Life Discovery: Mapping Networks of Enterprise
Introduce a method for Howard E. Gruber’s approach Networks of Enterprise
I have mentioned Howard E. Gruber’s evolving systems approach to the study of creative work (1974,1989) for the Life as Activity (v0.3) framework on Nov 29, 2020. Last week I launched the Life Discovery Toolkit (v1.0) and adopt Gruber’s approach to understanding the structure of a creative person’s work.
The Hierarchy of Creative Life
Howard E. Gruber’s approach is titled the evolving systems approach to the study of creative work (1974,1989). It has a nickname called “Networks of Enterprise” because this is the core concept of the approach.
Gruber’s approach uses “Task — Project — Enterprise — Network of Enterprise” as a structure to understand a creative person’s work. It is different from Activity Theory’s “Operation — Action — Activity” hierarchy.
- Task
- Project
- Enterprise
- Networks of Enterprise
The concept of “Networks of Enterprise” refers to the pattern of work in the life of a creative individual. Gruber said, “We use the term enterprise to stand for a group of related projects and activities broadly enough defined so that (1) the enterprise may continue when the…
