Oliver Ding

Oliver Ding

Founder of CALL (Creative Action Learning Lab), information architect, knowledge curator.

Method 101: Diagramming as Theorizing

Engeström considered the use of graphic models as an important part of his method of theory building. He sees graphic models as both representations and instruments which invite readers to build their own version of the diagram.

Case study: Andmind Group [Activity Theory]

I really like Spinuzzi’s typology of activities and applied it to a strategy development discussion in 2017. I’d like to share this experience as a story for case study.

The Landscape of Activity Theory and CHAT

Activity Theory or the “Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT)” is an interdisciplinary philosophical framework for studying both individual and social aspects of human behavior.

A Typology of Activities [Activity Theory]

Typology is a great tool for learning and using theories. In 2015, Clay Spinuzzi offered a typology of Activities.

The Concept of Object [Activity Theory]

The concept of “Object” is the foundational concept of Activity

The Concept of Activity [Activity Theory]

What's Activity? Activity Theory [https://en.wikipedia.org/