Activity Analysis Network

These articles collectively mark a significant expansion of the World of Life framework, introduce Spatial Heuristics as a new methodological stream, and advance ACS to version 1.2 with a refined model of the actor.

These articles contribute to the development of the Anticipatory Cultural Sociology (ACS) framework, which culminated in v1.1.

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.

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.

In this issue, we explore how anticipation, education, and culture come together—sharing reflections, creative projects, and new frameworks that connect theory and practice in meaningful ways.

On the final day of 2025, marking the close of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, I write this newsletter to release a new possible book, Meta-frameworks: The Self-Life-Mind Schema and Other Creative Heuristics, to close a multi-year journey of theorizing creative life.

In this issue (#7), two new articles explore the Activity as Container conceptual deck I created in 2017, and the story behind it.

From November 15 to November 30, I worked on editing a new possible book: Developmental Projects: The Project Engagement Approach to Adult Development.

In this issue (#5), three new articles explore the Ecological Camp Framework, its meta-diagram Tripartness, and the story behind it. I also published a long article about the Creative Identity Engagement Framework, which is part of the Project Engagement Approach (version 3.1).

This issue explores diagrams as tools for both theory and practice, drawing on Lev Vygotsky's concept of psychological tools for mediating action.