Oliver Ding - Activity Analysis Center (Page 2)

GO Theory (Phase III): Gejunction and AI

This convergence marks a formal transition. GO Theory Phase I established the World of Activity. Phase II expanded to the World of Life and cultural development through ACS. The work ahead—centered on Gejunction, AI, and the movement from theory into practice—I am naming Phase III.

[活动分析与干预] 第二讲：宇宙吾心

肉身终将被天、地、生、死所回收，但经由展业，我们的创造物可以在群、己、灵、科所刻画的生活世界中继续生长。这就是有限者的无限之道，也是活动世界论对「宇宙吾心」的最终回应。

Activity Analysis Network #22: — Closure and Unfolding: A Thematic Trip and the AAI (2026) Journey

Three things came out of this trip: a thematic journey, a new book project, and a shift in the Center's direction.

Closure and Unfolding: Part 3 - Across Continents

This is the third section of that book, "Across Continents," which tells the story of a generation on the move—and the longer arc of human migration that surrounds it.

Closure and Unfolding: Part 2 - Across Generations

This is the second section of that book, "Across Generations", which tells the story of a single image, a family, and the pattern that holds them together.

Closure and Unfolding: Part 1 - A Dramatic Life Pattern

I developed the theme of Closure and Unfolding from this trip and began planning a new possible book. This is the first section of that book, A Dramatic Life Pattern, which tells the story of how the theme of this book was born.

Closure and Unfolding: Part 4 - Zheng Xin Cheng Yi

This is the fourth section of that book, "Zheng Xin Cheng Yi" (正心诚意 — Rectifying the Mind and Cultivating Sincerity), which recounts my visit to Kaoting Academy and my connection with Zhu Xi (朱熹).

Closure and Unfolding: Chapter 4.1 - A Jianyang Boy

In July 2026, I traveled to China to visit family. I returned to my hometown, Jianyang, and went to Kaoting Academy to pay my respects to Zhu Xi.

Joint Center: Revisiting the van Gogh brothers' Creative Life

This article has introduced Joint Center as a concept that extends the World of Activity framework's understanding of what a Center can be.

GO Square: Mapping the "Thematic Trip" Constellation

Now we have a complete mapping case of the "Thematic Trip" constellation — seven concepts, each anchored at its own GO Coordinate, woven together through Attachance into a dynamic network, and finally curated into a coherent whole: "The Lifecycle of a Theme."