Life Discovery: “Formation of Concepts” and “Themes of Practice”

Individual, Particular, and Universal

The above diagram is one of the diagrams of the Concept-fit framework which considers Platform Innovation as a process of multiple Concept-fits.

One theoretical resource behind the above diagram and the Concept-fit framework is Project-oriented Activity Theory. The theory adopts a unique perspective to understand “Concepts.” The theory is initiated by Andy Blunden with a special proposal of “Project as a unit of Activity”.

This article will reflect on the Life Discovery Project from the perspective of Project-oriented Activity Theory and discuss the connection between it and “Themes of Practice”.

Hegel’s approach to Concept

In order to develop the theoretical foundation of “Project as a unit of Activity”, Blunden adopts Hegel’s Logic and Vygotsky’s theory about Concepts as theoretical resources. The process is documented in three books: An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity (2010), Concepts: A Critical Approach (2012), and Collaborative Projects: An Interdisciplinary Study (2014).