Activity U (XII): 136 Ideas for Impact Projects and Micromovements
Introduce a pattern language for communication revolution and social change
This article is part of the series of Project-oriented Activity Theory. I will use terms such as Objectification, Concept and Idea from the perspective of the theory. Readers can find details about these terms in Activity U (VIIII): Project-oriented Activity Theory.
The theme of the article is Idea Development which is discussed in Part 1. The rest of the article aims to introduce a book as a resource for idea development. I have mentioned in Activity U — A Knowledge Curation Project, there is a part for curating heuristics. In order to support the applications of Project-oriented Activity Theory, I’d like to recommend Douglas Schuler’s book Liberating Voices: A Pattern Language for Communication Revolution for readers.
You can use this book and its website as a heuristic tool for developing your own ideas. Now, it is time to start your impact projects.
Part 1: The Concept of “Idea Development”
Every project starts with an idea. It is very hard to start something from zero. Also, it is a challenge to develop a useful, workable and novel idea. Thus, the idea of “Idea Development” became a solid concept which guides various types…
