Developing Usable Experiences

Reporting on the Digital Order

October 8th, 2008 7:56 am —  17 views

Connecting ideas, looking for good "flow"

Yesterday I gave a book report to my Information Architecture class1. While it can be difficult to judge if it made an impression on anyone in the class, I know that I enjoyed it. The ideas in this book thread our daily lives. They are the types of ideas and connections at which most people just nod and agree…like they already know it.

Which makes sense. I’ve seen this in people when talking about buddhist perspectives and the practice of living2. They hear what I’m saying and already know the truth of it. I see glimpses of enlightenment and zen-like understanding in people all the time…especially in children. But kids don’t jam on the heavier philosophical or analytical perspectives on truth and dynamics.

But when giving a book report on such matter that’s exactly what I get to do. And I only had 8 minutes to do it. And it was the last 8 minutes of class. Nobody was sleeping but I think most of them  were just waking up because class was almost over and they had to shuffle off to dinner or their next class. Hard to say really. But I sure like talking about, exploring, building, and making connections in the way we use information and how it affects our daily lives.

And with this brain-dump of thoughts, I’m off to work it for awhile. Thanks for reading.

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  1. Well, myself and two of my classmates gave the book report. [↩]
  2. Funny to say it like that maybe, but living is a practice in a way. There’s a lot of repetition, progression, regression, learning, etc. Like what happens when you practice anything for a long time. [↩]

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  1. Dawn on October 8th, 2008 5:44 pm

    OMG, I saw this image and almost had a stomach ache! It looks too much like school! LOL! Hope you’re enjoying your classes this semester. And enjoying life as well!

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