Diagram Explained: Kinds of Cognitive Representation and The FifthWay of Knowing

Creative Diagramming is the fifth way of knowing

In the previous articles, I discussed five themes about knowledge diagrams:

• The theme of “Hierarchy”: The Ecological Formism Approach to Diagrams
• The theme of “Network”: Concept System, Diagram Network, and Knowledge Frameworks
• The theme of “Path”: Activity, Knowledge, and Moving on Diagrams
• The theme of “Concept”: Themes, Concepts, and Situational Diagrams
• The theme of “Space”: Space, Thematic Space, and Activity System +

In Diagram Explained: Concept System, Diagram Network, and Knowledge Framework, I used the above diagram to discuss the relationship between the “Concept” level, the “Framework” level, and the “Diagram” level.

What’s the relationship between the “Concept” level and the “Framework” level?

Some “Concept Systems” are developed for understanding some particular activities or social practices, these kinds of “Concept Systems” are called “Knowledge Frameworks”.

All knowledge frameworks are concept systems, but not all concept systems are knowledge frameworks. In other words, Knowledge Frameworks are a sub-set of Concept…