December 2009 Archives

What could kill an elegant, high-value participatory project?

By Patrick J. Lynch on December 31, 2009 12:14 PM | 2 Comments

A valuable parable and warning for many kinds of highly participatory enterprise projects like "Web 2.0" blogs and wikis, implementing a CMS, or really any kind of project that aims at changing the behaviors of large numbers of people. Even a project that the target audience loves may be doomed without adequate logistics and staff support.

A great philosophy on image making

By Patrick J. Lynch on December 31, 2009 12:07 PM | 1 Comment

"The best camera is the one you have with you." Agreed. Some of my best photos were taken with equipment that photo gearheads would sneer at.

Three great resources for diagram junkies

By Patrick J. Lynch on December 24, 2009 11:33 AM | No Comments

• Hugh Dubberly - Concept Maps
• Dynamic Diagrams
• Flickr - Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, & Social Theory