Liberating Voices - A Pattern Language for Communication Revolution (original) (raw)
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2002
This is the first report on an ambitious participatory project, currently in work, whose goal is the construction of a "pattern language, " a large structured collection of knowledge that represents the "wisdom " of a widely distributed, very loosely knit community of activists, researchers, policy-makers, and technologists. This report provides an important first step as it outlines our hopes, expectations, planned tasks, and research hypotheses. A second report in late 2002 or early 2003 will bracket this report with a discussion of actual activities, evaluation, and recommendations.
A pattern language for living communication
2002
Doug Schuler. In PDC \'02PDC \'02,Participatory Design Conference; Malmo, Sweden. June, 2002.Participatory Design Conference; Malmo, Sweden. June, 2002 (2002). ... Tags. A Pattern Language for Living Communication. by: Doug Schuler. ...
Towards a Fourth Generation Pattern Language: Patterns as Epistemic Threads for Systemic Orientation
Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change. Designing Lively Scenarios in Various Fields., 2016
This paper charts the emergence of a fourth generation of pattern languages that continues the generational progression identified by Takashi Iba. In order to characterize Pattern Language 4.0 in the context of societal change, we start by describing some of the complexities of social change processes: the systemic nature of the challenges involved, its pluralistic nature and the consequent need for a semantic approach capable of reconciling multiple perspectives and issue framings. We subsequently describe the systemic potential of pattern languages and outline general features through which fourth generation pattern languages realise this potential and address these complexities. Finally, we describe PLAST (Pattern Languages for Systemic Transformation) as a concrete example of a fourth generation project and in conclusion return to consider prospects for societal transformation and how the use of pattern languages can contribute to this.
Working with Patterns: An Introduction (Paper for Feedback & Discussion)
This article introduces (design) patterns in the traditon of Christopher Alexander – what they are, how they are researched in pattern repositories, how they are organized as pattern languages and published in various formats, how they are used in a creative cycle, and which ethical attitudes are needed to make them work – directed at the members of social movements, specifically the Commons Movement. (the article is a chapter of the book "Patterns of Commoning" by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich)
Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences - "Realizing Sustainable Futures" - University of Colorado – 23 - 30 July 2016. Soon to be published in the ISSS Journal – 60th meeting - Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-ND 4.0. Working towards more sustainable systems is a critical endeavor of the 21st century requiring collaborative efforts for the broad development of systemic literacy. This paper explores the potential of patterns and pattern languages as tools for systemic change and transdisciplinary collaboration, investigation and design, and outlines the ways they could be further operationalized to develop and leverage collective intelligence and agency towards Curating the Emergence of Thrivability and Realizing Sustainable Futures in Socio-Ecological Systems.
Patterns: Problem and Solutions?
2002
We consider the use of patterns as a means of structuring and presenting ethnographic material within a broader system design and research process. In contrast to many existing approaches that orient pattern languages to encode problems and their solutions, we focus on the communicative properties of pattern languages. Addressing the ethnography-design relationship in particular, we suggest that pattern languages may be devised to support practitioners address the perennial problem of interdisciplinary communication. The emphasis here is shifted from a retrospective concern with mining previous experiences to the development of support for interdisciplinary analysis of the design space in the ongoing flow of design work. The rationale for a format for structuring and presenting ethnographic findings is outlined.
Speaking in teams: motivating a pattern language for collaboration
2004
Collaborative work is increasing in frequency and importance in business, academia, and communities. The knowledge behind what makes for a successful collaboration is also increasing but is normally focused on only one aspect of collaboration theory. The understanding of how successful collaborations are built is greatly improved by the creation of a unified framework that organises and transfers knowledge and practices. The framework proposed in this paper is the concept of a pattern language for collaboration. The notion of a pattern language was first detailed in 1979 by Christopher Alexander in his book, A Timeless Way of Building [1]. A pattern language consists of a hierarchy of individual patterns that are used to solve problems associated with the parts in the pattern. When developed, researchers can use a pattern language for collaboration as a tool set to evaluate existing collaborations, repair unhealthy collaborations, and build future collaborations. The core concept is that the structure of an environment guides the pattern of events that occurs. A healthy collaboration is more likely to be responsive to the needs of its community and robust enough to overcome unanticipated challenges. The development and evolution of the pattern language is similar to a genetic process in that quality of the overall language emerges from the interaction of individual and complex patterns. The article applies the pattern language to the real world example of twenty eight different collaborations that are part of the Colorado Healthy Communities Initiative to illustrate the application of the pattern language in context. The article closes with recommendations for future development of the language.
Working with Patterns: An Introduction
This article introduces (design) patterns in the traditon of Christopher Alexander – what they are, how they are researched in pattern repositories, how they are organized as pattern languages and published in various formats, how they are used in a creative cycle, and which ethical attitudes are needed to make them work – directed at the members of social movements, specifically the Commons Movement. (the article is a chapter of the book "Patterns of Commoning" by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich)