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3/19 - Three Linkedin Posts about Frame for Work

Knowledge Engagement @ Dekinn

Jon ItkinJon Itkin

B2B Positioning

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonitkin_everybody-loves-a-playbook-everybody-is-activity-7175145302432051201-__jU⁠

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我的评论：

This is about the "THEORY - PRACTICE" Gap which is a significant issue of professional career and social science in general. One way to cope with the issue is to adopt a set of systemic terms about Knowledge. We can call them meta-knowledge of knowledge. Educational researchers have developed such knowledge frameworks. I am an independent researcher who is passionate about this issue and meta-knowledge. In the past years, I developed a set of tools for dealing with knowledge engagement. One tool is called Knowledge Discovery Canvas. See the attached picture. The canvas was developed with four thematic areas: - THEORY - PRACTICE - MENDS - END Inspired by Activity Theory, the canvas is also divided into two spaces: - Inner Space: Subjective aspect of Knowledge - Outer Space: Objective aspect of Knowledge Finally, I defined 8 pairs of terms for the "Inner - Outer" Mapping. Here are some real use cases of the canvas:

https://www.callfordive.com/en/knowledgediscovery⁠

I also wrote a book (draft) about it in May 2022.

https://medium.com/call4/knowledge-discovery-4092d0695ad4?sk=d3f694ed99c1e454d3a2b62b2b036e23⁠

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Knowledge Discovery Canvas - March 9, 2023.png

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I placed your terms on the Knowledge Discovery Canvas. 1. First Principles: They could come from the following blocks: "Concepts", "Approaches (Theories)", and "Perspectives (Principles)". 2. Frameworks: They belong to the block "Frameworks". 3. Playbooks: They are related to the following blocks: "Methods", "Heuristics", "Guides", and "Skills"

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I also developed a typology of Knowledge Frameworks. There are six types of purposes for using and making frameworks:

Explanation

Research

Intervention

Exploration

Reflection

Remember

More details: Knowledge Discovery: The “Frameworks — Insights” Mapping

https://medium.com/call4/frameworks-insights-8befe521c412?sk=6142a38ea4ce0e65b51a970e734531bb⁠

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John Cutler - Product Enablement @Toast

I've always found "process, people, and technology" too limiting when thinking about the capabilities needed for progress/success. My mental model is: 1. Things centered around individuals, what they know, their attitudes, experience, etc. 2. The tools and "technologies" they use. 3. Their observable behaviors/activities. 4. Elements of the environment. 5. Underlying motivations, norms, sense of purpose, etc. These five elements are intrinsically linked. It takes skill to use certain tools. Tools augment our skills. How we use various tools/skills influences our behaviors. The overall environment and org structure, etc. shapes what's possible (and we shape the environment). Behavior shapes norms, and norms encourages behavior. Why does it matter? For new patterns to emerge, we need to consider all of the elements and how they are related.

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Allan Neil⁠

I debate the linearity or direction nature of the graph. Then again I’m a fan of the garbage can model

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_can_model#:~:text=The%20garbage%20can%20model%20(also,making%20in%20an%20organized%20anarchy⁠

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我的回复

John Cutler⁠

In the past three years, I developed a new method called "Creative Diagramming". It offers us a new view of diagrams and diagramming and knowledge frameworks in general. In this view, a diagram and a knowledge framework are no longer a static knowledge representation, but a dynamic creative territory for exploring, reflecting, and curating. Intro

https://www.callfordive.com/en/diagramming⁠

A case study of "creative diagramming": discovering potential thematic spaces from the Activity System Model. The outcome is a toolkit called "Activity System Model +".

https://medium.com/the-art-of-bagging/diagram-explained-space-thematic-space-and-activity-system-854cb5b12ca4?sk=1482153081552d77e826aa36fe58359d⁠

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Daiana ZavateDaiana Zavate

Strategic Designer | Co-Creating strategic solutions with Startups and Small Businesses | Framework builder on a journey to solve more problems than I create

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I got to thank my LinkedIn feed for the inspiring and rich content I get. 😊 😆 My favourite thing is how different people synthesize complex ideas and turn them into visuals that enable sharing across different roles or levels of expertise. So I did this experiment yesterday: I scrolled for about an hour on my feed and gathered posts with fascinating visuals, and it got me thinking. I would normally classify these as frameworks even though they could pass as templates, models, mind maps, diagrams etc. I knew that they are not the same thing, but my practical definition for framework was: a frame you can work with and make your own. If I can take it and use it to solve certain challenges, that makes it a framework. Since that felt quite oversimplistic I began to reflect a bit more on distinctions and definitions. If we are to build better and more encompassing frameworks, we have to give more attention to these criteria: purpose, structure, guidelines, reusability. The way these criteria are fulfilled vary, so it's not necessary to draw hard distinctions. Frameworks are super useful in condensing knowledge, sharing it and visualising complex relationships between abstract and more concrete terms. ✨ ✅ If you're interested in exploring frameworks, here's my article:

https://lnkd.in/dis2Q_Nc⁠

Also, I linked all the posts I gathered in the article if any catches your attention, and you want to track down the sources and learn more ;) They're some of the very amazing curators in my network who bring a thoughtful perspective to the table: 5 B2B Buyers’ Behaviours in 2024 —

Pierre Herubel⁠

: Product OKRs —

Tim Herbig⁠

: Product Marketing —

Anthony Pierri 🎸⁠

Human Experience Continuum —

Timothy Timur Tiryaki⁠

The Improvement Goal Map —

Timothy Timur Tiryaki⁠

Mindset, ness monsequeira —

Vanessa Monsequeira⁠

Talent Grid —

Monte Pedersen⁠

The Full Stack Product Manager —

Ankit Shukla⁠

5 Types of Go-To-Market Strategies —

Oliver Ding⁠

The Four Dimensions of Tone of Voice —

Nick Babich⁠

The Habit-Goal Paradox —

Growth Tribe⁠

, credits to

Pejman Milani⁠

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我的回复

5 Types of Go-To-Market Strategies — Oliver Ding Oh, this is not my original creation. I just shared it and used it as an example to discuss the theme of "primary concept behind a framework". Please mention my five-space model:

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A Five-space Model for Strategic Curation Activity

https://www.activityanalysis.net/strategic-curation/⁠

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Your post inspired me to reflect on the Frame for Work project. TALE: A Possible Theme called “Frame for Work” May 10, 2023

https://medium.com/tale500/frame-for-work-c4db99e66795⁠

The attached diagram was made on Dec 1, 2022. In 2024, I moved to the idea of "Concept System" and develop a triad: "Mental Models - Knowledge Frameworks - Knowledge Diagrams" 1. Mental Models = Internal Representation 2. Knowledge Frameworks = Strategic External Representation 3. Knowledge Diagrams = Operational External Representation I also developed a typology of the traid because there are many types of Operational External Represention. More details: Diagram Explained: Kinds of Cognitive Representation and The FifthWay of Knowing

https://medium.com/the-art-of-bagging/diagram-explained-kinds-of-cognitive-representation-and-the-fifthway-of-knowing-956301af397b?sk=a66e86ade0f63a2679065a4c36ce9792⁠

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Daiana Zavate

This really cool! I think I'm going to play a little with it as I was considering different approaches to framework building from more methodical to spontaneous and more creative. Thank you,

Oliver Ding⁠

Oliver Ding

Maybe we can work together on the Frame for Work project? Do you want to be a co-founder of a knowledge center called "Frame for Work"?

Daiana Zavate

Sure, let's give it a go! I'll start writing something on it. My spin is "Frames (th)at Work" - implying a form of effectiveness and locality. I would try to prioritize more autonomous frameworks that can formulate their purpose and application, as well as the possibility to transfer a framework from one space to another. My curiosity is to explore types of logic that would make sense for different problems (modal, informal, fuzzy, etc.) to construct better and more encompassing knowledge placeholders in order to be shared and recontextualized. If the two ideas can be compatible with your take on "frames for work", I think it would be a great synergy :)

Oliver Ding

Daiana Zavate Great! My plan for the Frame for Work project is to build a new knowledge center for studying "Knowledge Frameworks". While I will contribute my theoretical perspective on Knowledge Frameworks, I'd like to invite other authors to share their unique perspectives. It also will support various knowledge projects about "knowledge frameworks". For example, building a database of "knowledge frameworks". So, the team of the new knowledge center will do many things.

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