Design

𖠫 The Serendipity of Streams

𖠫 The Serendipity of Streams

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9/8/2023

Published Jun 8, 2023
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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

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9/8/2023

Published Jul 14, 2022
𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system? The practitioners perspective...

9/8/2023

Published Jul 13, 2022
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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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Frameworks

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𖠫 Design management for wicked problems- Towards systemic theories of change through systemic design - Murphy, Jones - 2020

𖠫 Design management for wicked problems- Towards systemic theories of change through systemic design - Murphy, Jones - 2020

Find the full text of the article here. ...

9/8/2023

Last updated Mar 3, 2023 | Originally published May 26, 2022
𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

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9/8/2023

Published May 26, 2019
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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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Highlights

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Workflows

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Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

An Information Systems Design Theory (ISDT) provides a high-level design schematic to guide the implementation and use of a novel...

9/16/2024

Last updated Apr 11, 2024 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A design theory develops and describes the rationale for and principles of a design. This example prescribes an approach to tracking time to try to help the user become more intentional and professionally engaged.
Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects
Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Since publishing my note required pushing them to a Git repo anyway, I set up a git server on my...

9/8/2023

Published Feb 23, 2023

Use these Shortcuts to automate syncing a git repo on iOS via Working Copy.
Why the grass is greener: Making sure that shiny new alternative tool is actually going to help you

Why the grass is greener: Making sure that shiny new alternative tool is actually going to help you

"The grass is always greener on the other side." The popular idiom discourages whoever's listening from seeking out alternatives, suggesting...

9/8/2023

Last updated Nov 3, 2022 | Originally published Nov 3, 2022
- Workflows
- Tools
- Design
- Apps-or-Tools
Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Want a quick, hands-free, one-step method to capture reminders and tasks into Obsidian? Take advantage of Reminders, Shortcuts, and Shortcuts's...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 1, 2022
Use Metadata Menu and Dataview to tag your notes from a selection of existing tags only

Use Metadata Menu and Dataview to tag your notes from a selection of existing tags only

I hate manually tagging things. I inevitably write a tag slightly differently from previous uses. Suddenly, I have two tags: e.g.,...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 28, 2022

A way to standardize tagging your notes in Obsidian.
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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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Data

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AI is the new plastic

Last updated Jul 18, 2023 | Originally published Jul 18, 2023
- Automation
- Data
- Futures
∎ Data Science and Prediction - Dhar - 2013 - Reading Session 202301271312

Last updated Jan 27, 2023 | Originally published Jan 27, 2023
Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

An abstract image representing the NOTE framewor Overview In this article, I discuss: The (re-)emergence of a new class of apps called "Integrated...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 2, 2021

What do Obsidian, Roam, DEVONthink, and Notion have in common? No, it's not hype—these apps are all Integrated Thinking Environments. Here's what that means.
An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

book Qualitative data analysis using Obsidia Download the Qualitative Analysis Environment kit from GitHub MaxQDA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, and a variety of other apps...

2/6/2025

Published Aug 13, 2021

Use this downloadable Obsidian vault to conduct Grounded Field Theory-based analysis of qualitative data.
The Tyranny of Categorization

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Data
Introducing Into the Dataverse, the article series

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Data
- Tech
- Change
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9/8/2023

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Strategy

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Leverage theory

Leverage theory

We seek leverage to find the best ways of making change. Leverage points are places in systems where a little effort...

1/6/2025

Last updated Mar 7, 2023 | Originally published Feb 24, 2023
Towards a theory of leverage for strategic systemic change

Last updated Feb 24, 2023 | Originally published Feb 24, 2023
𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

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9/8/2023

Published Jul 14, 2022
𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system? The practitioners perspective...

9/8/2023

Published Jul 13, 2022
Roger Martin, Bianca Andreescu, and systemic strategy

Published Apr 11, 2020

Roger Martin's strategic question, "What has to be true?", emphasizes the systemic changes necessary for a strategy to succeed.
Global Steering Group for Impact Investment systemic theory of change

Global Steering Group for Impact Investment systemic theory of change

The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment's (2018) systemic theory of change A systems model I helped visualize for the Global...

9/8/2023

Published Sep 2, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Strategy
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9/8/2023

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Diagrams

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𖠫 Towards Systemic Theories of Change- High-Leverage Strategies for Managing Wicked Problems - Murphy, Jones - 2021

𖠫 Towards Systemic Theories of Change- High-Leverage Strategies for Managing Wicked Problems - Murphy, Jones - 2021

Here's the full-text to the conference article that preceded this publication. ...

9/8/2023

Published May 26, 2022
𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

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9/8/2023

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9/8/2023

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Philosophy

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𖠫 The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov

𖠫 The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov

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9/8/2023

Last updated Jan 28, 2023 | Originally published Jun 9, 2022
𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

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9/8/2023

Published Jul 14, 2022
𖠫 The Last Question - Isaac Asimov - Science Fiction Quarterly

𖠫 The Last Question - Isaac Asimov - Science Fiction Quarterly

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9/8/2023

Published Jun 9, 2022
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Policy

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𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

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9/8/2023

Published Jul 14, 2022
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Stories

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𖠫 The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov

𖠫 The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov

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9/8/2023

Last updated Jan 28, 2023 | Originally published Jun 9, 2022
𖠫 The Last Question - Isaac Asimov - Science Fiction Quarterly

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9/8/2023

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𖠫 From bench to bot: Does AI really make you a more efficient writer? - Requarth - 2024

Last updated Jan 20, 2025 | Originally published Jan 13, 2025
- AI
- Apps-or-Tools
Why the grass is greener: Making sure that shiny new alternative tool is actually going to help you

Why the grass is greener: Making sure that shiny new alternative tool is actually going to help you

"The grass is always greener on the other side." The popular idiom discourages whoever's listening from seeking out alternatives, suggesting...

9/8/2023

Last updated Nov 3, 2022 | Originally published Nov 3, 2022
- Workflows
- Tools
- Design
- Apps-or-Tools
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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ How Does Intelligent System Knowledge Empowerment Yield Payoffs Uncovering the Adaptation Mechanisms and Contingency...

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Systemics

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𖠫 Hold Outcomes Lightly, It's The Cycles That Hold Us - Kiessel - 2024

Last updated Mar 24, 2025 | Originally published Mar 24, 2025
Theory of Systemic Change and Action

Theory of Systemic Change and Action

Theories of Change are one of the fundamental tools of changemakers and program evaluation [@Mackinnon2006Mapping-Change-Using-Theory-Change]. However, when addressing wicked problems...

9/8/2023

Last updated Mar 7, 2023 | Originally published Mar 7, 2023
A Case Study of Theories of Systemic Change and Action — The Ecotrust Canada Home-Lands initiative

Last updated Mar 7, 2023 | Originally published Mar 7, 2023
Leverage theory

Leverage theory

We seek leverage to find the best ways of making change. Leverage points are places in systems where a little effort...

1/6/2025

Last updated Mar 7, 2023 | Originally published Feb 24, 2023
Roger Martin, Bianca Andreescu, and systemic strategy

Published Apr 11, 2020

Roger Martin's strategic question, "What has to be true?", emphasizes the systemic changes necessary for a strategy to succeed.
Systemics and design principles in support of Tiago Forte's PARA framework

Systemics and design principles in support of Tiago Forte's PARA framework

Requisite variety, pace layers, and panarchy in Personal Knowledge Management Where do you keep all of your files? How do you...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 29, 2020

Tiago Forte's PARA system is a popular new approach to organizing your digital materials. I explain its usefulness with reference to some principles from systemic design.
Can Snow Clearing Be Sexist?

Published Mar 25, 2020

FSG explores the systemics of sexism in snow clearing.
- Systemics
- Highlights
Applied Systems Thinking

Applied Systems Thinking

Applied Systems Thinking Based on the Applied Systems Thinking workshop, I've collected a variety of resources to help you map complex problems below....

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2019
- Systemics
- Design
- Workshops
- Talks
Leverage analysis in systemic design

Leverage analysis in systemic design

Leverage Analysis in Systemic Design Download the slides. Abstract A key component of many systemic design processes is the development and analysis of...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018

Applying graph theory to understand the structure of complex problems
Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design A paper presented at RSD7 in Turin, Italy. ABSTRACT I argue that an under-emphasized but crucial variable...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations

Design

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Automation

17 notes with this tag (showing first 10 results)

AI is the new plastic

Last updated Jul 18, 2023 | Originally published Jul 18, 2023
- Automation
- Data
- Futures
Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects
Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Since publishing my note required pushing them to a Git repo anyway, I set up a git server on my...

9/8/2023

Published Feb 23, 2023

Use these Shortcuts to automate syncing a git repo on iOS via Working Copy.
A Keyboard Maestro macro for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

A Keyboard Maestro macro for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

Similar to , this macro makes it easy to jump from viewing a published note on the web to editing...

9/8/2023

Last updated Feb 10, 2023 | Originally published Oct 27, 2022
- Obsidian
- Automation
A Templater script for updating file titles and dates in YAML

A Templater script for updating file titles and dates in YAML

This Templater script gives the current Obsidian note a proper YAML title, date, and lastmod field. This facilitates integration with...

9/8/2023

Last updated Dec 15, 2022 | Originally published Dec 15, 2022
- Obsidian
- Automation
Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Want a quick, hands-free, one-step method to capture reminders and tasks into Obsidian? Take advantage of Reminders, Shortcuts, and Shortcuts's...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 1, 2022
Use Metadata Menu and Dataview to tag your notes from a selection of existing tags only

Use Metadata Menu and Dataview to tag your notes from a selection of existing tags only

I hate manually tagging things. I inevitably write a tag slightly differently from previous uses. Suddenly, I have two tags: e.g.,...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 28, 2022

A way to standardize tagging your notes in Obsidian.
A Shortcut for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

A Shortcut for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

If you publish your notes to the web in any way and you are on iOS/macOS, here's a simple shortcut...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 27, 2022
Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink One thing that makes PDF annotations extremely valuable is that they can...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 27, 2022

Use this script and DEVONthink 3 to stream your PDF annotations into your notes.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- DEVONthink
- PDF
- Articles
Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: Monitoring, Context-setting, and Generating I was recently interviewed on an episode of Automators. Connecting with Rosemary...

12/29/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Some ideas on how to use personal automation for augmenting intelligence—with an example using Shortcuts.

Systems

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A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety-driven procrastination This post is in the form of an interactive systems model using Kumu.io. If you can't...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 3, 2021

Examining my procrastination problem through a systems lens—with some ways to make progress!
Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind A student asked me how best to contribute to class discussions in an online course....

9/8/2023

Published May 11, 2020

A note on cybernetics and theory of mind.
A quick sketch of an interdisciplinary systems model

A quick sketch of an interdisciplinary systems model

Why are we exceeding the Earth's carrying capacity? This is a quickly-sketched model created from a breakout group conversation during the...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 24, 2020
Systemic lessons from South Korea's Patient 31

Published Mar 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us about epidemiology, public health, what good governance really looks like, and... systemics?
- Health
- Systems
- Volatility
- Highlights
What part of 'viral' content makes platforms want to encourage its spread?

What part of 'viral' content makes platforms want to encourage its spread?

The Twttr prototype app gave me another feedback form today. It’s been my habit to complain, at every opportunity, about...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Twitter
- Systems
- Social
- Tech
- Highlights
The Demon Haunted World

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Science
- Systems
- Change
The ‘Amazon effect’ is flooding a struggling recycling system with cardboard

Published Jan 23, 2020

Should we expect better recycling behaviour, or should we design for it?
TED and YouTube launch global climate initiative

Published Jan 23, 2020

TED and YouTube partner on a new climate change crowdsolving platform.
Systems Practice, Abridged

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Systems
- Kumu
- Tools
- Changemaking
Systemic Strategy: Systemic Design Methods for Complex Systems Change

Published Jan 23, 2020

Obsidian

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Permissionless integration

Last updated Jul 3, 2023 | Originally published Jul 3, 2023
- Obsidian
- Methods
Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects
Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Since publishing my note required pushing them to a Git repo anyway, I set up a git server on my...

9/8/2023

Published Feb 23, 2023

Use these Shortcuts to automate syncing a git repo on iOS via Working Copy.
A Keyboard Maestro macro for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

A Keyboard Maestro macro for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

Similar to , this macro makes it easy to jump from viewing a published note on the web to editing...

9/8/2023

Last updated Feb 10, 2023 | Originally published Oct 27, 2022
- Obsidian
- Automation
When and how to publish notes: Publishing thinking effectively and efficiently

When and how to publish notes: Publishing thinking effectively and efficiently

Over the past few days, I've been doing my best to instigate a conversation about publishing notes in the Obsidian...

9/8/2023

Last updated Jan 19, 2023 | Originally published Jan 18, 2023

Evolving principles and practices for publishing notes on the Web.
A Templater script for updating file titles and dates in YAML

A Templater script for updating file titles and dates in YAML

This Templater script gives the current Obsidian note a proper YAML title, date, and lastmod field. This facilitates integration with...

9/8/2023

Last updated Dec 15, 2022 | Originally published Dec 15, 2022
- Obsidian
- Automation
Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Want a quick, hands-free, one-step method to capture reminders and tasks into Obsidian? Take advantage of Reminders, Shortcuts, and Shortcuts's...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 1, 2022
Use Metadata Menu and Dataview to tag your notes from a selection of existing tags only

Use Metadata Menu and Dataview to tag your notes from a selection of existing tags only

I hate manually tagging things. I inevitably write a tag slightly differently from previous uses. Suddenly, I have two tags: e.g.,...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 28, 2022

A way to standardize tagging your notes in Obsidian.
A Shortcut for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

A Shortcut for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

If you publish your notes to the web in any way and you are on iOS/macOS, here's a simple shortcut...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 27, 2022
An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad

An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad

In the video below, I walkthrough an "Obsidian homescreen" I've set up for iPhone and iPad. These shortcuts and widgets...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Here's a set of shortcuts and widgets based on Obsidian that create a functional, dynamic, data-driven homescreen for iPhone and iPad.

Articles

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a brief guide to doing grounded theory

a brief guide to doing grounded theory

A brief, informal guide to doing grounded theory Grounded theory is an approach to analyzing data by letting the powerful and...

9/8/2023

Last updated Jun 10, 2023 | Originally published Jan 23, 2020

Grounded theory is an approach to analyzing data by letting the powerful and important insights in the data *emerge* through deep, iterative reading. The best part: you can use it even if you’re not doing formal research. Grounded theory simply provides a pragmatic way of analyzing a mess.
- Articles
- Research
- Theory
- Analysis
Towards a theory of leverage for strategic systemic change

Last updated Feb 24, 2023 | Originally published Feb 24, 2023
Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink One thing that makes PDF annotations extremely valuable is that they can...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 27, 2022

Use this script and DEVONthink 3 to stream your PDF annotations into your notes.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- DEVONthink
- PDF
- Articles
Design Management for Wicked Problems - talk at ADMC 2020

Last updated Mar 30, 2022 | Originally published Mar 30, 2022

How to design systemic theories of change for strategic advantage over wicked problems.
Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: Monitoring, Context-setting, and Generating I was recently interviewed on an episode of Automators. Connecting with Rosemary...

12/29/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Some ideas on how to use personal automation for augmenting intelligence—with an example using Shortcuts.
An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad

An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad

In the video below, I walkthrough an "Obsidian homescreen" I've set up for iPhone and iPad. These shortcuts and widgets...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Here's a set of shortcuts and widgets based on Obsidian that create a functional, dynamic, data-driven homescreen for iPhone and iPad.
A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety-driven procrastination This post is in the form of an interactive systems model using Kumu.io. If you can't...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 3, 2021

Examining my procrastination problem through a systems lens—with some ways to make progress!
Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

An abstract image representing the NOTE framewor Overview In this article, I discuss: The (re-)emergence of a new class of apps called "Integrated...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 2, 2021

What do Obsidian, Roam, DEVONthink, and Notion have in common? No, it's not hype—these apps are all Integrated Thinking Environments. Here's what that means.
An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

book Qualitative data analysis using Obsidia Download the Qualitative Analysis Environment kit from GitHub MaxQDA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, and a variety of other apps...

2/6/2025

Published Aug 13, 2021

Use this downloadable Obsidian vault to conduct Grounded Field Theory-based analysis of qualitative data.
Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System: Lessons from Information Systems for Personal Knowledge Management Abstract In recent years, systematized approaches—such as Zettelkasten...

9/8/2023

Last updated Aug 8, 2021 | Originally published Aug 8, 2021

A presentation at the MUN Graduate Students' Union's 2021 Aldrich Conference.

Platforms

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ On the Helena Membership - Helena")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary", "Status"], summaryPages) ` %%...

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ A Woman-s Guide to the Most Toxic Trolls on the Internet-pdf")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation...

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ Vision Highlights - Doug-s Call to Action - Doug Engelbart Institute")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation...

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ The Web3 Decentralization Debate Is Focused on the Wrong Question")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary",...

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ The Internet Needs You-Are-Here Maps")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary", "Status"], summaryPages) ` %%...

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ The Future of Education is Community The Rise of Cohort-Based Courses - Forte Labs")) .map(p...

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Projects

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An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

book Qualitative data analysis using Obsidia Download the Qualitative Analysis Environment kit from GitHub MaxQDA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, and a variety of other apps...

2/6/2025

Published Aug 13, 2021

Use this downloadable Obsidian vault to conduct Grounded Field Theory-based analysis of qualitative data.
Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System: Lessons from Information Systems for Personal Knowledge Management Abstract In recent years, systematized approaches—such as Zettelkasten...

9/8/2023

Last updated Aug 8, 2021 | Originally published Aug 8, 2021

A presentation at the MUN Graduate Students' Union's 2021 Aldrich Conference.
Systemic Strategy: Systemic Design Methods for Complex Systems Change

Published Jan 23, 2020
Leverage analysis in systemic design

Leverage analysis in systemic design

Leverage Analysis in Systemic Design Download the slides. Abstract A key component of many systemic design processes is the development and analysis of...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018

Applying graph theory to understand the structure of complex problems
Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design A paper presented at RSD7 in Turin, Italy. ABSTRACT I argue that an under-emphasized but crucial variable...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations
Global Steering Group for Impact Investment systemic theory of change

Global Steering Group for Impact Investment systemic theory of change

The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment's (2018) systemic theory of change A systems model I helped visualize for the Global...

9/8/2023

Published Sep 2, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Strategy
Innovation is a buzzword

Innovation is a buzzword

Notes, slides, and the Innovation Auditing guide presented at the talk are found below. The research The research presented during the talk...

9/8/2023

Published May 8, 2017
- Innovation
- Education
- Talks
- Projects
Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures What are the futures of art and design schools in Canada? In 2015, I supported Kinetic Café in developing...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 6, 2017
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations
Innovation Education

Innovation Education

Innovation Education What is innovation? How do we define innovation, its outputs and processes, and what are the skills and competencies...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 13, 2017
Education Systemics

Education Systemics

Education Systemics This investigation answers the questions: What are the mechanisms of education systems change? How might we use systemic design...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 13, 2017

Research

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Change

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Poetry_Quotes

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𖠫 The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov

𖠫 The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov

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9/8/2023

Last updated Jan 28, 2023 | Originally published Jun 9, 2022
𖠫 The Last Question - Isaac Asimov - Science Fiction Quarterly

𖠫 The Last Question - Isaac Asimov - Science Fiction Quarterly

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9/8/2023

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Systemic Design

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ The Thick Machine- Anthropological AI between explanation and explication - Munk, Olesen, Jacomy -...

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Productivity

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There is only one next action for any project

There is only one next action for any project

There is only one next action for any project In Getting Things Done, a "next action" is a specific idea. Morten...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 12, 2022

Don't overplan. For any given project, you only need to know one thing: what the very next action is.
Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System: Lessons from Information Systems for Personal Knowledge Management Abstract In recent years, systematized approaches—such as Zettelkasten...

9/8/2023

Last updated Aug 8, 2021 | Originally published Aug 8, 2021

A presentation at the MUN Graduate Students' Union's 2021 Aldrich Conference.
Distraction Deterrent

Distraction Deterrent

1. Get @supermamon's SpringBoard shortcut 2. Download the 📵 Distraction Deterrent shortcut Ever since the stream crested, it's been easy to fall...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 13, 2020

Use this simple automation to defend against the distraction of infinite-content apps.
- Shortcuts
- Productivity
Today's Plan: A Shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical

Today's Plan: A Shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical

Today's Plan: A shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical Get the 📆 Today's Plan shortcut Do you...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 12, 2020

The Today's Plan shortcut converts a list of items and tasks to a daily plan in your calendar and reminders.
Why a review habit never seems to stick: hidden complexity in weekly reviews

Why a review habit never seems to stick: hidden complexity in weekly reviews

A prominent—infamous, even—feature of many popular productivity systems is the review. The basic concept of a review is self-explanatory. You ask...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 30, 2020
Systemics and design principles in support of Tiago Forte's PARA framework

Systemics and design principles in support of Tiago Forte's PARA framework

Requisite variety, pace layers, and panarchy in Personal Knowledge Management Where do you keep all of your files? How do you...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 29, 2020

Tiago Forte's PARA system is a popular new approach to organizing your digital materials. I explain its usefulness with reference to some principles from systemic design.
Paul Jarvis on Hurry Slowly: Small is Beautiful

Published Jan 23, 2020
Adam Savage on Lists, More Lists, and the Power of Checkboxes

Published Jan 23, 2020
Procrastination Station

Procrastination Station

Procrastination Station Procrastination is itself a systems trap. That balancing loop sucks you in. You take on sneaky little actions as...

9/8/2023

Published Aug 19, 2018
New year, new you

New year, new you

Could New Year's resolutions be doomed to fail? Driven by New Year's culture, we commit to actions, call them resolutions,...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 3, 2017

Shortcuts

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Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Keeping a Working Copy git repo synchronized with Shortcuts

Since publishing my note required pushing them to a Git repo anyway, I set up a git server on my...

9/8/2023

Published Feb 23, 2023

Use these Shortcuts to automate syncing a git repo on iOS via Working Copy.
Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Automatically download Reminders into your Obsidian notes with Shortcuts

Want a quick, hands-free, one-step method to capture reminders and tasks into Obsidian? Take advantage of Reminders, Shortcuts, and Shortcuts's...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 1, 2022
A Shortcut for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

A Shortcut for quickly and easily opening published notes in Obsidian

If you publish your notes to the web in any way and you are on iOS/macOS, here's a simple shortcut...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 27, 2022
Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: Monitoring, Context-setting, and Generating I was recently interviewed on an episode of Automators. Connecting with Rosemary...

12/29/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Some ideas on how to use personal automation for augmenting intelligence—with an example using Shortcuts.
An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad

An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad

In the video below, I walkthrough an "Obsidian homescreen" I've set up for iPhone and iPad. These shortcuts and widgets...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Here's a set of shortcuts and widgets based on Obsidian that create a functional, dynamic, data-driven homescreen for iPhone and iPad.
Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian? !IMPORTANT] Months after publishing this post, I released a plugin that builds the workflows straight into Obsidian. [Set...

9/8/2023

Published Jun 2, 2021

Like Drafts, but keep your notes in Obsidian? Make Obsidian 'where text starts' with these shortcuts
- Obsidian
- PKM
- Drafts
- IOS
- Shortcuts
- Automation
DEVONsave v3

DEVONsave v3

DEVONsave v3: A shortcut to help you clip articles to clean PDFs in DEVONthink To Go 3 (and DEVONthink 3) 1....

9/8/2023

Published Mar 15, 2021

An update to my perhaps-popular shortcut for getting nice PDFs of articles on the web into DEVONthink.
Distraction Deterrent

Distraction Deterrent

1. Get @supermamon's SpringBoard shortcut 2. Download the 📵 Distraction Deterrent shortcut Ever since the stream crested, it's been easy to fall...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 13, 2020

Use this simple automation to defend against the distraction of infinite-content apps.
- Shortcuts
- Productivity
Today's Plan: A Shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical

Today's Plan: A Shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical

Today's Plan: A shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical Get the 📆 Today's Plan shortcut Do you...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 12, 2020

The Today's Plan shortcut converts a list of items and tasks to a daily plan in your calendar and reminders.
DEVONsave: A shortcut to help you clip websites to DEVONthink To Go quickly and cleanly

DEVONsave: A shortcut to help you clip websites to DEVONthink To Go quickly and cleanly

I am a sucker for speedy workflows nice, clean PDFs customization punishment. So, I spent a bunch of hours tuning...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 12, 2020

Use these shortcuts to quickly get references found on the web into DEVONthink in a clean HTML or PDF format.

Innovation

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Education

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Futures

6 notes with this tag

AI is the new plastic

Last updated Jul 18, 2023 | Originally published Jul 18, 2023
- Automation
- Data
- Futures
How might generative text tools be useful in academia?

How might generative text tools be useful in academia?

Today I hosted a small lunchtime workshop at the MUN Faculty of Business Administration on the futures of generative text...

9/8/2023

Last updated Jun 16, 2023 | Originally published Jun 16, 2023

21 trends, four scenarios, and some reverse archaelogy exploring the futures of generative text in research and teaching.
- Futures
- University
- Academia
- Research
𖠫 Plotting Your Scenarios - Ogilvy and Schwartz - 1998

Published Jun 16, 2023
- Futures
𖠫 Candy - 2013 - Time Machine Reverse Archaeology

𖠫 Candy - 2013 - Time Machine Reverse Archaeology

Candy, S. (2013). Time Machine / Reverse Archaeology. In (pp. 28-30). PCA Press. Mentions How might generative text tools be useful...

1/30/2025

Published Jun 16, 2023
- Futures
Resources

Resources

Resources Updated Nov 14, 2019 Below I’m collecting a set of resources dealing with a variety of topics for shareable reference—a sort...

9/8/2023

Last updated Nov 14, 2019 | Originally published Mar 15, 2017
- Education
- Resources
- Systems
- Design
- Futures
- Change
2019 tech trends report

Published Oct 2, 2019
- Futures
- Highlights
- Change
- Tech

PKM

6 notes with this tag

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink One thing that makes PDF annotations extremely valuable is that they can...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 27, 2022

Use this script and DEVONthink 3 to stream your PDF annotations into your notes.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- DEVONthink
- PDF
- Articles
Note titles as API calls

Published Oct 13, 2021

Some thinking on the API metaphor of personal notes.
- Highlights
- PKM
Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian? !IMPORTANT] Months after publishing this post, I released a plugin that builds the workflows straight into Obsidian. [Set...

9/8/2023

Published Jun 2, 2021

Like Drafts, but keep your notes in Obsidian? Make Obsidian 'where text starts' with these shortcuts
- Obsidian
- PKM
- Drafts
- IOS
- Shortcuts
- Automation
DEVONlink - Integrate Obsidian with DEVONthink

DEVONlink - Integrate Obsidian with DEVONthink

DEVONlink - Integrate Obsidian and DEVONthink button: Download the Open DEVONthink record in Obsidian AppleScrip If you keep your Obsidian notes indexed...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 15, 2021

Use this Obsidian plugin and an AppleScript to integrate Obsidian and DEVONthink
- Obsidian
- DEVONthink
- PKM
Connecting and automating DEVONthink, Bookends, and Obsidian

Connecting and automating DEVONthink, Bookends, and Obsidian

Connect DEVONthink PDFs, Bookends references, and Obsidian summary notes with this script Feb 9, 2021: I've updated the script to catch...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 27, 2021

Extract annotations/highlights from PDFs and link DEVONthink and Bookends items, all in one script.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- Apps
- Guide
- Articles
- Obsidian
- Bookends
- DEVONthink
Working with Obsidian and NotePlan

Working with Obsidian and NotePlan

Why and how to use Obsidian and NotePlan together Oct 30, 2020 – CloudKit sync users: The latest edition of the...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 27, 2020

A quick tutorial on using Obsidian and NotePlan 3 together.
- Obsidian
- NotePlan
- PKM
- Apps
- Guide
- Articles

Systemic Change

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Systemic Strategy

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Systems Sketching

6 notes with this tag

DEVONthink

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Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink One thing that makes PDF annotations extremely valuable is that they can...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 27, 2022

Use this script and DEVONthink 3 to stream your PDF annotations into your notes.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- DEVONthink
- PDF
- Articles
DEVONsave v3

DEVONsave v3

DEVONsave v3: A shortcut to help you clip articles to clean PDFs in DEVONthink To Go 3 (and DEVONthink 3) 1....

9/8/2023

Published Mar 15, 2021

An update to my perhaps-popular shortcut for getting nice PDFs of articles on the web into DEVONthink.
DEVONlink - Integrate Obsidian with DEVONthink

DEVONlink - Integrate Obsidian with DEVONthink

DEVONlink - Integrate Obsidian and DEVONthink button: Download the Open DEVONthink record in Obsidian AppleScrip If you keep your Obsidian notes indexed...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 15, 2021

Use this Obsidian plugin and an AppleScript to integrate Obsidian and DEVONthink
- Obsidian
- DEVONthink
- PKM
Connecting and automating DEVONthink, Bookends, and Obsidian

Connecting and automating DEVONthink, Bookends, and Obsidian

Connect DEVONthink PDFs, Bookends references, and Obsidian summary notes with this script Feb 9, 2021: I've updated the script to catch...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 27, 2021

Extract annotations/highlights from PDFs and link DEVONthink and Bookends items, all in one script.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- Apps
- Guide
- Articles
- Obsidian
- Bookends
- DEVONthink
DEVONsave: A shortcut to help you clip websites to DEVONthink To Go quickly and cleanly

DEVONsave: A shortcut to help you clip websites to DEVONthink To Go quickly and cleanly

I am a sucker for speedy workflows nice, clean PDFs customization punishment. So, I spent a bunch of hours tuning...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 12, 2020

Use these shortcuts to quickly get references found on the web into DEVONthink in a clean HTML or PDF format.

Ember/Projects

5 notes with this tag

Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects
△ Set up Quartz on a VPS

Last updated Sep 22, 2022 | Originally published Sep 24, 2022

Rough instructions for using @jackyzha0's Quartz on a VPS.
- Ember/Projects
△ Decide on a tech stack for Quartz

Published Aug 29, 2022
- Ember/Projects
△ Create Shortcuts for interacting with markdown tables via spreadsheets

Published Jul 29, 2022
- Ember/Projects
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4/15/2025

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- Ember/Projects

Podcasts

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Intuition is confident abduction

Last updated Nov 7, 2020 | Originally published Nov 7, 2020

Intuition is really just confident, logical thinking.
Roger Martin, Bianca Andreescu, and systemic strategy

Published Apr 11, 2020

Roger Martin's strategic question, "What has to be true?", emphasizes the systemic changes necessary for a strategy to succeed.
Bring It On Haters With Special Guest Ben Thompson

Published Feb 9, 2020

This episode of The Talk Show features a brilliant discussion between John Gruber and Ben Thompson about the iPad (and its transformative—yet unfulfilled—potential).
- Tech
- Podcasts
- Apple
- IPad
- Highlights
Paul Jarvis on Hurry Slowly: Small is Beautiful

Published Jan 23, 2020
Keeping the buzz in buzzwords

Keeping the buzz in buzzwords

A thought-terminating cliché limits conversation by capturing a complex (but potentially debatable) subject within a reductive term or phrase. Merlin...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Design
- Podcasts
- Psychology

University

5 notes with this tag

.Presets

4 notes with this tag

%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ This diamond company wants to help carbon capture take off")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary",...

9/8/2023

Unknown
- .Presets
- Signals_Trends_Drivers_Scenarios
%% Annotations let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ The Radical Woman Behind “Goodnight Moon” - The New Yorker")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary",...

9/8/2023

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%% Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ Scientists Watch a Memory Form in a Living Brain")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary", "Status"],...

9/8/2023

Unknown
- .Presets
- Signals_Trends_Drivers_Scenarios
Annotations `dataviewjs let summaryPages = dv.pages('"Notes"') .where(p => p.file.name.includes("∎ Grenfell Strategic Plan 2019–2024 - Committing to Communities")) .map(p => [p.file.link, p.annotation_status]) dv.table(["Annotation Summary", "Status"], summaryPages) `...

9/8/2023

Unknown
- .Presets
- Frameworks

Apps

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Complexity

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Presentations

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Systemic Strategy: Systemic Design Methods for Complex Systems Change

Published Jan 23, 2020
Leverage analysis in systemic design

Leverage analysis in systemic design

Leverage Analysis in Systemic Design Download the slides. Abstract A key component of many systemic design processes is the development and analysis of...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018

Applying graph theory to understand the structure of complex problems
Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design A paper presented at RSD7 in Turin, Italy. ABSTRACT I argue that an under-emphasized but crucial variable...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations
Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures What are the futures of art and design schools in Canada? In 2015, I supported Kinetic Café in developing...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 6, 2017
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations

Science

4 notes with this tag

Changemaking

3 notes with this tag

Crowdsourcing

3 notes with this tag

Integrated Thinking Environments

3 notes with this tag

Italian Edition of The Rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Published Jun 2, 2022

Antonio Dini has graciously translated my article on Integrated Thinking Environments into Italian.
Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

An abstract image representing the NOTE framewor Overview In this article, I discuss: The (re-)emergence of a new class of apps called "Integrated...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 2, 2021

What do Obsidian, Roam, DEVONthink, and Notion have in common? No, it's not hype—these apps are all Integrated Thinking Environments. Here's what that means.
An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

book Qualitative data analysis using Obsidia Download the Qualitative Analysis Environment kit from GitHub MaxQDA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, and a variety of other apps...

2/6/2025

Published Aug 13, 2021

Use this downloadable Obsidian vault to conduct Grounded Field Theory-based analysis of qualitative data.

Psychology

3 notes with this tag

Keeping the buzz in buzzwords

Keeping the buzz in buzzwords

A thought-terminating cliché limits conversation by capturing a complex (but potentially debatable) subject within a reductive term or phrase. Merlin...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Design
- Podcasts
- Psychology
Beautiful is good and good is reputable

Published Jan 23, 2020

Interesting paper on how the halo effect works on charity websites.
- Highlights
- Research
- Psychology
- Design
Adam Savage on Lists, More Lists, and the Power of Checkboxes

Published Jan 23, 2020

Talks

3 notes with this tag

Tools

3 notes with this tag

Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects
Why the grass is greener: Making sure that shiny new alternative tool is actually going to help you

Why the grass is greener: Making sure that shiny new alternative tool is actually going to help you

"The grass is always greener on the other side." The popular idiom discourages whoever's listening from seeking out alternatives, suggesting...

9/8/2023

Last updated Nov 3, 2022 | Originally published Nov 3, 2022
- Workflows
- Tools
- Design
- Apps-or-Tools
Systems Practice, Abridged

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Systems
- Kumu
- Tools
- Changemaking

Twitter

3 notes with this tag

What part of 'viral' content makes platforms want to encourage its spread?

What part of 'viral' content makes platforms want to encourage its spread?

The Twttr prototype app gave me another feedback form today. It’s been my habit to complain, at every opportunity, about...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Twitter
- Systems
- Social
- Tech
- Highlights
Twitter announces Bluesky: a team seeking and developing an open standard for social media

Published Jan 23, 2020

Jack Dorsey has announced a Twitter team that will seek out and/or develop an open standard for social media. He promises Twitter itself will be a client of this protocol.
- Highlights
- Social Media
- Twitter
- Open
Elon Musk attempts to explain Twitter to normal people in court

Published Jan 23, 2020

Musk’s defamation trial should just be aired as an episode of The Good Fight.
- Highlights
- Tech
- Twitter

Academia

2 notes with this tag

How might generative text tools be useful in academia?

How might generative text tools be useful in academia?

Today I hosted a small lunchtime workshop at the MUN Faculty of Business Administration on the futures of generative text...

9/8/2023

Last updated Jun 16, 2023 | Originally published Jun 16, 2023

21 trends, four scenarios, and some reverse archaelogy exploring the futures of generative text in research and teaching.
- Futures
- University
- Academia
- Research
The best of both worlds: Use Zotero to import references into Bookends

The best of both worlds: Use Zotero to import references into Bookends

The best of both worlds: One-click reference metadata for Bookends with Zotero button: Download the Keyboard Maestro macr TL;DR: Set up the...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 22, 2020

Use Zotero as a speedy reference inbox for Bookends.
- Automation
- Apps
- Academia
- Zotero
- Bookends

AI

2 notes with this tag

Bookends

2 notes with this tag

Connecting and automating DEVONthink, Bookends, and Obsidian

Connecting and automating DEVONthink, Bookends, and Obsidian

Connect DEVONthink PDFs, Bookends references, and Obsidian summary notes with this script Feb 9, 2021: I've updated the script to catch...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 27, 2021

Extract annotations/highlights from PDFs and link DEVONthink and Bookends items, all in one script.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- Apps
- Guide
- Articles
- Obsidian
- Bookends
- DEVONthink
The best of both worlds: Use Zotero to import references into Bookends

The best of both worlds: Use Zotero to import references into Bookends

The best of both worlds: One-click reference metadata for Bookends with Zotero button: Download the Keyboard Maestro macr TL;DR: Set up the...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 22, 2020

Use Zotero as a speedy reference inbox for Bookends.
- Automation
- Apps
- Academia
- Zotero
- Bookends

Climate Change

2 notes with this tag

Conversations

2 notes with this tag

When and how to publish notes: Publishing thinking effectively and efficiently

When and how to publish notes: Publishing thinking effectively and efficiently

Over the past few days, I've been doing my best to instigate a conversation about publishing notes in the Obsidian...

9/8/2023

Last updated Jan 19, 2023 | Originally published Jan 18, 2023

Evolving principles and practices for publishing notes on the Web.
Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind A student asked me how best to contribute to class discussions in an online course....

9/8/2023

Published May 11, 2020

A note on cybernetics and theory of mind.

Creativity

2 notes with this tag

Ethics

2 notes with this tag

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design A paper presented at RSD7 in Turin, Italy. ABSTRACT I argue that an under-emphasized but crucial variable...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations
Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures What are the futures of art and design schools in Canada? In 2015, I supported Kinetic Café in developing...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 6, 2017
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations

Ethnography

2 notes with this tag

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design

Finding the Emic in Systemic Design A paper presented at RSD7 in Turin, Italy. ABSTRACT I argue that an under-emphasized but crucial variable...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 26, 2018
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations
Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures

Creative Education Futures What are the futures of art and design schools in Canada? In 2015, I supported Kinetic Café in developing...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 6, 2017
- Projects
- Systemics
- Design
- Ethnography
- Ethics
- Presentations

Getting Things Done

2 notes with this tag

There is only one next action for any project

There is only one next action for any project

There is only one next action for any project In Getting Things Done, a "next action" is a specific idea. Morten...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 12, 2022

Don't overplan. For any given project, you only need to know one thing: what the very next action is.
Why a review habit never seems to stick: hidden complexity in weekly reviews

Why a review habit never seems to stick: hidden complexity in weekly reviews

A prominent—infamous, even—feature of many popular productivity systems is the review. The basic concept of a review is self-explanatory. You ask...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 30, 2020

Guide

2 notes with this tag

Information Systems

2 notes with this tag

Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

An abstract image representing the NOTE framewor Overview In this article, I discuss: The (re-)emergence of a new class of apps called "Integrated...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 2, 2021

What do Obsidian, Roam, DEVONthink, and Notion have in common? No, it's not hype—these apps are all Integrated Thinking Environments. Here's what that means.
Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System

Your Notes are an Information System: Lessons from Information Systems for Personal Knowledge Management Abstract In recent years, systematized approaches—such as Zettelkasten...

9/8/2023

Last updated Aug 8, 2021 | Originally published Aug 8, 2021

A presentation at the MUN Graduate Students' Union's 2021 Aldrich Conference.

Knowledge Innovation

2 notes with this tag

There is only one next action for any project

There is only one next action for any project

There is only one next action for any project In Getting Things Done, a "next action" is a specific idea. Morten...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 12, 2022

Don't overplan. For any given project, you only need to know one thing: what the very next action is.
Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Obsidian, Roam, and the rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

An abstract image representing the NOTE framewor Overview In this article, I discuss: The (re-)emergence of a new class of apps called "Integrated...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 2, 2021

What do Obsidian, Roam, DEVONthink, and Notion have in common? No, it's not hype—these apps are all Integrated Thinking Environments. Here's what that means.

Leverage

2 notes with this tag

Methods

2 notes with this tag

Permissionless integration

Last updated Jul 3, 2023 | Originally published Jul 3, 2023
- Obsidian
- Methods
𖠫 The Anatomy of a Design Theory - Gregor, Jones - 2007

𖠫 The Anatomy of a Design Theory - Gregor, Jones - 2007

The Anatomy of a Design Theory - Gregor, Jones - 2007 In this article, Gregor and Jones provide the foundational theory...

3/11/2024

Published Mar 31, 2022

In this article, Gregor and Jones provide the foundational theory behind design theories in design science.
- Research
- Methods

Note-Taking

2 notes with this tag

Personal Knowledge Management

2 notes with this tag

Privacy

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Procrastination

2 notes with this tag

A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety-driven procrastination This post is in the form of an interactive systems model using Kumu.io. If you can't...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 3, 2021

Examining my procrastination problem through a systems lens—with some ways to make progress!
Limits to (personal) growth

Limits to (personal) growth

-growth.png) I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to reading articles. I have 211 in a to-do list as I...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 30, 2017

Reading

2 notes with this tag

DEVONsave v3

DEVONsave v3

DEVONsave v3: A shortcut to help you clip articles to clean PDFs in DEVONthink To Go 3 (and DEVONthink 3) 1....

9/8/2023

Published Mar 15, 2021

An update to my perhaps-popular shortcut for getting nice PDFs of articles on the web into DEVONthink.
DEVONsave: A shortcut to help you clip websites to DEVONthink To Go quickly and cleanly

DEVONsave: A shortcut to help you clip websites to DEVONthink To Go quickly and cleanly

I am a sucker for speedy workflows nice, clean PDFs customization punishment. So, I spent a bunch of hours tuning...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 12, 2020

Use these shortcuts to quickly get references found on the web into DEVONthink in a clean HTML or PDF format.

Social Media

2 notes with this tag

.Used

1 notes with this tag

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

...

9/8/2023

Published May 26, 2019

Academy

1 notes with this tag

a systemic view of research impact

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Academy
- Impact
- Research

Activism

1 notes with this tag

John Kerry, Arnold Schwarzenegger wage ‘World War Zero’ on climate change

Published Jan 23, 2020

A “War on Climate Change” certainly catches the public attention—but will it actually bring unity?
- Change
- Systems
- Activism
- Highlights

Analysis

1 notes with this tag

a brief guide to doing grounded theory

a brief guide to doing grounded theory

A brief, informal guide to doing grounded theory Grounded theory is an approach to analyzing data by letting the powerful and...

9/8/2023

Last updated Jun 10, 2023 | Originally published Jan 23, 2020

Grounded theory is an approach to analyzing data by letting the powerful and important insights in the data *emerge* through deep, iterative reading. The best part: you can use it even if you’re not doing formal research. Grounded theory simply provides a pragmatic way of analyzing a mess.
- Articles
- Research
- Theory
- Analysis

Anxiety

1 notes with this tag

A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety and procrastination

A systems model of anxiety-driven procrastination This post is in the form of an interactive systems model using Kumu.io. If you can't...

9/8/2023

Published Nov 3, 2021

Examining my procrastination problem through a systems lens—with some ways to make progress!

Apple

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Bring It On Haters With Special Guest Ben Thompson

Published Feb 9, 2020

This episode of The Talk Show features a brilliant discussion between John Gruber and Ben Thompson about the iPad (and its transformative—yet unfulfilled—potential).
- Tech
- Podcasts
- Apple
- IPad
- Highlights

Augmented Intelligence

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Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: A shortcut to stay on task

Personal automation for augmenting intelligence: Monitoring, Context-setting, and Generating I was recently interviewed on an episode of Automators. Connecting with Rosemary...

12/29/2023

Published Jan 11, 2022

Some ideas on how to use personal automation for augmenting intelligence—with an example using Shortcuts.

Book

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Interference by Sue Burke

Published Jan 23, 2020

Sue Burke's Interference is an excellent conclusion to a compelling sci-fi duology.
- Book
- Sci-Fi
- Highlights

Canada

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Innovation systemics

Innovation systemics

Innovation Systemics Takeaways Problem 1: Canada Struggles To Understand How It Can Fit The ‘Idea Economy’ Into The Broader Economic Context (I.e. Other...

9/8/2023

Published Aug 10, 2016
- Innovation
- Systemics
- Canada
- Projects
- University

Cognition

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Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind A student asked me how best to contribute to class discussions in an online course....

9/8/2023

Published May 11, 2020

A note on cybernetics and theory of mind.

Collaboration

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Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages

Published Jan 23, 2020

The most striking thing about this article is that it is still necessary for someone to write it as we approached the year 2020.

Cybernetics

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Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind

Conversations, cybernetics, and Theory of Mind A student asked me how best to contribute to class discussions in an online course....

9/8/2023

Published May 11, 2020

A note on cybernetics and theory of mind.

Data Science

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Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

a16z is a podcast from Andreesen Horowitz, one of the leading venture capital firms in the US. Their portfolio has...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Metrics
- Data Science
- Students
- Startups
- Engagement

Design-Principles

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Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

An Information Systems Design Theory (ISDT) provides a high-level design schematic to guide the implementation and use of a novel...

9/16/2024

Last updated Apr 11, 2024 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A design theory develops and describes the rationale for and principles of a design. This example prescribes an approach to tracking time to try to help the user become more intentional and professionally engaged.

Design-Science

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Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

An Information Systems Design Theory (ISDT) provides a high-level design schematic to guide the implementation and use of a novel...

9/16/2024

Last updated Apr 11, 2024 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A design theory develops and describes the rationale for and principles of a design. This example prescribes an approach to tracking time to try to help the user become more intentional and professionally engaged.

Design-Theories

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Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

Sample design theory - Using time tracking to improve the intentionality of time at work

An Information Systems Design Theory (ISDT) provides a high-level design schematic to guide the implementation and use of a novel...

9/16/2024

Last updated Apr 11, 2024 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A design theory develops and describes the rationale for and principles of a design. This example prescribes an approach to tracking time to try to help the user become more intentional and professionally engaged.

Drafts

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Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian? !IMPORTANT] Months after publishing this post, I released a plugin that builds the workflows straight into Obsidian. [Set...

9/8/2023

Published Jun 2, 2021

Like Drafts, but keep your notes in Obsidian? Make Obsidian 'where text starts' with these shortcuts
- Obsidian
- PKM
- Drafts
- IOS
- Shortcuts
- Automation

Engagement

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Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

a16z is a podcast from Andreesen Horowitz, one of the leading venture capital firms in the US. Their portfolio has...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Metrics
- Data Science
- Students
- Startups
- Engagement

Facilitation

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Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages

Published Jan 23, 2020

The most striking thing about this article is that it is still necessary for someone to write it as we approached the year 2020.

Gamification

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Facilitating Citizen Science through Gamification

Facilitating Citizen Science through Gamification

Facilitating Citizen Science through Gamification Gamification is the practice of using game elements to change the experience of nongame contexts. It...

9/8/2023

Published May 5, 2015
- Crowdsourcing
- Gamification
- Science
- Tech
- Projects

Habits

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New year, new you

New year, new you

Could New Year's resolutions be doomed to fail? Driven by New Year's culture, we commit to actions, call them resolutions,...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 3, 2017

Health

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Systemic lessons from South Korea's Patient 31

Published Mar 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us about epidemiology, public health, what good governance really looks like, and... systemics?
- Health
- Systems
- Volatility
- Highlights

Highlights, Change, Systems

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Fukushima reinvents itself with a $2.7 billion bet on renewables

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights, Change, Systems

Highlights, Tech, Design

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Google’s ads just look like search results now

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights, Tech, Design

Impact

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a systemic view of research impact

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Academy
- Impact
- Research

IOS

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Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian?

Drafts... for Obsidian? !IMPORTANT] Months after publishing this post, I released a plugin that builds the workflows straight into Obsidian. [Set...

9/8/2023

Published Jun 2, 2021

Like Drafts, but keep your notes in Obsidian? Make Obsidian 'where text starts' with these shortcuts
- Obsidian
- PKM
- Drafts
- IOS
- Shortcuts
- Automation

IPad

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Bring It On Haters With Special Guest Ben Thompson

Published Feb 9, 2020

This episode of The Talk Show features a brilliant discussion between John Gruber and Ben Thompson about the iPad (and its transformative—yet unfulfilled—potential).
- Tech
- Podcasts
- Apple
- IPad
- Highlights

Knowledge

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Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects

Knowledge Management

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Italian Edition of The Rise of Integrated Thinking Environments

Published Jun 2, 2022

Antonio Dini has graciously translated my article on Integrated Thinking Environments into Italian.

Kumu

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Systems Practice, Abridged

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Systems
- Kumu
- Tools
- Changemaking

Leadership

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Leadership is

Leadership is

Leadership is... Lessons learned from Memorial Student Leadership Conference (MSLC) 2017. These thoughts were spurred by Director of Student Life Dr....

9/8/2023

Published Feb 7, 2017

Learning

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'This is Sticking with Them:' Professor Explores Benefits of Model-Based Learning

Published Jan 23, 2020

Leverage Analysis

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Design Management for Wicked Problems - talk at ADMC 2020

Last updated Mar 30, 2022 | Originally published Mar 30, 2022

How to design systemic theories of change for strategic advantage over wicked problems.

Management

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Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects

Metrics

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Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

a16z is a podcast from Andreesen Horowitz, one of the leading venture capital firms in the US. Their portfolio has...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Metrics
- Data Science
- Students
- Startups
- Engagement

Music

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Meridian – Electronic Focus Music

Meridian – Electronic Focus Music

Meridian's album cove Meridian is a concept album of 10 loopable tracks (plus some bonuses) created during Record Production Month (otherwise...

9/8/2023

Published Feb 28, 2014

Meridian is an experiment in focus music. Each track can be looped end-over-end. An album made for the Record Production Month challenge (https://www.rpmchallenge.com) in 2014.
- Music
- Projects

NotePlan

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Working with Obsidian and NotePlan

Working with Obsidian and NotePlan

Why and how to use Obsidian and NotePlan together Oct 30, 2020 – CloudKit sync users: The latest edition of the...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 27, 2020

A quick tutorial on using Obsidian and NotePlan 3 together.
- Obsidian
- NotePlan
- PKM
- Apps
- Guide
- Articles

Open

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Twitter announces Bluesky: a team seeking and developing an open standard for social media

Published Jan 23, 2020

Jack Dorsey has announced a Twitter team that will seek out and/or develop an open standard for social media. He promises Twitter itself will be a client of this protocol.
- Highlights
- Social Media
- Twitter
- Open

PDF

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Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink

Stream annotations from your PDF reading sessions with DEVONthink One thing that makes PDF annotations extremely valuable is that they can...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 27, 2022

Use this script and DEVONthink 3 to stream your PDF annotations into your notes.
- Automation
- Note-Taking
- PKM
- DEVONthink
- PDF
- Articles

Personal

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Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects

PhD

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𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

...

9/8/2023

Published May 26, 2019

Planning

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Today's Plan: A Shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical

Today's Plan: A Shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical

Today's Plan: A shortcut for planning your day with a text-based list and Fantastical Get the 📆 Today's Plan shortcut Do you...

9/8/2023

Published Apr 12, 2020

The Today's Plan shortcut converts a list of items and tasks to a daily plan in your calendar and reminders.

Practice

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This is why I’m here.

This is why I’m here.

Why sketch systems? Partially as a way to productively vent my sarcasm, and partially as a way to practice systems...

12/29/2023

Published Jan 23, 2017

Qualitative Analysis

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An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian

book Qualitative data analysis using Obsidia Download the Qualitative Analysis Environment kit from GitHub MaxQDA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, and a variety of other apps...

2/6/2025

Published Aug 13, 2021

Use this downloadable Obsidian vault to conduct Grounded Field Theory-based analysis of qualitative data.

Resources

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Resources

Resources

Resources Updated Nov 14, 2019 Below I’m collecting a set of resources dealing with a variety of topics for shareable reference—a sort...

9/8/2023

Last updated Nov 14, 2019 | Originally published Mar 15, 2017
- Education
- Resources
- Systems
- Design
- Futures
- Change

Reviews

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Why a review habit never seems to stick: hidden complexity in weekly reviews

Why a review habit never seems to stick: hidden complexity in weekly reviews

A prominent—infamous, even—feature of many popular productivity systems is the review. The basic concept of a review is self-explanatory. You ask...

9/8/2023

Published Mar 30, 2020

Sci-Fi

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Interference by Sue Burke

Published Jan 23, 2020

Sue Burke's Interference is an excellent conclusion to a compelling sci-fi duology.
- Book
- Sci-Fi
- Highlights

Signal

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∎ Mexico bans solar geoengineering experiments after startup’s field tests - Reading Session 202301191446

Last updated Jan 19, 2023 | Originally published Jan 19, 2023

Sketching

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Procrastination Station

Procrastination Station

Procrastination Station Procrastination is itself a systems trap. That balancing loop sucks you in. You take on sneaky little actions as...

9/8/2023

Published Aug 19, 2018

Skills

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IBM expert Tamreem El Tohamy on bridging the skills gap in Africa

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Highlights
- Innovation
- Education
- Skills
- Tech

Social

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What part of 'viral' content makes platforms want to encourage its spread?

What part of 'viral' content makes platforms want to encourage its spread?

The Twttr prototype app gave me another feedback form today. It’s been my habit to complain, at every opportunity, about...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Twitter
- Systems
- Social
- Tech
- Highlights

Startups

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Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

a16z is a podcast from Andreesen Horowitz, one of the leading venture capital firms in the US. Their portfolio has...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Metrics
- Data Science
- Students
- Startups
- Engagement

Students

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Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

Student Acquisition, Engagement, and Retention: Analogies from tech startups

a16z is a podcast from Andreesen Horowitz, one of the leading venture capital firms in the US. Their portfolio has...

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2020
- Articles
- Metrics
- Data Science
- Students
- Startups
- Engagement

Systemic Evaluation

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A Case Study of Theories of Systemic Change and Action — The Ecotrust Canada Home-Lands initiative

Last updated Mar 7, 2023 | Originally published Mar 7, 2023

Technology

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Researchers detail huge hack-for-hire campaigns against environmentalists

Published Jun 10, 2020

Volatility

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Systemic lessons from South Korea's Patient 31

Published Mar 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us about epidemiology, public health, what good governance really looks like, and... systemics?
- Health
- Systems
- Volatility
- Highlights

Workshops

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Applied Systems Thinking

Applied Systems Thinking

Applied Systems Thinking Based on the Applied Systems Thinking workshop, I've collected a variety of resources to help you map complex problems below....

9/8/2023

Published Jan 23, 2019
- Systemics
- Design
- Workshops
- Talks

Writing

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Publishing my notes

Publishing my notes

Thinking it through Sept. 16, 2022 I'm currently publishing via Blot. It's an excellent service and has recently launched support for ...

4/15/2025

Last updated May 25, 2023 | Originally published Feb 17, 2023

A plan to make my thinking more public.
- Obsidian
- Automation
- Personal
- Knowledge
- Management
- Writing
- Tools
- Workflows
- Ember/Projects

Zotero

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The best of both worlds: Use Zotero to import references into Bookends

The best of both worlds: Use Zotero to import references into Bookends

The best of both worlds: One-click reference metadata for Bookends with Zotero button: Download the Keyboard Maestro macr TL;DR: Set up the...

9/8/2023

Published Oct 22, 2020

Use Zotero as a speedy reference inbox for Bookends.
- Automation
- Apps
- Academia
- Zotero
- Bookends

Design

𖠫 A Guide to Conducting a Standalone Systematic Literature Review - Okoli - 2015

𖠫 Design management for wicked problems- Towards systemic theories of change through systemic design - Murphy, Jones - 2020

The role of leverage points in option generation - Klein, Wolf - 1998

𖠫 Murphy and Jones - 2020 - Leverage analysis A method for locating points of influence in systemic design decisions

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021 𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 Towards Systemic Theories of Change- High-Leverage Strategies for Managing Wicked Problems - Murphy, Jones - 2021

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 The Serendipity of Streams

𖠫 Towards Systemic Theories of Change- High-Leverage Strategies for Managing Wicked Problems - Murphy, Jones - 2021

𖠫 Towards Systemic Theories of Change- High-Leverage Strategies for Managing Wicked Problems - Murphy, Jones - 2021

𖠫 A Guide to Conducting a Standalone Systematic Literature Review - Okoli - 2015

𖠫 Design management for wicked problems- Towards systemic theories of change through systemic design - Murphy, Jones - 2020

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021 𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 Towards Systemic Theories of Change- High-Leverage Strategies for Managing Wicked Problems - Murphy, Jones - 2021

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 A Guide to Conducting a Standalone Systematic Literature Review - Okoli - 2015

a brief guide to doing grounded theory

𖠫 Design management for wicked problems- Towards systemic theories of change through systemic design - Murphy, Jones - 2020

𖠫 Murphy and Jones - 2020 - Leverage analysis A method for locating points of influence in systemic design decisions

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017

𖠫 The Serendipity of Streams

𖠫 Fischer and Riechers - 2019 - A leverage points perspective on sustainability

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021 𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 How do we know where there is potential to intervene and leverage impact in a changing system The practitioners perspective - Birney - 2021

𖠫 Design management for wicked problems- Towards systemic theories of change through systemic design - Murphy, Jones - 2020

𖠫 Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and - Burton-Jones et al - 2017