D as Diagramming: Meta-theory and General Practice

On August 7, 2021, I shared the Activity U project on Twitter and King Soma asked a question about the Theme U. You can find details of the conversation here.

King Soma’s question inspired me to reflect on the connection between metatheories and general practice. Though I have highlighted it in the original diagram of the shape U, I didn’t pay attention to it.

The reflection led to a diagram blending work. On August 8, 2021, I put the Theme U diagram and the 3I model together and designed a new diagram below.

This post provided more details about this diagram blending work. Part 1 is about the background of the conversation. Part 2 focuses on the diagram blending work and related discussion. Part 3 offers a conclusion.

Contents

Part 1: Background

Part 2: A Diagram Blending Work

2.1 The 3I model
2.2 Creative Writing as a Creative Action
2.3 From Percepts to Concepts
2.4 The case of Supportance Theory
2.5 The Concept Dynamics framework