Category Archives: semantic web

I’m speaking at Office2.0 on mindmapping and culture of Enterprise 2.0

I’ve accepted an invite to speak on two panels (Thurs-Fri) at Office 2.0 in San Francisco, California this week: Cultural and Technology in Enterprise 2.0 rollouts (hosted by Jevon MacDonald). This will explore the cultural nuances related to designing, developing … Continue reading

Share
Posted in conceptmap, Culture, Enterprise Software, Knowledge Management, Mindmapping, semantic web, Speaking Engagements, Web 2.0, Wiki | Leave a comment

Last night’s VizThinkToronto4 – ConceptMapping

Last night was http://barcamp.org/VizThinkToronto4 “Concept Mapping”- presented by David Gelb of York University, Michael Jones from Sheridan College and myself. (Sorry, for all the promotion we did with my pause in blogging I forgot to blog about it). At the … Continue reading

Share
Posted in conceptmap, conceptmapping.org, ihmc, Knowledge Management, semantic web, TorCamp | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 10.2c: Imagery and recall

10.2c Imagery and recall The Buzan Centre promotes many memory aiding techniques. The underlying theme to these systems is to incorporate the creative and logical functions of the brain. By synthesising informational, perhaps abstract facts with experiences we are able … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, Mindmapping, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 10.2b: Imagery and recall

Imagery and recall To explain point 9 of Figure 2-1, we note that a principle law of Mind Mapping is to emphasise. [p. 97, The Mind Map Book] advises ‘Always use a central image’ and ‘Use images throughout your Mind … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, Mindmapping, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 10.1: Omitting background words – a key principle in the Mind Mapping Technique

2.10.1 Omitting background words – a key principle in the Mind Mapping Technique An important principle in Mind Mapping is the deliberate omission of the many background words; these are simply not needed because the purpose of these words in … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, Mindmapping, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 10. Projection onto a representation space

2.10Projection onto a representation space What is included on a map is the choice of the map-maker. Several sources [NOM, LTL] indicate that any transformation of reality into a symbolic representation is a PROJECTION. This transformation often acts as an … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 9. Explicit Appearance

2.9 Explicit appearance A map’s value is gained from its explicit appearance. It is open to gestalt feeling and can be usefully viewed in part or as a whole, from varying distances and it can be addressed from any starting … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 8. Structure more than content

2.8 Structure more than content The key word is structure. Korzybski concluded that the map was so useful simply because it retains the structure of the territory that it mimics. Whatever the medium for the target representation, reality has to … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 7. Graphical representations

2.7 Graphical representations Graphical representations, and in particular, maps, are a rich topic for cognitive research: Each person carries with him his cognitive field as a map of the world. He responds not to the world, but to the map. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, MScThesis, semantic web | 1 Comment

Conceptmapping Thesis: Chapter 2, part 6. Spatial world and analogy

Spatial world and analogy Adult humans have had plenty of practice in mentally modelling space and, because of this, we become adept at recognising patterns in it. So when we are presented with a conceptual instead of spatial problem, it … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Collaboration, Complexity, conceptmap, Knowledge Management, MScThesis, semantic web | Leave a comment