Summary

Oliver Ding introduces "TalkThree," a series of short articles focused on knowledge engagement through daily reading, learning, and thinking, emphasizing habits, strategic techniques, and intellectual games.

Abstract

The "TalkThree" series by Oliver Ding is a new initiative aimed at knowledge creators, encouraging engagement through concise articles that explore habits, techniques, and games related to reading, learning, and thinking. Ding, who prefers the term "Knowledge Engagement" over "Knowledge Management," uses his background in Activity Theory to foster a dynamic view of the interaction between people and knowledge. The articles, organized around "Three Ideas," are designed to be succinct, a departure from Ding's typically longer pieces. They cover a range of topics, from reading handbooks to understanding radical innovation, and invite the audience to participate in a community centered around these themes. Additionally, Ding is developing a new website for the Platform Ecology project and encourages connections through various social platforms.

Opinions

Oliver Ding favors "Knowledge Engagement" over "Knowledge Management," viewing knowledge as a dynamic process rather than a static entity.
The "TalkThree" series is structured around the concept of brevity, challenging the author to convey ideas in a concise manner.
Ding's approach is influenced by Activity Theory, which he applies to the design of knowledge discovery activities.
The series is not intended to develop new theories but rather to share practical habits, strategic techniques, and thought-provoking games.
"TalkThree" originated from a game Ding developed in 2019, which has since evolved into a framework for exploring themes of practice.
The content is centered around three keywords: Learning, Reading, and Thinking, and is meant to inspire and engage the reader in these areas.
A community aspect is emphasized, with a Twitter community established for readers to join and discuss the series' themes.
Ding's work is not limited to the "TalkThree" series; he is also actively working on the Platform Ecology project and invites engagement across various social media channels.

TalkThree: A Tiny Idea for Knowledge Engagement

A new series of short articles for knowledge creators: Read, Write, and Think.

Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

Some readers asked me to write about Personal Knowledge Management. To be honest, I don’t like the term PKM because I don’t like “Knowledge Management” which is a term used in the field of corporate management.

I prefer to use “Knowledge Engagement” to describe the “people — knowledge” relationship. For me, the term “Knowledge Management” refers to a perspective that sees knowledge as an entity or substance, a thing. In contrast to this substance view, I use the term “Knowledge Engagement” to refer to a process view that sees the “people — knowledge” interaction as a dynamic process.

If you read my book Knowledge Discovery: Developing Tacit Knowledge with Thematic Space Canvas, you will find that I am using Activity Theory to design an instrument for Knowledge Discovery Activity.

Today I decided to start a new series of short articles about knowledge engagement. I am not going to develop a new theory or a new theoretical framework. I want to share some tiny ideas about my daily reading, learning, and thinking. Some ideas are habits, some ideas are strategic techniques, and some ideas are just for fun.

#TalkThree

I will use #TalkThree as the name of the new series of short articles. You can follow the hashtag #TalkThree on Medium, Twitter, and Linkedin.

The term “TalkThree” was a name of a game I developed in 2019. The game gives people two words and asks them to think about the third word. See the card below.

You can find version 1.0 of the game here. I also designed version 2.0 for the game. See the picture below.

The above two words inspired me to think about the third word. The outcome is “Themes”. Later, I developed a framework called “Themes of Practice” and wrote a possible book.

We can see the new series of short articles as version 3.0 of the game.

What Do you Expect from Me?

As mentioned before, #TalkThree 3.0 is designed with the following ideas:

Short articles
Three ideas
Habits, Techniques, and Games
Learning, Reading, and Thinking

I tend to write long articles on Medium. Now I am going to challenge myself on writing short articles.

I will use “Three Ideas” to organize the content of each article. For example, a tiny book list of three books, a tiny action of three acts, a tiny group of three people, etc.

If you want to find new theories or new theoretical frameworks. You find some inspiration from my 12 possible books. #TalkThree 3.0 is only about sharing my daily habits, strategic techniques, and intellectual games.

The content of #TalkThree 3.0 will focus on three keywords: Learning, Reading, and Thinking.

The Community @ Twitter

If you have a Twitter account, you can join the #TalkThree community here:

https://twitter.com/i/communities/1537055879031398402

The List of Articles

You can find the archive of articles below.

#TalkThree 01: How to Read a Handbook? (June 2, 2022)
#TalkThree 02: How to Name “X Innovation”? (June 3, 2022)
#TalkThree 03: How to Use an Abstract Model? (June 6, 2022)
#TalkThree 04: How Does Collective Learning Work? (June 7, 2022)
#TalkThree 05: How to Connect X and Y? (June 8, 2022)
#TalkThree 06: How to Approach Radical Innovation? (June 12, 2022)
#TalkThree 07: How to Understand “X as Y” (June 14, 2022)
#TalkThree 08: How to Expand a Framework with Friends (June 15, 2022)

I am also working on building a new website for the Platform Ecology project. You can save the following links:

You are most welcome to connect via the following social platforms:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverding Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliverding Polywork: https://www.polywork.com/oliverding Boardle: https://www.boardle.io/users/oliver-ding

TalkThree: A Tiny Idea for Knowledge Engagement

#TalkThree

What Do you Expect from Me?

The Community @ Twitter

The List of Articles

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