The term Conceptual Spaces is inspired by Peter Gardenfors’ 2004 book Conceptual Space: The Geometry of Thought. However, I roughly use it to describe large cognitive containers for curating similar theoretical approaches together.

I published the model and the canvas on Dec 16, 2021. In the past weeks, I realized that I should use a new term to replace Conceptual Spaces.

First, what I am talking about is not the original meaning of Peter Gardenfors’ concept of Conceptual Spaces.

Second, I use the word “theme” forTheme U,Theme Plus, andThemes of Practice. I think it is better to useThematic Spacefor the model and the canvas.

From the perspective of

Curativity Theory⁠

, building and developing a Thematic Space means the Objective — Subjective knowledge curation.

You need to connect established theories with your own life/work experience. There is a lot of work to do for this type of knowledge curation. You have to select theoretical approaches and identify the similarities and differences between various theories. You have to reflect on your own experience and imagine your future work to find relevant themes to curate theoretical approaches. Finally, you need to name your thematic spaces.

This significant insight led to the Thematic Space Canvas. You can find more details

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On March 11, 2022, I used “Knowledge Discovery Canvas” to rename the original canvas. The name “Thematic Space Canvas” is used to name a meta-canvas.

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The above meta-canvas has been producing the following six canvases:

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The Thematic Space Canvas⁠

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The Spark Space Canvas⁠

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The Statue Space Canvas⁠

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The Life Discovery Canvas⁠

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The Optimal Context Canvas⁠

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The Lifesystem Development Canvas⁠

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As the primary canvas of the Slow Cognition project, the Thematic Space Canvas also defines the spatial structure of the other five canvases. You can find more details

here⁠

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Method

The method for this task was developed with the following heuristic tool on

April 25, 2022⁠

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The above model is called the Relevance of Zone which considers Other as an important social context for the long-term development of thoughts. You can find more details

here⁠

Based on the model, we can generate the following questions:

Other: Who is the Significant Other for this insight?

Thing: What’s the insight about? Why do I pay attention to it?

Think: How did I get this insight? Is there a technique behind the process?

Self: Where did I capture this insight?

Self: When did I capture this insight?

Activity: Is this insight part of an activity? What’s the activity?

Activity: Has this insight led to a new action or a new activity?

The following section will use these questions to guide our reflection.

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Analysis

Other: Who is the Significant Other for this insight?

Peter Gardenfors is the Significant Other because the notion of “Thematic Space” was inspired by his concept of “Conceptual Spaces”.

Thing: What’s the insight about? Why do I pay attention to it?

Originally I used “Conceptual Spaces” for the Model of Knowledge Curation and its canvas. I also used the model and the canvas for the Diagramming as Practice framework. The term Conceptual Spaces is inspired by Peter Gardenfors’ 2004 book Conceptual Space: The Geometry of Thought. However, I roughly use it to describe large cognitive containers for curating similar theoretical approaches together.

Think: How did I get this insight? Is there a technique behind the process?

I realized that there is a mismatch between what I want to describe and Peter Gardenfors’ concept of “Conceptual Spaces”. What I am talking about is not the original meaning of Peter Gardenfors’ concept of Conceptual Spaces.

Since I had used the word “theme” for Theme U, Theme Plus, and Themes of Practice. I thought it is better to use Thematic Space for the model and the canvas.

I’d like to use Creative Attachance to describe the technique behind this process. I detached my idea from Peter Gardenfors’ concept of “Conceptual Spaces”, and attached it to my theme-related work. This action creates a new space for my exploration.

Self: Where did I capture this insight?

I captured this insight at my house.

Self: When did I capture this insight?

I officially used “Thematic Spaces” to replace “Conceptual Spaces” on Jan 5, 2022. Originally I used “Conceptual Spaces” for the Model of Knowledge Curation and its canvas on Dec 16, 2021. The process took about two weeks.

Activity: Is this insight part of an activity? What’s the activity?

It was born from making the Model of Knowledge Curation and its Canvas. I used the model and canvas for the Diagramming as Practice framework which is the final summary of the D as Diagramming project.

The model of Knowledge Curation and its Canvas is part of the Knowledge Curation project.

Activity: Has this insight led to a new action or a new activity?

The notion of Thematic Spaces is part of a large knowledge enterprise that contains the following ideas:

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Curativity Theory⁠

> Cognitive Container >

Knowledge Curation⁠

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Curativity Theory >

Themes of Practice⁠

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Life as Activity > Creative Life >

Slow Cognition⁠

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Mind as Play⁠

Diagramming as Practice⁠

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Mind as Play >

Developing Tacit Knowledge⁠

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Mind as Play > Themes of Practice

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For Curativity Theory, the notion of Thematic Spaces is a new theoretical concept that is part of the Knowledge Curation framework. Also, Themes of Practice is a sub-theory of Curativity Theory, the notion of Thematic Spaces is also part of the Themes of Practice framework.

The notion of Slow Cognition refers to the long-term development of thoughts and the historical-cognitive method. The notion of Thematic Spaces is a great tool for turning the notion of Slow Cognition from a concept into a project.

This insight led to Thematic Space Canvas and it led to a series of canvases. Eventually, it became a meta-canvas. It also led to three new projects: the Knowledge Discovery project, the Life Discovery project, and the Concept Discovery project.

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