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The funky variability of meaning as a lesson in taxonomy
Taxonomy discussions might be boring according to some perspectives, but they are periodically necessary. Originally published on Medium.
movements
I wrote everything I understand about how information functions into a 300+ page book. It's the backbone of what has become this site, and I'll transfer parts of it in as it becomes relevant.
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Allowing data to breathe: the impermanence of governance
There is a balance to be found in data governance.
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Systems are elastic
How systems rebalance is through and because of elasticity, and that elasticity is most prevalent in the connectome.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Juxtaposition and placement of nodes
Using space to affecting meaning in models without connections