The Life as Activity Approach (2025)
An introduction to a series of activity-centered knowledge frameworks
Oliver Ding
Founder of CALL (Creative Action Learning Lab), information architect, knowledge curator.
Appropriating Activity Theory #1: Misunderstanding and Repurposing (2018)
A case study about engaging with a meta-framework
World of Activity #5: The Creative Thematic Curation Framework
The Creative Thematic Curation Framework explores the concept of "Theme" within the Developmental Project model.
World of Activity #4: The Thematic Identity Curation Framework
The Thematic Identity Curation Framework addresses the dynamic transformation between Theme and Identity within the Project Engagement Approach.
World of Activity #3: The House of Project Engagement
An introduction to the House of Project Engagement—a thematic map and interactive tool designed for life narrative engagement.
World of Activity #2: Oliver Ding's Project Engagement in 2024
In this annual review, I will use the terms Projects, Sub-projects, and Meta-projects to analyze and reflect on my Project Engagement in 2024.
The Landscape of Project Engagement (v3.1, 2024)
This article utilizes the Knowledge Discovery Canvas to represent the landscape of the Project Engagement Approach (v3.1) and introduces a set of entities within the large knowledge enterprise.
World of Activity #1: Exploring the theme of "Supportive Life Development"
This article is part of the World of Activity series on the Activity Analysis site. In this series, we use the World of Activity toolkit as a creative heuristic to explore new themes
The Concept of "Projectivity" [Project Approach]
The Concept of “Projectivity” is inspired by Ecological Psychologist James J. Gibson’s Affordance Theory and Andy Blunden’s Project as a Unit of Analysis to Activity Theory.
World of Activity (v1, 2024)
The House of Project Engagement and Featured Models form the World of Activity toolkit (v1, 2024)