Lightning Talk by Takashi Iba, Ph.D. in media and governance, Professor at Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University. at the30th Conference on Pattern Language of Programs (PLoP2023), IL, USA, Oct. 25, 2023 In pattern languages of practices, the target readers are not limited to engineers or professionals. Instead, they span a broad spectrum of the general public, from children to the elderly. For example, our pattern languages of practices cover topics such as reading, learning, parenting while working, living naturally and creatively, living well with dementia, and realizing a good digital society. The intended audience for these patterns ranges from elementary school students to college students, parents in their child-rearing years, and the elderly aged 70 and above. Believing that we needed to go beyond traditional methods of delivering content, such as dense texts and diagrams in books, articles, or websites, we have sought new modes of expression over the past decade. In this talk, I will introduce our endeavors. They include "Pattern Cards" that facilitate reflection and dialogue, especially in workshops; "Pattern Objects" that embed pattern names and illustrations into everyday items; "Pattern Coins" that circulate within a community, inspiring practice; "Pattern Song" that weaves the important messages of patterns into lyrics; and "Pattern Manga" that tells a story expressing the effect of conducting certain patterns. By showcasing these new prototypes, I hope to inspire you and expand your horizons on how pattern languages can be expressed and delivered.

1. Exploring New Ways of Expressing
and Delivering Pattern Languages
Endeavors of Pattern Card, Object,
Coin, Song, and Manga

2. Lightning Talk @ PLoP2023 (30th Anniversary)
Ph.D in Media and Governance
Professor at Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
President of CreativeShift, Inc.
Exploring New Ways of Expressing
and Delivering Pattern Languages
Takashi Iba 井庭 崇
Endeavors of Pattern Card, Object,
Coin, Song, and Manga

3. PatternLanguage of Practices

4. In pattern languages of practices, the target readers
are not limited to engineers or professionals. Instead,
they span a broad spectrum of the general public,
from children to the elderly.
Believing that we needed to go beyond traditional
methods of delivering content, such as dense texts
and diagrams in books, articles, or websites, we have
sought new modes of expression over the past
decade.

5. Pattern Card
Pattern Object
Pattern Coin
Pattern Song
Pattern Manga
New Ways of Expressing and Delivering
Pattern Languages

6. New Ways of Expressing and Delivering
Pattern Languages
Pattern Card

7. Takashi Iba, “Pattern Language 3.0 and Fundamental Behavioral Properties” in World Conference on Pursuit of
Pattern Languages for Societal Change, 2015, published in a book: Peter Baumgartner, Tina Gruber-Muecke,
Richard Sickinger (Eds.), Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change. Designing Lively Scenarios in
Various Fields. Berlin: epubli, 2016, pp.200-233, 2015.
that facilitate reflection
and dialogue, especially
in workshops
Pattern Cards

8. Pattern Cards

9. New Ways of Expressing and Delivering
Pattern Languages
Pattern Object

10. Takashi Iba, Ayaka Yoshikawa, Tomoki Kaneko, Norihiko Kimura, Tetsuro Kubota, “Pattern Objects: Making
Patterns Visible in Daily Life” in Matth us P. Zylka, Hauke Fuehres, Andrea Fronzetti Colladon, Peter A. Gloor
(eds.), Designing Networks for Innovation and Improvisation, Springer International Publishing, pp.105-112, 2016.
that embed pattern
names and illustrations
into everyday items
Pattern Objects

11. Cutting Board
Pattern Objects

12. Cutting Board
Pattern Objects

13. Paper Clips
Pattern Objects

14. The First-Draft-
Halfway-Point
Paper clips as reminders of important patterns during
a writing process
Paper Clips
Pattern Objects

15. Snack box that encourages creative thinking during research
and collaborative work
Snack Box
Pattern Objects

16. Brain Switch
Ideas
Taking Shape
Snack Box
Pattern Objects

17. Refrigerator magnet
Pattern Objects

18. A magnet for those with dementia to write down their “Daily
Chore” and put it on the refrigerator as a daily reminder.
Refrigerator magnet
Pattern Objects

19. Survival Basket
Pattern Objects
Survival Language is a pattern language to support survival when
a catastrophic earthquake occurs. The basis of this proposal
comes from the problem that although countries like Japan have
experienced numerous catastrophic earthquakes, avoidable
tragedies continue to be repeated because knowledge about
disaster risk reduction has not been disseminated effectively.
Survival Language is focused specifically at the individual level. It
is true that there are many levels of community and governmental
support when a catastrophic earthquake occurs. However, such
supports are useless if individuals do not survive. It is critical to
individual survival to provide techniques for immediate personal
implementation when an earthquake occurs.
Survival Language seeks to support immediate decisions before,
during, and after an earthquake strikes, and to recall earthquake
safety measures even in ordinary moments of daily life.
Tomoki Furukawazono is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate
School of Media and Governance at Keio University. He is a senior
visiting researcher of Keio Research Institute of SFC. He earned a
Master of Media and Governance at the Graduate School of
Media and Governance, Keio University. Furukawazono is currently
the leader of Survival Language Project. He studies the thought of
Christopher Alexander, the father of Pattern Languages.
Takashi Iba is an associate professor at the Faculty of Policy
Management at Keio University, Japan. He received a Ph.D. in
Media and Governance from Keio University in 2003. Collaborating
with his students, Dr. Iba created many pattern languages
concerning human actions. He authored Learning Patterns (2014),
Presentation Patterns (2014), and Collaboration Patterns (2014).
Survival Language
A Pattern Language for Surviving Earthquakes
Tomoki Furukawazono & Takashi Iba
with Survival Language Project
CreativeShift
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Survival Language
A Pattern Language
for Surviving Earthquakes

20. Survival Basket
Pattern Objects

21. Survival Basket
Pattern Objects

22. New Ways of Expressing and Delivering
Pattern Languages
Pattern Coin

23. Takashi Iba, Elly Shimamura, and Haruto Aoki, “Pattern Coins: Practice-Gifting Media to Encourage Practices
of Pattern Languages within Communities”, in Proceedings of 28th European Conference on Pattern Languages
of Programs (EuroPLoP’23), 2023
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coin’s affiliation with
a particular community

24. Pattern Coins
Pattern Coins are coin-like objects displaying a pattern name,
illustration, and solution. These coins aim to encourage
members to incorporate specific patterns into their practices.

25. Pattern Coins

26. Pattern Coins
Members can only give Pattern Coins to others after practicing
the depicted pattern.
Additionally, they must share their experience when handing it
over.
Since Pattern Coins are passed from member to member and
induce practices, it appears as though the practice itself is gifted.
Therefore, Pattern Coins can be considered a medium for
practice gifting.

27. Pattern Coins
@EuroPLoP2023
Elly Shimamura, Haruto Aoki, and Takashi Iba, "The
Pattern Coin Trial in EuroPLoP 2023: Boosting Good
Practice during the Conference by Practice-Gifting."
Focus Group Report, in Proceedings of 28th European
Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs
(EuroPLoP’23), 2023

28. PLoP2023
30th Anniv.
Special Coins

29. New Ways of Expressing and Delivering
Pattern Languages
Pattern Song

30. Takashi Iba, Mayu Ueno, Ayaka Yoshikawa, 2018. "Pattern Song: Auditory Expression For Pattern Languages",
in Richard Sickinger, Peter Baumgartner, Tina Gruber-M
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cke (eds.) Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal
Change: A comprehensive perspective of current pattern research and practice, Donau-Universität Krems.
that weaves the important
messages of patterns
into lyrics
Pattern Songs

31. Ways of Everyday World-Making
34 patterns for living well with working and parenting
in collaboration with Kao Corporation
Pattern Language of Practices: Everyday Life
◦ Iroha Ogo, Takashi Iba, Kimie Ito, Seiko Miyakawa, “Ways of Everyday World-Making: Living well with Working and Parenting”, in in R.
Sickinger, P. Baumgartner, T. Gruber-Muecke (Eds.), Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change. A comprehensive perspective of current
pattern research and practice, 2018.

32. Essence of Patterns and Pattern Names
are Embedded in Lyrics
Pattern Song

34. Pattern Songs
https://open.spotify.com/album/2RmeBsS7tqKLuLbr9L69QQ
delivery in Spotify and other platforms

35. New Ways of Expressing and Delivering
Pattern Languages
Pattern Manga

36. Takashi Iba,Hiroaki Tanaka, Sae Adachi, Mizuki Ota, Urara Tajima. 2023. Pattern Manga: Attractively
Expressing Patterns of a Pattern Language in Manga Style. HILLSIDE Proc. of Conf. on Pattern Lang. of
Prog. 30 (October 2023)

37. that tells a story expressing the
effect of conducting certain patterns
Pattern Manga
Takashi Iba,Hiroaki Tanaka, Sae Adachi, Mizuki Ota, Urara Tajima. 2023. Pattern Manga: Attractively
Expressing Patterns of a Pattern Language in Manga Style. HILLSIDE Proc. of Conf. on Pattern Lang. of
Prog. 30 (October 2023)

38. Pattern Manga

39. Creative Learning Girl
Illustration and Story: Takashi Iba
Dialogue Translation: Sae Adachi
Learning Patterns
Takashi

40. The Joyful Duo in Dialogue
Illustration: Ema Okubo
Story: Ema Okubo and Takashi Iba
Dialogue Translation: Sae Adachi
Words for a Dialogue
Ema

41. Our Dementia Journey Diaries
“Preparation for the Dream”
Illustration and Story: Hiroaki Tanaka
Dialogue Translation: Sae Adachi
Words for a Journey
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for living well with dementia
Hiroaki

42. Fearless Rookie
“The Rise of an Evangelist”
Illustration: Mizuki Ota
Story: Mizuki Ota and Takashi Iba
Dialogue Translation: Sae Adachi
Fearless Change
Mizuki

43. Delightful School Days
“The Revolutionary School Festival”
Illustration: Urara Tajima
Story: Takashi Iba and Urara Tajima
Dialogue Translation: Sae Adachi
Collaboration
Patterns
Urara

44. Dialogue Translation
for all manga:
Sae Adachi
Sae

45. Get the copy of Pattern MangaZine!
and check our PLoP2023 paper!
Cover Illustration:
Mikoto Odaira
Mikoto
Takashi Iba,Hiroaki Tanaka, Sae Adachi, Mizuki Ota, Urara Tajima. 2023. Pattern Manga: Attractively
Expressing Patterns of a Pattern Language in Manga Style. HILLSIDE Proc. of Conf. on Pattern Lang. of
Prog. 30 (October 2023)

46. Exploring New Ways of Expressing
and Delivering Pattern Languages
Pattern Card
Pattern Object
Pattern Coin
Pattern Song
Pattern Manga