1.
Using Bloomer to Understand
Complex Situations
Jack Park
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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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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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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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Primary context: Climate Change
http://www.climatecollaboratorium.org/web/guest/debates#debate=314;item=-1
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 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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 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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36.
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37.
Joe selects a web
page to study
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38.
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39.
Joe discovers an
important idea
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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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47.
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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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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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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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