Don't let the word throw you. Taxonomies are all around us. And we start playing with them from a very young age, when we sorted crayons into colours and separated our space Lego from standard bricks. Taxonomies are fundamental to how we think about and make sense of the world. And they have a special connection to content and to customers. This presentation was delivered to members of the IA/CS Meetup in Vancouver on May 16, 2016.

1. Apples and Oranges,
Lions and Tigers
Understanding taxonomies and
how you can use them
IA/CS Vancouver Meetup
VFS Homer Street, May 16, 2016
Blaine Kyllo, senior strategist

6. Taxonomy game results

7. How did your groups organize the
items?

9. The nature of taxonomies

14. John Horodyski’s taxonomy game
demonstrates two things:
• Taxonomies are all around us
• Taxonomies can be simple

15. Taxonomies are all around us

23. Taxonomies can be simple

28. Taxonomies are fundamental to how
we think about and make sense of
the world.

29. How you create content
taxonomies

33. Who is the audience?

42. A taxonomy is not just a
list of words.
A taxonomy is a
controlled vocabulary.

44. Metadata describes content.
A taxonomy organizes content.

45. Why taxonomies are
important for content

51. Taxonomy pitfalls to beware

59. You can get started
tomorrow

64. Questions?
Experiences to share?

65. Thanks for listening
blaine@contentstrategyinc.com
778-999-7656
@solocorps