Mapping Strategic Moves #3: Building Attachance Theory

Using the House of Project Engagement as a Strategic Map

This is part of the series of Mapping Strategic Moves.

• The Strategic Moves project
• Mapping Strategic Moves #1: Building Creative Life Theory
• Mapping Strategic Moves #2: Engaging with Activity Theory
• Mapping Strategic Moves #3: Building Attachance Theory
• Mapping Strategic Moves #4: Exploring Knowledge Engagement
• Mapping Strategic Moves #5: Ideas, Possible Project, and Actual Project
• Mapping Strategic Moves #6: Before, Role Models, and After
• Mapping Strategic Moves #7: Public Square, Meet with Others, and Settings

In this third case study, I will use the House of Project Engagement as a strategic map to reflect on the journey of Building Attachance Theory.

Attachance Theory is a sub-theory of the Ecological Practice approach. My 2020 book draft After Affordance: The Ecological Approach to Human Action officially introduced it. I reflected on the early plan of developing the concept and the approach in general in August 2022.

The above picture highlights the milestone of writing the “Life Theory” document. It happened in Feb 2020 before writing the book After Affordance.

I also reflected on developing the Ecological Practice approach in April 2021 and August 2023.

Why reflect on this journey again?

I revisited the journey as part of a case study for the Strategic Moves project, utilizing the House of Project Engagement to conduct a diagramming exercise — Mapping Strategic Moves. In this case study, I only focus on the development of Attachance Theory.

The House of Project Engagement

Designed as a Map, the House of Project Engagement uses a “Museum” metaphor to represent space. The House is organized into 12 thematic rooms, with each room representing a distinct type of social landscape. Together, these rooms depict the following themes:

• Before
• Role Models
• Ideas
• Possible Project
• Meet with Others
• Actual Project
• Settings
• Supportive Platform
• Public Square
• Network of Project
• Conflict
• After

For more information, please refer to the following link:

• Mapping Strategic Moves #1: Building Creative Life Theory

The Journey of Building Attachance Theory

Attachance Theory is a sub-theory within the Ecological Practice approach, primarily inspired by James J. Gibson’s Affordance Theory in ecological psychology.

Affordance refers to the potential action opportunities presented by the environment. However, I want to emphasize the value of actual actions themselves, whereas affordance only addresses potential actions. To bridge this gap, I coined the term Attachance to highlight the potential opportunities offered by actual actions, particularly the acts of attaching and detaching.

In 2019, after completing Curativity, I began developing my theoretical framework for Ecological Practice. The initial 2019 version took the form of a curated toolkit, with the concept of Attachance as a key element. In May 2020, I drafted After Affordance: The Ecological Approach to Human Action, in which I introduced several new theoretical ideas aimed at expanding ecological psychology to encompass the modern digital environment. The primary theme of this work is the concept of Attachance.

The concept of Attachance is designed to evolve in two directions:

1. As an ecological practice concept applicable to fields such as interaction design and startup innovation.
2. As a philosophical concept for the development of a brand-new social theory.

After Affordance achieves the first of these goals, with a focus on the following acts:

• Attaching to an environment
• Detaching from an environment
• Attaching to an object
• Detaching from an object

Between 2019 and 2022, I applied the term “Attachance” in various ways:

• The Attachance Perspective refers to its philosophical implications, explored further in D as Diagramming: The Attachance Perspective.
• Attachance as a theoretical concept within the Ecological Practice Approach, elaborated in After Affordance, where I discuss it alongside Affordance in the context of creative actions. More details can be found in Creative Actions: Second-order Affordance and Attachance.
• Attachance as a conversational term, used in informal discussions about stories or topics from this perspective. An example can be found in Possible Practices: Attach, Detach, and Opportunities.

By 2022, the development of Attachance had become interconnected with the concept of Thematic Space, specifically as a form of cognitive container.

In 2023, I applied the Attachance Perspective to the study of creative and social cognition through two book drafts, Mental Moves and Social Moves. These works solidified the concept, leading me to formally establish Attachance Theory as a new knowledge framework.

In 2024, the journey continues with the Strategic Moves project!

References:

• The Concept of Attachance (A list of articles) — March 24, 2023
• The Development of the concept of “Thematic Spaces” — July 19, 2022

Mapping Strategic Moves

Let’s explore the strategic moves I made while building Attachance Theory from 2019 to 2024 through the lens of the House of Project Engagement.

By applying the House of Project Engagement, I identified 24 key movements throughout the journey. Each move represents a distinct aspect of the social landscape within the theory-building process, highlighting the interplay between mental exploration and social exploration.

1

From 2014 to 2018, I studied various theoretical frameworks, with a special focus on Ecological Psychology. During this time, I developed several ideas, including the concept of Attachance, aiming to extend Ecological Psychology into a broader social theory.

2

The key intellectual figures who inspired me on this journey were a small group of interconnected psychologists: James J. Gibson, Kurt Lewin, Fritz Heider, and Roger G. Barker. I also deeply admired Harry Heft’s work in connecting Gibson, Barker, and William James.

3

The Ecological Practice approach was primarily inspired by James J. Gibson’s work, which focused on visual perception. Influenced by Kurt Lewin, I began exploring the creative possibilities of extending the ecological approach from visual perception to social interaction.

4

From 2017 to 2018, I studied social practice theory and learned about different approaches within the field. For example, Theodore R. Schatzki’s work on developing a Wittgensteinian approach to human activity greatly influenced my thinking.

5

Inspired by Schatzki’s concept of “site ontology”, I developed the metaphor of “app ontology” to describe the theoretical perspective and epistemological stance of Attachance.

6

In May 2020, I wrote After Affordance: The Ecological Approach to Human Action, where I introduced the concept of Attachance as the central idea.

7

In January 2022, I initiated the Slow Cognition Project (Phase I), which involved developing the Thematic Space Canvas. The concept of Thematic Space later became crucial to the further development of Attachance Theory.

8

In December 2021, I began exploring Peter Gärdenfors’ theory of Conceptual Spaces. Although I initially adopted his ideas, I eventually realized they didn’t fully align with my thinking. I then coined the term “Thematic Space” to represent my own approach.

9

On May 19, 2022, I concluded Slow Cognition (Phase I) with a draft of a book titled Knowledge Discovery: Developing Tacit Knowledge with Thematic Space Canvas. In September 2022, I launched Slow Cognition (Phase II), returning to its original goal: exploring the long-term development of thought and creative work.

10

In 2022, I connected with a group of professionals on LinkedIn, many of whom became close friends. Their encouragement motivated me to push forward with the Slow Cognition Project.

11

In early 2022, I worked on several interconnected projects, which led me to shift my focus from individual projects to a project network. This experience gave rise to the concept of “Moving between Thematic Spaces”, setting the stage for future projects such as Mental Moves and Social Moves in 2023.

12

In February 2022, I developed a nine-module toolkit for the Life Discovery Activity. During this process, I discovered an internal conflict within the Ecological Practice approach: although the Lifesystem Framework and the Infoniche Framework both belong to Ecological Practice, they represent divergent paths.

13

My work on a network of projects between January and June 2022 generated many new ideas, one of which significantly impacted the concept of Thematic Space. Drawing on Spatial Narratology, I adopted the idea that “Theme (Topos) is Space” to define the ontology of Thematic Space, where theme and space are viewed as a unified concept.

14

In July 2022, I compiled an archive of articles and links documenting the development of the Life-as-Project approach and its associated Project Network. This archive is not a formal book but serves as a resource for future reference.

15

In April 2022, I contacted Mr. Ping-keung Lui, a theoretical sociologist, who encouraged me to further explore the pair of concepts “Event — Project”. This insight led to a bold theoretical statement in Project Engagement (v2.1): Life = Projects = Thematic Spaces = Events = History. This statement set the direction for my creative journey in 2023.

16

In July 2022, I completed a thesis titled Project Engagement: Life, History, and Multiverse, expanding Project Engagement (v1.0) as a practical framework into Project Engagement (v2.0) as a social theory. The major change was the introduction of the Life-History Topology module and the notion of Engagement as Moving between Thematic Spaces.

17

In the second half of 2022, I transitioned my primary writing platform from Medium.com to the Activity Analysis Site due to changes in Medium’s features. My work often requires diagrams in full-width display, a feature Medium had removed.

18

During this period, I conducted several case studies on the Slow Cognition Project, resulting in a book draft titled Creative Life Curation. Some of these case studies, including the development of the AAS framework, inspired me to launch the Mental Moves project in March 2023.

19

In June 2022, I launched a new Medium publication for Curativity Center and initiated the Knowledge Center project. By 2023, my experience running a network of knowledge centers provided valuable material for both the Mental Moves and Value Circle projects.

20

In March 2023, I began the Mental Moves project, focused on collecting examples of “Moving between Thematic Spaces.” The project later expanded on Dean Keith Simonton’s Chance-Configuration Theory (from Scientific Genius, 1988), extending it from “head” to “head-body-environment,” which led to the development of the Attachance approach to creative cognition.

21

In August 2023, I launched the Social Moves project, which centered around the concept of “Social Territory.” While Social Moves explore Social Actions, Mental Moves delve into the corresponding Mental Activities. In December 2023, I concluded the project with a book draft titled Social Moves: The Attachance Approach to Social Cognition.

22

From May to July 2024, I discussed Project Engagement (v3.1) with friends. During June and July, I spent four weeks in China caring for a family member undergoing surgery. During this time, I developed the tool “The House of Project Engagement”, using “Thematic Rooms” as a metaphor to represent different social structures. I later named this group of rooms and their social structures “Social Landscape”. My friends and family were incredibly supportive during this period.

23

In July 2024, after returning to the U.S., I completed Project Engagement (v3.1) with a Chinese-language thesis. However, I detached the concept of Social Landscape from the thesis and developed it into a standalone framework, which I later applied to the Strategic Moves project in September 2024.

24

In September 2024, I revisited the tension between Ecological Practice and Activity Theory and discovered a creative dialogue between the Project Engagement approach and Attachance Theory. In 2020, I used the concept of Projectivity, inspired by Ecological Practice, to develop a core module of Project Engagement. In 2024, I expanded on the concept of Social Landscape, inspired by the House of Project Engagement, to create an applied framework for Attachance Theory.

Attachance Theory is an abstract theory, I’d like to offer more details about some strategic moves.

• Move 1: How I coined the Term “Attachance”?
• Move 2: Kurt Lewin’s Impact on My Creative Journey
• Move 5: Theodore R. Schatzki’s “Site Ontology” and My “App Ontology”
• Move 6: The Basic Model of the Ecological Practice Approach
• Move 11: A Real Example of “Moving Between Thematic Spaces”
• Move 15: The statement of “Life = Projects = Thematic Spaces = Events = History”
• Move 18: The Nine Moves in the Journey of Developing AAS

Move 1: How I coined the term “Attachance”?

Thematic Room: Before

From 2014 to 2018, I studied various theoretical frameworks, with a special focus on Ecological Psychology. During this time, I developed several ideas, including the concept of Attachance, aiming to extend Ecological Psychology into a broader social theory.

The term Attachance was inspired by Gibson’s writings on the relationship between people and environments. Gibson stated, “When in use, a tool is a sort of extension of the hand, almost an attachment to it or a part of the user’s own body, and thus is no longer a part of the environment, graspable and portable, to be sure, but nevertheless external to the observer. This capacity to attach something to the body suggests that the boundary between the animal and the environment is not fixed at the surface of the skin but can shift. More generally it suggests that the absolute duality of ‘objective’ and ‘subjective’ is false. When we consider the affordances of things, we escape this philosophical dichotomy” (Gibson, 1979, p.35).

Gibson’s idea is not alone. The classic example of the blind man’s stick (Merleau-Ponty 1962; Polanyi 1962; Bateson 1973) described the same viewpoint. Gregory Bateson asked in 1973: “Consider a blind man with a stick. Where does the blind man’s self begin? At the tip of the stick? At the handle of the stick? Or at some point halfway up the stick?” Merleau-Ponty, Bateson, and Gibson seeded a great tree about the human mind. Today their ideas are driving forces in Embodied Cognitive Science.

Gibson didn’t explicitly develop a theory of “attach” and “detach,” though he used terms such as “attached object” and “detached object.” For Gibson, an attached object refers to a layout of surfaces less than completely surrounded by the medium, and a detached object refers to a layout of surfaces completely surrounded by the medium. This piece is complex because Gibson used his own terms such as Medium, Substance, and Surfaces to describe the meaningful environment.

While Gibson’s focus was on body-environment interactions at a human scale, my concept of Attachance extends beyond the body to encompass interactions at multi-level scales, integrating tools, systems, and environments into a dynamic social framework.

References:

• The Attachance Perspective

Move 2: Kurt Lewin’s Impact on My Creative Journey

Thematic Room: Role Models

The key intellectual figures who inspired me on this journey were a small group of interconnected psychologists: James J. Gibson, Kurt Lewin, Fritz Heider, and Roger G. Barker. I also deeply admired Harry Heft’s work in connecting Gibson, Barker, and William James.

These psychologists belong to two influential theoretical traditions: Gestalt Psychology and Ecological Psychology. Kurt Lewin, a key figure in Gestalt Psychology, was the teacher of both Fritz Heider and Roger G. Barker. James J. Gibson, a pioneer of Ecological Psychology, was a close friend of Fritz Heider. Lewin, as part of the Gestalt school, shared intellectual roots with Gibson through their mutual connections. Notably, Gibson’s teacher was Kurt Koffka, a German psychologist who co-founded the Gestalt school of psychology alongside Wolfgang Köhler and Max Wertheimer.

Kurt Lewin was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology in the United States. In 2016, I read his 1936 book Principles of Topological Psychology and I was shocked by his creativity in using diagramming to describe complex theoretical ideas. He adopted geometric topology to develop a brand new psychological theory. This is my starting point for studying diagramming.

Kurt Lewin designed a series of diagrams for his topological psychology. I consider his diagrams a great example of a Diagram System which means a set of diagrams share the same visual identity and the same conceptual ideas.

Source: Principles of Topological Psychology (1936, p.64)

Lewin inspired me in both my creative journey and theoretical creativity. While Gestalt Psychology is primarily recognized for its research on visual perception, Lewin moved from perception to social psychology, a strategic move that deeply resonated with me and influenced my own strategic direction.

His topological psychology also sparked my interest in spatial cognition and theory-building, laying the foundation for my development of the concept of “Thematic Space” and, more broadly, Attachance Theory.

References:

• An Integrated Framework for Studying Knowledge Diagrams (Part 1)

Move 5: Theodore R. Schatzki’s “Site Ontology” and My “App Ontology”

Thematic Room: Ideas

Inspired by Schatzki’s concept of “site ontology”, I developed the metaphor of “app ontology” to describe the theoretical perspective and epistemological stance of Attachance.

According to Theodore R. Schatzki, “Social ontology concerns the nature of the social. It addresses such questions as, What is sociality? In and of what does the social consist? and What are the basic structures of social life? The broad front of individualism has historically played a dominant role in this domain. Not only has a weighty line of theorists defended individualist accounts of social phenomena, but those defending alternatives have had to define themselves against individualism. This dominance allows a division of social ontologies into two camps: individualism and nonindividualism.”

Theodore R. Schatzki suggested a third view that emphasizes the site of the social life, “ To advocate a site ontology is to claim that the character and transformation of social life are inherently tied to the site of the social. Site ontologies represent a distinct approach to social ontology…Site ontologies proceed differently. Addressing the nature of the social involves identifying the type of site where social life exists and develops. Since a site, as noted, is a kind of context, the focus is on a special type of context, not wholes, sui generis realities, or abstract structures.”

Theodore R. Schatzki’s “Site” concept is similar to my concept of “Container”, though Site Ontology is based on what is called “flat ontology.” According to Loscher, Spitter and Seidl, “Similar to all theories of social practice, Schatzki’s site ontology is based on the presumption that all social phenomena are rooted in practices (Schatzki, 1996). Yet, in contrast to other practice theorists, such as Bourdieu and Giddens, Schatzki assumes that there is only one single level of social reality: the level of social practices (Seidl & Whittington, 2014). This means that Schatzki‘s practice theory is based on a ‘flat ontology’, which does away with the common idea that there are different levels of reality: micro and macro levels, for example (Schatzki, 2011)”.

However, my ecological practice approach goes beyond the concept of “Container” by also highlighting the hierarchy of human practice. The third version of the ecological practice model introduces three levels of social reality: the possible, actual, and logical levels.

As shown in this model, the concept of Attachance is central to the Ecological Practice approach. It emphasizes the agency of actors and the natural tendency to seek out opportunities.

Drawing inspiration from the historical development of the internet, I viewed the shift from “Site” to “App” as a metaphor for a paradigm change. During the Web 1.0 era, websites were the core element, but with the rise of the mobile internet, apps became dominant. The key difference between these two paradigms is the relationship between devices and users: in the PC paradigm, users are tied to devices, whereas the mobile paradigm enables devices to follow users.

In the age of Web1.0, websites are a significant element. However, the mobile internet relies on mobile apps. The major shift between the two paradigms is the relationship between devices and users. The PC paradigm requires people to follow devices while the mobile paradigm allows devices to follow people.

When applying the Site-App metaphor to social ontology, we see a potential paradigm shift beyond Site Ontology: App Ontology. This new ontology allows actors to not only attach to a site but also detach from it. App Ontology thus provides greater opportunities for actors while preserving the Container’s reality.

References:

• The Attachance Perspective
• The Development of Ecological Practice Approach

Move 6: The Basic Model of the Ecological Practice Approach

Thematic Room: Actual Project

In May 2020, I wrote After Affordance: The Ecological Approach to Human Action, where I introduced the concept of Attachance as the central idea.

A Germ Cell of a theoretical approach represents its smallest entity, capable of encapsulating the core thinking across different levels of analysis. The diagram below illustrates the germ cell of the Ecological Practice approach.

The Germ Cell of the Ecological Practice Approach

The above diagram integrates three core concepts of the Ecological Practice approach: Affordance, Attachance, and Containance. The term “Offers” is derived from the concept of affordance, referring to the opportunities provided by the Container. The combination of “Offer — Act” forms an Event, which alters the state of the Container. The updated state then affords new opportunities, guiding subsequent acts and events.

The diagram also reflects the concept of Attachance at the Container level. Entering the Container represents an attaching act while exiting signifies a detaching act. However, this diagram does not illustrate the second level of attachance, which occurs within the Container. In the Ecological Practice approach, any act is viewed as either an attaching or detaching act.

The above picture provides another representation of the germ cell. Here, the two forms of acts are depicted using binary numbers: 0 represents a detaching act, and 1 represents an attaching act. The parentheses symbolize the Container. The right-hand side of the diagram shows a more complex state, introducing two additional concepts: Curativity and Themes of Practice. I’ve also incorporated the idea of Emergence from complexity theory into this representation.

References:

• The Attachance Perspective
• The Development of Ecological Practice Approach

Move 11: A Real Example of “Moving Between Thematic Spaces”

Thematic Room: Network of Projects

In early 2022, I worked on several interconnected projects, which led me to shift my focus from individual projects to a project network. This experience gave rise to the concept of “Moving between Thematic Spaces”, setting the stage for future projects such as Mental Moves and Social Moves in 2023.

In Life Discovery: Biography, Journey, Program (and a possible book, Part 3), I list the following ten themes for a six-month journey.

• 1 — LAA — The “Life as Activity” Project
• 2 — PEA — The “Project Engagement” Approach
• 3 — LAP — The “Life as Project” approach
• 4 — LDA — The “Life Discovery Activity” Project
• 5 — AAS — The “Anticipatory Activity System” Framework
• 6 — SIA — The “Significant Insights Analysis” Project
• 7 — BIO — The Biography
• 8 — MNB — The Board @ Milanote
• 9 — SSL — The Shaper & Supporter Lab (SSL) Program
• 10 — CPN — The Complexity of “Project Network”

To visualize the complexity of these ten themes, I designed the following Project Network model, which is represented as a multi-level network:

The Project Network model integrates three interconnected layers: 1) a network of Themes, 2) a network of Projects, and 3) a network of People.

• The Network of Themes encompasses all theoretical approaches and frameworks, with each theme corresponding to a Thematic Space.
• The Network of Projects covers all practical activities, such as toolkit development, canvas design, and program facilitation.
• The Network of People focuses on the biogeography of individuals involved in these activities.

The diagram serves as a map, archiving my six-month journey in developing the Life-as-Project approach, where all theoretical frameworks, projects, and personal experiences intersect.

References:

• Life Strategy: Moving between Thematic Spaces

Move 15: The statement of “Life = Projects = Thematic Spaces = Events = History”

Thematic Room: Meet with Others

In April 2022, I contacted Mr. Ping-keung Lui, a theoretical sociologist, who encouraged me to further explore the relationship between the concepts of Event and Project. This led to a pivotal theoretical statement in Project Engagement (v2.1): Life = Projects = Thematic Spaces = Events = History, which set the direction for my creative journey in 2023.

The concept of Life can be viewed in two ways: as Collective Life and Individual Life, both of which can be understood through the concept of Projects. A person’s life is a series of real actions, and the concept of a Project helps to curate and organize these actions. Likewise, Collective Life can be curated through Projects.

Inspired by Lui’s approach, I used “synchronic mapping” to describe the immediate alignment between Events and Projects, and “diachronic unfolding” to capture the development of interconnected chains of Projects and Events over time.

In this view, Life is the result of the diachronic unfolding of a chain of Projects, while History is the result of the diachronic unfolding of a chain of Events.

By linking the Project Engagement Approach with the concept of Thematic Spaces, we arrive at the following connection:

Life = Projects = Thematic Spaces

As Life consists of a sequence of Projects, it can be understood as a journey through various Thematic Spaces. Each Project carries its own primary and secondary themes. By participating in and transitioning between Projects, we engage with our significant Life Themes, making each Project a Thematic Space.

The act of moving between different Thematic Spaces influences the transition between different Projects, and vice versa.

This leads to a simple model for understanding both life and history:

Life = Projects = Thematic Spaces = Events = History

In this way, the Life-as-Project approach echoes Andy Blunden’s assertion that “a project is a concept of both psychology and sociology” (2014, p.15). The concept of “Engagement” thus takes on a new meaning, referring to the movement between Thematic Spaces.

References:

• Project Engagement (v2): Life, History, and Multiverse
• Project Engagement (v2.1) as an Innovation Approach

Move 18: The Nine Moves in the Journey of Developing AAS

Thematic Room: Actual Project

During this period, I conducted several case studies as part of the Slow Cognition Project, which culminated in a book draft titled Creative Life Curation. Some of these case studies, including the development of the Anticipatory Activity System (AAS), inspired me to launch the Mental Moves project in March 2023, followed by Social Moves in December 2023. These two projects mark significant milestones in the evolution of Attachance Theory.

The diagram below illustrates the development of the Anticipatory Activity System (AAS) framework between August 2021 and August 2022.

I utilized the Theme U framework to guide the development of the Anticipatory Activity System (AAS). This framework organizes six types of “objects of knowing” in a U-shaped structure:

1. mTheory: Meta-theory
2. sTheory: Specific Theory
3. aModel: Abstract Model
4. cModel: Concrete Model
5. dPractice: Domain Practice
6. gPractice: General Practice

For the AAS project, I focused on these “Objects of Knowing” to bridge the gap between THEORY (AAS) and PRACTICE (Life Strategy):

• Meta-theory: Activity Theory, Anticipatory System Theory, Relevance Theory, etc
• Specific Theory: Anticipatory Activity System (AAS)
• Abstract Model: The AAS Framework
• Concrete Model: The AAS4LT (AAS for Life Transition) framework
• Domain Practice: The AAS4LT 1:1 life coaching program
• General Practice: Life Development

References

• Life Discovery: The AAS Framework
• Slow Cognition: The Development of AAS (August 21, 2021 — August 26, 2022)

Red Moves, Green Moves, Blue Moves, and Pink Moves

This case study uses four distinct color stages to represent the key phases in the development of Attachance Theory.

• Red Moves (2019–December 2021): This initial phase focused on establishing the foundation of Attachance, emphasizing the “people—object” relationship at its core.
• Green Moves (January 2022 — July 2022): The second phase introduced the concept of “Thematic Space” and the Project Engagement (v2.1) approach, expanding the theory to incorporate project-based contexts.
• Blue Moves (August 2022 — December 2023): In the third phase, the Attachance approach was applied to study both creative cognition and social cognition, deepening the theory’s scope.
• Pink Moves (2024): The fourth phase advanced the Project Engagement approach to version 3.1, integrating the concept of Social Landscape as a broader context for social interaction and cognition.

Finally, we see a clear path to developing Attachance Theory.

1. Establishing the theoretical foundation (2020): Combine the concepts of Attachance, Container, and Actions to form the basic model of the Ecological Practice approach.

2. Projects as Thematic Spaces and Social Containers (2022). Treat Projects as Thematic Spaces and Social Containers and apply Projectivity as an expression of Attachance within these spaces.

3. Explored Social Containers outside Projects (2024): Extend the Project Engagement approach to Project-oriented Social Ecology, creating a border framework for applying Attachance Theory across various social contexts.

Through its stages of evolution — from Red Moves to Pink Moves — Attachance Theory has grown from a foundational idea into a comprehensive framework for understanding human cognition, project engagement, and social dynamics. Each phase introduced new insights and expanded the theory’s scope, from individual interactions with objects to larger social landscapes and thematic spaces.

As the theory continues to evolve, the core principles of Attachance, Thematic Space, and Social Containers offer promising avenues for future exploration. Whether applied to creative work, social ecology, or life strategy, Attachance Theory provides a flexible, adaptive approach to navigating the complexities of life and projects.

Looking ahead, the ongoing refinement of this theory opens the door to even deeper insights into how we move through the world — mentally, socially, and creatively — illuminating the interconnections that define both our individual journeys and collective histories.

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