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KnowledgeGardenOverview
JackParkKnowledgeFederationConferenceInterUniversityCentreDubrovnik,CroatiaSeptember,2016
©2016,TopicQuests Foundation
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ikipedia
Aristotle:FinalCause
Purpose
Global Thrivability
Need
ASimpleQuestion
Howdoyouwishtopayforyourfreelunch?
Need
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ProblemSpace• Toomuchinformation(infoglut)• Missinginformation• Proprietaryandnotavailable• Notproprietary,buthasn'tbeenbroughttoaddressablespace• Massiveamountsoftacitknowledge• Nativeintuitionnotcaptured• Incompleterecording
• Trust• Heterogeneity• Language(vernacular,dialects,etc.)• Differentworldviewsonsametopic
Need
IssueSpace
• SomeBigIssues(noparticularorder)• Climatechange• Publicandindividualhealth• Education• Unemployment• PolarizationinPolitics• CleanWater• Anywateratall…
Need
Withinthatproblemspace
*TedNelson,1974
EverythingisdeeplyIntertwingled*
Need
LimitsofourKnowledge• Wecanopenamicrobetostudyalltheparts• Openingthemicrobekillsit• Whydidopeningamicrobetocountallthepartskillit?• Whatislife?
• Didopeningthemicrobetocountitspartsgetusanyclosertoananswer?
• AnswersareboundtothenatureofComplexSystems
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Need
OnComplexSystems
• Whatisacomplexsystem?• Keywords(fromWikipedia)
• Self-organizing• Feedback• Decay• Sensitivetoinitialconditions• Non-linear• Relational
• Wemustpayasmuchattentiontotherelationsaswepaytotheparts
Need
FeedbackinComplexSystemsNeed
RelationsAmongtheParts
• Countingpartsisastart• But,everythingisintertwingled
• Understandingtherelationshipsamongthosepartsandbetweenthemandtheirenvironmentisthenextstep• Relationsascomplex,interwovenfabrics• Usegardentoolstoaugmentourcapabilities
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Need
Uponthisgiftedage,initsdarkhour,RainsfromtheskyameteoricshowerOffacts...theylieunquestioned,uncombined.Wisdomenoughtoleechusofourillisdailyspun;butthereexistsnoloomToweaveitintofabric
– EdnaSt.VincentMillay
Need
Complex,ReallyUrgentProblemsNeed
OpportunitySpace:aPublicLoom• Topicbasedinformationthatis:• Broughttogetherthroughfederationwithrelevance• Freelyavailable• Recorded,easilyfoundandbuiltupon• Withtacitknowledgeandnativeintuitioncaptured
• Trustworthy• Allsidesofthestoryarecovered
• Heterogeneity• Informationiscapturedinaformatthattakesintoaccountvernacular,dialects,differentworldviews,etc.
Approach
AugmentedHumanIntelligence• Computingis:• Farlessaboutwhatacomputerknows• Farmoreabouthowcomputerscanaugmenthumancognitivecapabilities• BasedontheJ.C.RLickliderandDouglasEngelbartaugmentationwork
J.C.R.Licklider
DouglasEngelbartImgs:Wikipedia
Approach
TheEngelbartProgram
• Actors• Humans
• Humanknowledge• Tools
• Process• Humancapabilitiesandtoolsco-evolve• Continuousimprovementofcapabilities• Formcommunities
• Improvementcommunities• Networkcommunities
• NetworkedImprovementCommunities
• Goals• ProblemSolving• Discovery• Thrivability
AugmentingHumanCapabilities
Approach
Fromtheperspectiveofcomplexitytheory,emergencearisesfromcomplexsystemsthatcreatenewpropertiesfrom“autonomousunitiescomingtogetherintolarger,morepowerfulunities”
AugmentingHumanCapabilitiesComplexSystems
SharedStoriesCollaborationinaKnowledgeGarden
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Theemergenceweseekisthatofinsightintothenatureofandsolutionstocomplexproblems
BarnRaising
Approach
GardenActivities
• CollaborativeDiscoveryandAction• Crowd-sourced,Game-basedEpicKnowledgeQuests• Generationoflarge-scalecollectionsofhumanperspectives onissuesthatmatter• QuestsasTruth-seekingJourneys
Approach
DiscoveryinContextApproach
DiscoveryfollowedbyAction
Gardenerconnectsconcepts
Approach
DiscoveryfollowedbyAction
Gardenercreatesnewconceptstobetterexplain“mustavoid”
connection
Approach
LettheConversationsBegin:aChallengeApproach
ResponsesLeadingtoNewConcepts
Compromised HostisnewConcept
Approach
GardeningOutcome
antioxidantskill
freeradicals
Contraindicates
macrophagesusefreeradicalstokillbacteria
BacterialInfection Antioxidants
Because
AppropriateFor
Compromised Host Co-createdresourceinthegarden
Approach
KnowledgeGardenasContextApproach
TopicGarden(“condo”,epistemiccommunity)
• SocialBookmarks• BlogPosts• Wikis• StructuredConversations• NodeRelations• Role-playingGames
• TopicMap• MemberAccounts• CommunicatewithFederationServer
FrontsideUserInterface
BacksideServices
Approach
Blogposts,wikitopics,bookmarkannotationscanbeincluded intoanyconversation,including gamemoves
EpicQuests
QuestAWell-posedQuestion
RolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayer
Guild
RolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayer
GuildRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayerRolePlayer
Guild
Approach
FederationServer
Server
TopicMap
SocialMap
OpenSherlockArtificial
Intelligence
Approach
FastandSlowThinking
• Fastthinking• Frontal-cortexchatter
• Ideasfloatingaround• Face2Face• Chatrooms• Twitter
• Slowerthinking• Workingmemory
• Ideasthatstick• Blogs• Wikis• Conferencepapers
• ReallySlowthinking• Long-termmemory
• Ideasthatneedtobe• Remembered,• Organized• Processedinthebackground
• Topicmaps
DanielKahneman (2011)ThinkingFastandSlow
Approach
Multi-spaceFramework
• Justforme• Personaltopicmap
• Justforus• SlowThinking
• DigitalLibrary• TopicMap
• Publicmemory
• Justincase• Fastthinking• Slowerthinking
http://knowledgegardens.wordpress.com/augmenting-cognition-a-multi-space-model/
Approach
HowaTopicGardenWorks
• ParticipantActivitiesinPopulationSpace• StoredinBeliefSpace
• FederationServerprovidesLongTermMemory forallTopicGardens• BeliefSpaceateachTopicGardenprovidesShortTerm–WorkingMemory inthecontextoftheentireGarden
Approach
EnumeratingBenefits
• Creationofcultivatedknowledgeecosystems(gardens)• Opensourcetoolsforknowledgecultivationasmiddleware inothercontexts• BenefitsofRole-playingGamesastoolsofcollaboration• Emergenceofgenerationsofparticipantsasenlightenedcitizens• Leadershipskills• Collaborativeliteracy• Augmentedscholarship
Benefits
ValueofRole-playingGames
“Iwouldratherhireahigh-levelWorldofWarcraft playerthananMBAfromHarvard”
JohnSeely Brown
Benefits
ARelatedTEDTalk
http://www.ted.com/talks/jason_pontin_can_technology_solve_our_big_problems?language=en
Benefits
Competition
• Aknowledgegardendoesnotcompete inanydirectsensewithtraditionalsocialnetworks• Indirectly,aknowledgegardencompeteswithtraditionalsocialnetworksonabasisofparticipationinsomecases
• Giventhecollaborativenatureofopensourcegame-basedknowledgefederation,analysisofcompetitionisproblematic.
Competition
antioxidantskill
freeradicals
Contraindicates
macrophagesusefreeradicalstokillbacteria
BacterialInfection Antioxidants
Because
AppropriateFor
Compromised Host
Slides:http://slideshare.net/jackpark/Twitter:https://twitter.com/gardenfelder
GitHub: https://github.com/knowledgegarden &https://github.com/opensherlock/
Blog:https://knowledgegardens.wordpress.com/
Acknowledgements:Theseslidesaretheresultofmanysuggestions andcontributions from:MartinRadleySherry JonesMarkSzpakowskiPatrickDurusauAlecWenzowskiTedKahnDavidAlexanderPriceMarc-AntoineParentLindaYiParkNefer DoaneNickDoane
Need,Approach,Benefits,CompetitionStructurebasedontheinnovation processesofSRIInternationalasdocumented inthebook:InnovationTHEFIVEDISCIPLINESFORCREATINGWHATCUSTOMERSWANTByCurtisRCarlesonandWilliamW.Wilmot
