ActionResearch Action research can be described as a family of research methodologies which pursue action (or change) and research (or understanding) at the same time ...
ClearEntryPoints Problem: How does the user know where to start exploring a web site? How do they stay oriented as they move around in a complex, hyperlinked web space ...
CollaborationPlatform Within a context where independent actors wish to collaborate around common interest or goals, sometimes a a neutral, shared resource (which ...
DevelopmentalCommons The future is inherently a Commons in that no one party can absolutely control it it is the cumulative result of all relevant actors. A ...
FundingPool Pattern Making strategic funding decisions is a knowledge intensive activity that benefits from ecnomies of scale. A virtual #8220;pool #8221; of funding ...
KnowledgeCommons To support various expressions of DevelopmentalCommons, create a universally accessible repository of domain specific information and knowledge that ...
NavigableSpaces Problem: How can you present the content so that a user can explore it at their own pace, in a way which is comprehensible and engaging to the user ...
OptionalDetailOnDemand Users are easily overwhelmed by too many options or choices so it is more inviting and less intimidating to initially present only the information ...
PeerLearningCircle "The use of a circle as both the organizational structure and descriptive metaphor for a meeting of equals is likely to have been a part of our ...
VisioningForum Universally, the heart of the civic life of any community is an open forum where citizens have dialog with one another to create a SharedVision. Possible ...
WikiFacilitation Pattern In order for WikiConversations to approximate the satisfaction and efficacy of face to face conversations, WikiFacilitation actively manages ...