Appropriating Activity Theory

Appropriating Activity Theory #9: The ECHO Way (2021)

From a 2021 manuscript to a 2026 live dialogue: Following the continuous ECHO Journey as it expands from individual reflection to social projection.

Appropriating Activity Theory #8: Stage, Map, and Moves

The seed from 2017 has now grown into the History {Life[Self(Body)]} Framework (v3.0), a meta-framework for the Meta-frameworks project.

Appropriating Activity Theory #7: The Piano House and Activity as Container

The "Activity-as-Container" conceptual deck was part of a four-project creative journey from July 2017 to Feb 2018.

Appropriating Activity Theory #6: Engaging with Andy Blunden's Creative Ideas

The student had to become a creator before he could adequately teach the teacher's ideas.

Appropriating Activity Theory #5: Kids are Our Teachers (2018)

Interestingly, this story resonates with the research of Cole and Barker on children conducted many years ago.

Appropriating Activity Theory #4: When Vygotsky Meets Dewey (2019)

From 2019 to 2021, I worked on the Theory—Practice Connection centered around a simple diagram as a creative heuristic tool. The three-year journey took several strategic moves to scale its initial focus.

Appropriating Activity Theory #3: Means, End, and Creative Chaos

On February 22, 2022, I stayed in a room to conduct a self-dialogue to resolve a creative challenge. It resonated with the Means-End principle in Activity Theory.

Appropriating Activity Theory #2: The Project Engagement Approach in November 2020

This is the story of the Project Engagement approach during its early stage in late 2020.

Appropriating Activity Theory #1: Misunderstanding and Repurposing (2018)

A case study about engaging with a meta-framework