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Oliver Ding

Oliver Ding

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

Activity Analysis Network #11: Boundary, Givenness, and Agency Threshold

Building on the four boundaries of World of Life, a new concept called Worldentity was developed as a new member of the Anticipatory Cultural Sociology (ACS) framework.

The World of Activity (v1.0, 2022) Framework: Theoretical Foundation and Generative Confluence

This article traces the theoretical development of the World of Activity (v1.0, 2022) framework, which defines every individual's experiential horizon through four boundaries: Heaven (天), Earth (地), Birth (生), and Death (死).

A GAP Project and a Generative Confluence Journey

Anchoring the Center refers to searching for a meta-framework to support a potential focus in transforming into a creative center by curating relevant creative elements together.

Worldentity: The Cultural Givenness of Thematic Creation

Building the Ontology of Thematic Creation

The Concept of "World of Life"

Four Boundaries of the World of Life

The Concept of "World of Activity"

The Concept of "World of Activity" and a large diagram.

Alien Land: Geographical Expansion

An excerpt of Homecoming: A Thematic Trip and the World of Activity Approach.

[Meta-framework] The LARGE Method (2026)

The Living Coordinate model was originally composed of two parts: a 3D coordinate system and a series of circles. The LARGE Method extends this structure by adopting a 4D coordinate and five circles.

Activity Analysis Network #10: Re-visiting, Re-building, and Agency Cascade

Both #1 and #4 were inspired by revisiting earlier works I created many years ago. These experiences led me to articulate the "Revisiting - Rebuilding" pattern, which is further explored through two case studies in #2 and #5.

Wonder and Wander (book, v1.0, 2025)

Wonder and Wander (2025) is a reflective work by Oliver Ding examining the formation and evolution of knowledge enterprises between 2019 and 2025. Based on eight case studies, the book explores how long-term creative projects emerge, stabilize, and transform over time.