Lifesystem: Design for A Meaningful Journey
A knowledge canvas for Life Discovery
The purpose behind the Lifesystem framework is to develop a framework for discussing work-related design innovation and career development from the perspective of the ecological practice approach which is inspired by ecological psychology.
There are at least three ways to understand the concept of “Life”.
- Life as Organism: this is the perspective of biological theories.
- Life as Practice: this is the perspective of social theories.
- Life as Ideal Type: this is the perspective of humanities.
The Lifesystem framework is not for all things of life, but only the life of working. However, the framework understands “working” in the broad sense. It considers paid work and non-paid work as a whole as a career. It is also considered playing as a special type of “working”.
It also echoes the concept of “Activity” from Activity Theory. According to Victor Kaptelinin and Bonnie A. Nardi, the founder of Activity Theory has considered Life as the name of his theory.
Moreover, I also adopted Alfred Schutz’s concept “The World of Working” to define work-related life activities. Since “The World of Working” is the opposite of the world of fantasy and dreams, it is perfect…
