info structure
Big picture and details
Information architecture looks to simplify the complex, but nothing in what an IA does discounts data. Instead, if you are focusing on IA…
social fractals
It’s not a doom spiral, it’s a system rebalancing itself
Understanding social degradation as a system out of balance. Originally published on Medium.
social fractals
Another phase shift in design
Originally published on Medium.
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Issues with top-down built hierarchical information structures
When it comes to information, connections have meaning. The value of the connections can be made explicit, as in ontology; but even…
social fractals
Information is everything
Information is the cornerstone of everything we do. Originally published on Medium.
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Strata
Dimensional ecology in information architecture
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Lenses
The point of view in information architecture
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Levels
The mixed-bag dimensions in information architecture
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Nodes as encapsulated rich data
The simplest additional dimension in information structures
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Structures in information architecture
The true structure of information, in my opinion, is the connectome — the pattern of connections that form between nodes.