The Unknowledge Pattern Language
http://www.nooron.org/know/uplift_linguistic_shell/unknowledge_pattern_language
Unknowledge Patterns describe ways of talking about that which is
unknown. For example, the discovery of the periodic table of the
elements created a pattern of information about what we didn't know
about the elements, until we "filled in the blanks." These "named
voids" in our knowledge were powerful attractors, and shaped the
discourse of science. Are there other ways of naming voids which shape
our discovery? The discovery of zero, a "missing nothing," was one of
the turning points in Western thought. Are there other missing nothings
lurking about, waiting to be discovered? If so, how do we name these
voids, and to what end? This is the stuff of unknowledge management.
Adjacent Possible
Intent
That portion of the void which is knowable via the named voids already inside the known space.
References
KnownSpace
NamedVoid
Autocatalytic Space
Intent
A space which has the property that adding more stuff creates a larger adjecent possible void.
RelatedPatterns
Stuff
Void
NamedVoid
SelfDiscovery
References
world wide web
Benegnosis
Intent
A way of knowing based on what is positive or strong
RelatedPatterns
Malgnosis
SelfDiscovery
AutocatalyticSpace
Diachronic
Intent
A perspective based on the flow of time
RelatedPatterns
Synchronic
Expectation Failure
Expected Properties
Intrinsic
Intent
A scale-independent property
RelatedPatterns
ScaleFreeSpace
StackedScales
Known Space
Linguistic Shell
Malgnosis
Intent
A way of knowing based on what is wrong or failing.
RelatedPatterns
Benegnosis
SelfDiscovery
AutocatalyticSpace
Named Void
ProtoSpace Browser
Intent
A means of viewing a space, based on a perspective of a browser which is able to apply different garment to
the objects under view.
RelatedPatterns
Intrinsic
ProtoSpace
ScaleFreeSpace
StackedScales
ProtoSpace
Intent
The combination of the known space and the void.
RelatedPatterns
KnownSpace
Void
NamedVoid
Stuff
Scale Free Space
Intent
A space in which connectivity between elements (points) is not constant. Some points may be highly interconnected,
while others are less connected, according to a power law.
Self Discovery
Consequences
The process by which a space discovers itself by progressively discovering the values of named voids
Stacked Scales
Intent
A perspective of looking at a system along a continuum of scales, for example, looking at health
from the perspective of the molecule, gene, cell, organ, immune system, person, family, community, nation, species.
RelatedPatterns
Diachronic
Stuff
Intent
That which is in the known space, including the Named Voids which link to the unknown
Synchronic
Intent
A perspective based on a snapshot in time
Tapestry
RelatedPatterns
Garment
NamedVoid
Stuff
Unknowledge Loop
Intent
The process of growing a space by filling named voids, which in turn create more named voids.
Unknowledge Pool
Intent
The is a collection of the NamedVoids which have been created in WITTy conversation, representing expressions of those things which are unknown. Pattern weavers may use this pool to find MissingNothings which can then be used to create or refine patterns. Significant NamedVoids may be collected into a Tapestry, showing the interplay of that which is known and that which is unknown.
Motivation
The pool allows discoure to proceed, naming voids to be filled in later.
Applicability
The Wiki protocol is an example of this. For example, a WikiWord can be entered onto a page, which then appears with a question mark after it. The user has created a NamedVoid. This appears in the UnknowledgePool until it is filled in. The progress of the word, first as unknown and later as known, is tracked as part of the diachronic perspective of the system.
RelatedPatterns
Tapestry
NamedVoid
KnownSpace
Diachronic
AdjacentPossible
LinguisticShell
UnknowledgeLoop
Void