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Hashtag: #PKMChat

Dedicated Hosts: @pkmchat

Moderators: @brunowinck, @kneaver

Questions will come from @pkmchat, you may want to reply to @pkmchat to prevent your tweets to disturb your followers.

Venue: Twitter, your favorite tool

Dress Code: GIFs, Memes and pancakes are OK

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Design from Intent to Plans

Anon:

Bruno I think design is out of topic for PKM, just saying.

Bruno:

PKM has various definitions. I had one long before I heard of others. Mine includes all kind of Knowledge activities including creation. When we write a post it’s design, when we design our own learning path it’s design, when I design software it’s design, when IDs design eLearning it’s design. Even choosing a theme or curating is design at work. Let’s check Wikipedia’s definition.

Quote from Wikipedia
“Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. Design has different connotations in different fields. In some cases the direct construction of an object is also considered to be design.” .. “With such a broad denotation, there is no universal language or unifying institution for designers of all disciplines. This allows for many differing philosophies and approaches toward the subject (see Philosophies and studies of design, below).”

In a design process there will be a designer, a goal, a context, a consumer. It could be a design team, could be stakeholders customers, end-users, learners, reader. The overall process concept stays the same. Inside design in general we have graphic, style, esthetic, user experience design which attracts more attention. We can learn from all design process to build or enhance our own mix.

In design there is the idea that the goal is somewhat unique.

Anon:

Okay but last week we were on recipes, pizzas etc… Was that still PKM? How do we relate to design now?

Bruno:

Recipes are one proven example of knowledge gathering and transmission. It’s also knowledge at work. Design is also heading for a goal, more unique than a recipe, and there are very few design process as opposed to the huge collection of recipes available. In both recipes and design knowledge will be used. Collecting, sharing knowledge is cool but putting it to work is also PKM.

Anon:

I see your point.

Let’s jump into the chat!

PKMChat being about Personal Knowledge Management encompass Knowledge lifecycle in general. Our first chat was about learning, acquiring Knowledge. Our second is about sharing it. Week after weeks we will switch from one end of the lifecycle to another while exploring all the channels that could be used: social, formal, writing, videos. Feel free to suggest topics by tweeting to @pkmchat.

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Questions:

  • Q1: Share your last design masterpiece:) Describe, Links
  • Q2: When do you clarify your goal, your idea? How to ensure it’s unique
  • Q3: When do end-users, stakeholders, readers enter your process?
  • Q4: Your design process in a tweet
  • Q5: When does your design knowledge come into play?
  • Q6: How, where do you seek inspiration or extra design knowledge
  • Q7: When do you use feedback How is it used in your process
  • Q8: Do you think Design is a gift or a learned competency
  • NB: Questions are subject to change without notice.

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