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Strategic Life Narrative (Possible Book, v1, 2025)

This possible book is not only an exploration of the twelve types of Strategic Life Narrative practices but also serves as a comprehensive review and presentation of my creative work over the past several years.

Frame for Work (possible book, v1, 2024)

A book draft about Knowledge Frameworks, Predictive Models, and the World of Activity.

Knowledge Discovery (Possible Book, 2022)

An Introduction to Oliver Ding's 2022 book draft: Knowledge Discovery: Developing Tacit Knowledge with the Thematic Space Canvas.

Homecoming: A Thematic Trip and the World of Activity Approach

Homecoming is more than a memoir. It is both a personal narrative and a theoretical contribution, showing how everyday experience can become a source of cultural insight, creative frameworks, and intergenerational connection.

Creative Life Curation (Possible Book, v1, 2022)

A Possible Book for Knowledge Creators and Experience Curators

Project-oriented Activity Theory (Summary)

The TOC and Introduction of my 2021 book Project-oriented Activity Theory.

Appropriating Activity Theory (Book)

A Journey of Knowledge Engagement.

Advanced Life Strategy: Anticipatory Activity System and Life Achievements (Book)

An introduction to a systematic approach to life strategy and a possible book.

All Edge: The Projectification of Work [Activity Theory]

The Activity System model has been orienting many empirical research since 1987. Clay Spinuzzi’s book All Edge: Inside the new workplace networks (2015) is a great example.

Andy Blunden’s vision of Activity Theory

A major development of Activity Theory during the past decade is Andy Blunden’s account “An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity”.