The document discusses using sensemaking patterns and the Bloomer platform to understand complex situations. It describes Jack Park observing individuals like Joe, Sarah, Angel and Olivia applying sensemaking patterns to research topics. Through their independent and collaborative efforts, an important new connection between concepts is discovered regarding macrophages, free radicals, antioxidants and bacterial infections. Olivia then improves the shared knowledge by adding context through conversation.

1. Using Bloomer to Understand
Complex Situations
Jack Park
Latest: 20100521
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2.  Understand Sensemaking Patterns
 Apply those patterns using the Bloomer
platform
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3. "Never underestimate the power of a
small group of committed people to
change the world. In fact, it is the
only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
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4. ―Discovery consists of seeing what
everybody has seen, and thinking
what nobody has thought.‖
Albert Szent-Györgyi
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5. We are starting a
conversation
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6. Do not trust a word I
say here
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7. I must earn your
trust
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8. It is not enough that I
am here talking with
you
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9. Trust among all of us
must be earned
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10. Earning Trust
Collective Intelligence
at work
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11. Trust grows with
reputation
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12. Reputation grows
through
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13. Authenticity
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14. Honesty
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15. Transparency
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16. Participation
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17. Let us begin that
conversation
I shall start with a
question, then offer a
possible answer…
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18. What does sensemaking mean?
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19. Working together to
discover ways to make sense
out of complex
situations—to research,
discuss, and understand a
situation
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20. Claim:
Collective Intelligence is
all about conversation
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21. What does conversation mean
to you?
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22. Audience
Conversation
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23. Debates may not rise above what the
participants know; new understandings may
not emerge
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24. Primary context: Climate Change
http://debatewise.org/debates/200-climate-change-is-the-end-of-the-world
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25. Thoughtful conversations bring new
understandings to the participants – discoveries
are possible
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26. Primary context: Climate Change
http://www.climatecollaboratorium.org/web/guest/debates#debate=314;item=-1
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28.  Conversations that can be represented as
collections of simple:
 Questions
 Answers or statements
 Supporting (Pro) arguments
 Opposing (Con) arguments
 Can be organized in a Conversation Map
 Dialogue Map
 Argument Map
 Issue Map
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29. What does the idea:
sensemaking patterns
mean to you?
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30. Audience
Conversation
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31.  Observing Situations and Events
 Asking Questions
 Preparing Answers
 Collecting information
 Finding
 Tagging
 Annotating
 Connecting ideas Image: Wikipedia
 Presenting Answers
 Debating Answers
 Supporting
 Opposing
 Sharing Information and Conversations
 Federating in a library of shared resources
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32.  We shall
 Observe several people using sensemaking patterns
 Some independent
 Some collaborating
 Witness the emergence of an important information
resource that is new knowledge
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33. Joe is in Medical
School studying to
be a doctor
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34. Joe is preparing for a
test on Bacterial
Infections
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35. Joe performs a web
search to find
information on
Bacterial Infection
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37. Joe selects a web
page to study
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39. Joe discovers an
important idea
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40. Important
idea
―Thus, if a bacterial infection
occurs …, macrophages will
produce reactive oxygen to
counteract the infection…‖
Reactive oxygen
also known as ―free
radicals‖
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41. Joe records his
discovery and adds
tags to identify the
new information
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42. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to record discoveries
Image: Wikipedia Bookmark page
with these tags
Immune Response
Bacterial Infection
macrophages use
free radicals to Macrophage
kill bacteria
Free Radical
Reactive Oxygen
Annotate page
with this idea
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43. Joe’s big discovery
macrophages use
free radicals to
kill bacteria
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44. Sarah lives a healthy
lifestyle
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45. Sarah read that
free radicals
can cause cancer
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46. Sarah does a web
search on free
radicals
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48. Sarah selects a web
page to study
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50. Sarah discovers an
important idea
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51. Important
idea
―Antioxidants are molecules
which can safely interact with
free radicals and terminate the
chain reaction before vital
molecules are damaged‖
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52. Sarah records her
discovery and adds
tags to identify the
new information
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53. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to record discoveries
Bookmark page
with these tags
antioxidants Antioxidant
kill
free radicals Free Radical
Annotate page
with this idea
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54. Sarah’s big discovery
antioxidants
kill
free radicals
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55. Angel is a cancer
patient with
recurring bacterial
infections
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56. Angel visits a
collective intelligence
portal to research
bacterial infections
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57. Angel becomes
curious about free
radicals—a new
concept to him
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58. ―Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has
seen, and thinking what nobody has thought.‖
Angel makes a
discovery
macrophages use antioxidants
free radicals to kill
kill bacteria free radicals
¡Ay, caramba!
What’s this all
about?
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59. Angel makes a
decision
Sounds like I
should not take any
more antioxidant
pills!
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60. Angel shares his
discovery
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61. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to record discoveries
macrophages use antioxidants
free radicals to Must Avoid kill
kill bacteria free radicals
Add a new
Connection
between the two
ideas
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62. Olivia is a Medical
Doctor interested in
immune system
subjects
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63. Olivia discovers
Angel’s new
connection and has
some thoughts…
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64. macrophages use antioxidants
free radicals to Must Avoid kill
kill bacteria free radicals
―Must Avoid‖ Need to restate
doesn’t really this information
convey a proper
sense of reality
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65. Olivia adds new
information to the
Collective Intelligence
portal
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66. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to record discoveries
Bacterial Infection Contraindicates Antioxidants
Because
macrophages use antioxidants
free radicals to kill
kill bacteria free radicals
Create a new set of
representations by Olivia gets bonus
connecting the two points for justifying
core concepts and her assertion.
explaining the
connection
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67. Olivia’s contribution
is contested: a
conversation begins
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68. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to start conversations
Bacterial Infection Contraindicates Antioxidants
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69. The conversation
grows and new
information is
gained
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70. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to conduct conversations
―Compromised host‖ as a new
concept to be represented in
the knowledge base
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71. Olivia’s contribution
is now improved
with new
information
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72. Use Collective Intelligence
tools to record discoveries
Compromised Host
Appropriate For
Bacterial Infection Contraindicates Antioxidants
Because
macrophages use antioxidants
free radicals to kill
kill bacteria free radicals
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73. Possibly life-saving
new knowledge was
co-constructed by
people who don’t
even know each
other
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74. Imagine what can
happen when people
who share the same
goals come together
using the same
patterns and tools
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