CONTACTS 
0201 - Science Applications
020101 - Mr. Roy Roebuck

SUBJECTS
Roebuck, Roy, 990621
Colloquium Unfinished Revolution, 000106

0504 -
0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 46 0000, ref SDS 34 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Dick Karpinski cites risks of large scale technology projects, and
050604 - urges sound PM methods for DKR effort, including preparing a general
050605 - plan to guide the work.  Unfortunately IT culture has not yet adopted
050606 - PM.  Eric Armstrong supports Dick's suggestions.  Roy Roebuck submits
050607 - a large scale Enterprise Management approach for consideration.  Roy's
050608 - credentials show expertise needed to manage the DKR project; a strong
050609 - focus on a personal philosophy agenda may be a limiting factor.  Roy
050610 - provides reference sources on using technology to augment human
050611 - capabilities, which is a core objective of the Colloquium. ref SDS 0
050612 - 0187  Eric provides initial outline plan for document management, and
050613 - worries that a connected record to augment intelligence will boggle
050614 - the mind. ref SDS 0 3867
050616 -  ..
050617 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to a reference source, linked to this record,
050618 - below. ref SDS 0 0187
050619 -
050620 -
050621 -
050622 -
050623 -
050624 -
0507 -

SUBJECTS
Augment/NLS, 000124

0703 -
070401 -  ..
070402 - Augment NSL Proposed to Support DKR Design Development
070403 -
070404 - Follow up ref SDS 46 0738, ref SDS 44 2688.
070405 - ..
070406 - Eric Armstrong requests today, in the initial draft of a
070407 - document management system, information for including Augment NSL in
070408 - the plan outline. ref DRT 9 4416
070409 -
070410 -     [On 000407 listed as agend item for project meetings. ref SDS 65
070411 -     4320
070412 -
070413 -     [On 000622 Eric reviewed Augment for application to DKR project.
070414 -     ref SDS 71 9626
070415 -
070416 -
070417 -
070418 -
0705 -

SUBJECTS
Ambasadors for Change
Alliances on Development

1004 -
100501 -  ..
100502 - Hopes and Fascinations on DKR Alliances
100503 -
100504 - Follow up ref SDS 47 0001.
100505 -
100506 - Received letter from Bernie DeKoven, ref DRT 1 0001, responding to my
100507 - letter, ref DIP 3 0001, submitted on 000124. ref SDS 47 1776
100508 -
100509 -
100510 -
100511 -
100512 -
1006 -

SUBJECTS
Objectives Knowledge Space
Planning, Scope, Objecitves, Requirements
Assignments, Collaboration
Risks Big Projects Fail
Lessons Learned
Big Software Projects Mostly Fail
Risks Failed IT Promises
Risks AI Fails Intelligence Knowledge Too Complex
Idea Farm DKR Element
Empowerment Slippery Slope to Entropy
Leadership for PM Essential
Plan Needed for Guidance

2514 -
251501 -  ..
251502 - Objectives and Plan of Action Needed
251503 - Planning Team Define Objectives, Scope, WBS, Assignments
251504 -
251505 - Follow up ref SDS 46 8960.
251506 -
251507 - Dick Karpinski submits a thoughtful letter citing lessons learned that
251508 - show most large-scale (multi-million dollar) computer projects fail.
251509 - ref DRT 2 0001
251511 -  ..
251512 - On 000121 Kaiser is banking on a large scale "high tech" project to
251513 - improve medical management, beginning in late 2001. ref SDS 45 0783
251515 -  ..
251516 - Dick does not cite studies nor examples, however, a significant record
251517 - shows IT projects fail due to poor management, reviewed on 950428,
251518 - ref SDS 6 7007, due to particular risk factors. ref SDS 6 0788  On
251519 - 950705 IT executive reported abandoning project managers and using
251520 - technology and team leaders. ref SDS 7 2165  On 951221 article says
251521 - technical complexity and communication are big risk factors in IT
251522 - projects. ref SDS 11 5988   On 990525 report engineers do not like to
251523 - write up front-end planning because they like "technology."
251524 - ref SDS 30 0966
251526 -  ..
251527 - The tension between empowerment for creativity and innovation, and
251528 - command and control for accountability was reviewed on 931130, which
251529 - Drucker characterizes as Theory X and Y. ref SDS 4 9677
251531 -  ..
251532 - Dick submits planning ideas to segment a large project into sub-parts,
251533 - commonly, called "work packages" in WBS practice. ref DRT 2 2226
251535 -  ..
251536 - Eric Armstrong concurred in a response. ref DRT 3 0001
251538 -  ..
251539 - Bernie DeKovan also concurs. ref DRT 7 0001
251540 -
251541 -      [On 000215 Dick requests information on SDS. ref SDS 54 7410]
251542 -
251543 -      [On 000219 met with Dick and requested he submit planning ideas
251544 -      for accomplishing KM capability using SDS. ref SDS 55 1680]
251546 -       ..
251547 -      [On 000324 cited Dick's point for prelim planning from initial
251548 -      project launch meeting. ref SDS 59 2640
251549 - ..
251550 - Roy Roebuck's second letter...
251551 -
251552 -
251553 -                  Toward a Generalized DKR Approach
251554 -
251555 -
251556 - ... provides a wide range of scope and design issues that connote a
251557 - large scale, complex effort. ref DRT 6 0001
251559 -  ..
251560 - Dick's suggestion to develop work packages helps solve the complexity
251561 - problem.  Only strong leadership can redress cultural limitations that
251562 - inhibit effective project management in IT, cited on 990527.
251563 - ref SDS 31 1233
251564 - ..
251565 - Dick seems to indicate it would be helpful to have a "general
251566 - plan," ref DRT 2 4187, called out on 000124, ref SDS 46 8960, and
251567 - previously on 000120. ref SDS 44 0848
251568 -
251569 -      [On 000324 Eugene Kim assigned to prepare plan. ref SDS 59 6036
251570 -
251571 -      [On 000831 Paul Fernhout presents strong case for attracting open
251572 -      source software engineers by eschewing pre-architected design so
251573 -      "termite" contributors have freedom to follow their own ideas
251574 -      about what is needed for an OHS/DKR. ref SDS 76 0001
251576 -       ..
251577 -      [On 001025 Doug Engelbart submits OHS project launch plan.
251578 -      ref SDS 77 G3W8
251580 -  ..
251581 - Bernie DeKovan supports this approach, and suggests the "Idea Farm"
251582 - can develop the "general plan." ref DRT 7 0660
251584 -  ..
251585 - Another idea would be for Roy and Eric to collaborate on a first cut
251586 - at a "general plan," based on Eric's letter issued on 000118 that is
251587 - reported in the record on 000120, ref SDS 44 1989, and, also, Roy's
251588 - 2nd letter received today, which, together with links to his GEM and
251589 - other web site resources, demonstrates a lot of capability to map out
251590 - objectives, scope, requirements, etc. ref DRT 6 0001  Roy's first
251591 - letter on Oneness, however, raises questions about becoming ensnarled
251592 - in a broad social agenda. ref SDS 0 4449
251594 -  ..
251595 - The general plan must begin with realistic objectives and goals that
251596 - expressly lift human capabilities.  Most such projects have been AI
251597 - efforts that fail because they augment computer capabilities rather
251598 - than improve human capabilities, reported on 991213 reviewing NSF
251599 - letter on Com Metrics. ref SDS 40 8855
251601 -  ..
251602 - Accordingly, it is helpful to begin with what we want to accomplish,
251603 - as related on 000120 reviewing Eric Armstrong's initial project
251604 - outline. ref SDS 44 2688
251605 -
251606 -     [On 000324 Eugene Kim proposed project plan to define what will be
251607 -     produced, assigned to develop plan. ref SDS 59 6036
251609 -  ..
251610 - On 000124 Eric indicated efforts underway to accomplish planning.
251611 - ref SDS 46 1230   Eric's response to Dick's letter does not relate
251612 - progress on project scope planning, ref DRT 3 0001, evidently due to
251613 - limited time "earning a living," reported in a letter responding to
251614 - Jon Winters. ref DRT 4 2135
251616 -  ..
251617 - Dick proposes an...
251618 -
251619 -                             Idea Farm
251620 -
251621 - ...as a DKR project element, ref DRT 2 4187, which he reports can be
251622 - implemented in within a week by a single person or a team of two or
251623 - three.  This aligns with ideas on 000120 for developing teams to
251624 - address different work scope. ref SDS 44 0848
251625 -
251626 -      [On 000307 KnowledgeFarm has ideas that knowledge management is
251627 -      hard work, not sure if related. ref SDS 58 4472
251628 -
251630 -  ..
251631 - Dick Proposes Managerial Control to Avoid "Big Bang" Busts
251632 -
251633 -      Permit no one to avoid facing reality often by claiming that we
251634 -      should leave them alone for two years, we're gonna love the
251635 -      system. We won't. Besides it'll be two years out of date. I call
251636 -      it the big bang theory of programming. In general, success in
251637 -      such plans requires more miracles than can be collected by a
251638 -      determined crew in two years. ref DRT 2 2226
251640 -  ..
251641 - On 970710 Tom Landauer's book "The Trouble with Computers" cited a
251642 - "waterfall" development process that causes IT projects to fail.
251643 - ref SDS 8 3781
251645 -  ..
251646 - Control must empower rather than stifle creativity based on experience
251647 - at Intel reported on 970710, ref SDS 15 1431, also cited by Grove on
251648 - 971222. ref SDS 16 6695
251650 -  ..
251651 - A major control is to define the project.  Landauer also points that a
251652 - major difficulty in IT work is that computer programmers don't know
251653 - what to program. ref SDS 8 3375
251655 -  ..
251656 - This adds urgency to the need for strategic planning proposed by
251657 - Benay, Jeff and now today by Dick. ref SDS 0 2397
251658 -
251659 -     [On 000324 Eugene Kim proposed project plan to define what will be
251660 -     produced, assigned to develop plan. ref SDS 59 6036
251661 -
251662 -     [On 000503 Eric reported difficulty understanding KM. ref SDS 67
251663 -     5033
251665 -      ..
251666 -     [On 000615 DKR team meeting at SRI announces not enough is known
251667 -     about Knowledge Management to produce useful tools, so effort will
251668 -     be to improve email. ref SDS 70 6271
251670 -  ..
251671 - Project Management needs leadership that adjusts course based on
251672 - realities encountered along the journey of a project, similar to a
251673 - river boat captain that maintains the boat in the center of the river.
251674 - ref DRT 2 4180  Dick's suggestion aligns with explanation proposed by
251675 - Morris on 950303 for the role of Com Metrics. ref SDS 5 3497
251677 -  ..
251678 - We need strong PM role and the first task is to lead a team in forming
251679 - a general plan.  Right now we are gathering up random impressions from
251680 - very highly qualified people.  But that resource needs focus and
251681 - direction.
251682 -
251683 -     [On 000325 report Rod Welch asked to help launch project.
251684 -     ref SDS 60 0001
251686 -  ..
251687 - The first thing to plan is a definition of knowledge and intelligence
251688 - that is conducive to being generated, "managed" and "reposited," in a
251689 - way that augments human capabilities, as set out on 000120.
251690 - ref SDS 44 5063
251691 -
251692 -     [On 000208 Eric asked about core capability of Editor. ref SDS 51
251693 -     8960
251695 -      ..
251696 -     [On 000212 Eric submits innovation. ref SDS 53 8960
251698 -      ..
251699 -     [On 000324 definition of knowledge and stuff, not yet being
251700 -     addressed. ref SDS 59 2808
251702 -      ..
251703 -     [On 000407 listed as agenda item for project meetings. ref SDS 65
251704 -     2805
251706 -      ..
251707 -     [On 000503 Eric reported difficulty understanding KM. ref SDS 67
251708 -     5033
251710 -      ..
251711 -     [On 000615 DKR team meeting at SRI announces not enough is known
251712 -     about Knowledge Management to produce useful tools, so effort will
251713 -     be to improve email. ref SDS 70 6271
251715 -      ..
251716 -     [On 001025 OHS launch plan omits explanation of knowledge to guide
251717 -     development of technology. ref SDS 77 A4U2
251718 -
251719 -
251720 -
251721 -
251722 -
2518 -

SUBJECTS
Enterprise Management and Workflow
Roebuck, Roy, GEM
Context Management, Classification, Association
Context Meaning Understanding Comprehension Conntected Text
Context Traceability Support Understanding
Context Linking Analysis Intelligence Adds Value
Enterprise Workflow Integrate Cost/Schedule/Communications, Design
Computer Aided Thinking
Lateral Thinking
Creativity aided by Understanding Pattern Recognition Technology
Creativity Derived SDS Automated Integration
Pattern Recognition Intelligence Analysis
Scalable, 000125

4915 -
491601 -  ..
491602 - Roe Roebuck's GEM, Context and Enterprise Management Capabilities
491603 - Enterprise Management Fits Dynamic Knowledge Management Objectves
491604 -
491605 - Follow up ref SDS 46 0843, ref SDS 29 3360.
491606 -
491607 - Roy's second letter proposes using his work on GEM and Context
491608 - Management for the DKR project. ref DRT 6 0001
491609 -
491610 -     [On 001112 letter to Roy. ref SDS 78 0001
491612 -  ..
491613 - He says a "scalable" DKR capability is needed to manage dynamic
491614 - improvements ranging from the individual to the species, ref DRT 6
491615 - 5082, reflecting the "Oneness" ideas set out in his first letter,
491616 - reviewed below. ref SDS 0 1480
491617 -
491618 -     [On 000830 Joe Williams discusses scalability. ref SDS 75 FM6M
491620 -      ..
491621 -     [On 001221 Gary Johnson calls for scalable system. ref SDS 81 TQ4H
491622 - ..
491623 - Roy provides planning for the DKR to support Enterprise
491624 - Management which goes beyond lifting human capabilities to synthesize
491625 - large scale organizational elements.  Dick Karpinski discusses, above,
491626 - risks of large scale development. ref SDS 0 8960
491628 -  ..
491629 - Bill Bearden responds, ref DRT 8 0001, to the letter, ref DIP 4 0001,
491630 - sent on 000124 explaining Roy's proposal for Context Management to
491631 - NSF. ref SDS 46 6552
491632 -
491633 -     Bill is working on a book about improving IT that will discuss
491634 -     "people centered design" that applies context management precepts.
491635 -     ref DRT 8 0001
491637 -      ..
491638 -     Bill's idea seems to align somewhat with User Centered Engineering
491639 -     formulated by Doctor Tom Landauer in his book "The Trouble with
491640 -     Computers," reviewed on 950710, with links to related issues under
491641 -     "Empathic Design." ref SDS 8 6403
491643 -      ..
491644 -     Bill relates work experience that shows human mental machinery is
491645 -     better than computers at resolving ambiguity. ref DRT 8 1026  Andy
491646 -     Grove at Intel says his experience shows "mental maps are awfully
491647 -     forgiving of ambiguity," seeing the need for discipline to take
491648 -     copious notes that resolve ambiguity with suffient context to
491649 -     avoid mistakes, from review on 980307. ref SDS 19 7571  Doctor
491650 -     Landauer wrote a paper, separate from his book on computers, that
491651 -     explains knowledge acquisition.  It aligns with Grove's point that
491652 -     context resolves ambiguity, reviewed on 960321. ref SDS 12 5588
491654 -      ..
491655 -     Bill asks rhetorically whether people just make up information to
491656 -     fill in the holes?   He says of course not. ref DRT 8 3784
491658 -      ..
491659 -     Actually, some authorities argue the mind does "fill in the holes"
491660 -     by expanding information, reported on 900303 reviewing Campbell's
491661 -     book on cognitive science. ref SDS 1 6831  Steven Pinker, Ph.D.,
491662 -     MIT, says in his book "How the Mind Works," that this is a
491663 -     "feature not a bug," so that the people can act quickly even
491664 -     without complete information, reviewed on 990329. ref SDS 27 3723
491666 -      ..
491667 -     Of course mistakes occur, particularly when people are busy and
491668 -     information flows too fast, reported on 900319 explaining the
491669 -     importance of accurate information and context to human reasoning.
491670 -     ref SDS 2 1323
491672 -      ..
491673 -     Bill is developing a concept and capabilities for...
491674 -
491675 -                      Contextual Communications
491676 -
491677 -     ...to support work in IS, that tag information with context based
491678 -     on people, places, things and time. ref DRT 8 1720  This appears
491679 -     to align with Communication Metrics supported by SDS technology.
491680 -     See POIMS. ref OF 3 0001
491682 -      ..
491683 -     The importance of context supports Roy's ideas submitted today on
491684 -     context management for the DKR.
491686 -  ..
491687 - Roy proposes in his re-submission today that DKR project develop
491688 - capability that can manage...
491689 -
491690 -                     •  identities
491691 -                     •  associations
491692 -
491693 - ...including changes in these elements. ref DRT 6 4914  Below "arrow"
491694 - methods manage changes. ref SDS 0 4861  Concepts and designs are
491695 - further explored at his web site...
491696 -
491697 -                http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/
491699 -      ..
491700 -     This site is identified as...
491701 -
491702 -                 One World Information System (OWIS)
491703 -
491704 -     ...discussed in his first letter, reviewed below. ref SDS 0 4449
491706 -      ..
491707 -     This site has a link to another site for...
491708 -
491709 -        General Enterprise Management and Context Management History
491710 -
491711 -     ...located at...
491712 -
491713 -         http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/GEM%20and%20Context%20Context%20Management%20Beginnings.htm
491714 -
491716 -      ..
491717 -     Roy explains his education and experience in Systems Management
491718 -     and Analysis, including work with the U.S. Army in Europe, leading
491719 -     to expertise in Enterprise Managment.  He performed a range of
491720 -     assignments on information systems, TQM, reengineering, Business
491721 -     Analyst, Notes Architect and Designer, BPR Practioner, Strategic
491722 -     Planner, Systems Integrator, and Principal Information Engineer.
491724 -      ..
491725 -     Roy cites an unfilled requirement for technology that provides a
491726 -     high degree of dynamically changing situational context awareness
491727 -     for people and processes as they operate in their various
491728 -     activities.  He recognizes the critical value of "organic subject
491729 -     structure in POIMS. ref OF 3 1110
491731 -      ..
491732 -     Roy explains the elements of GEM.
491734 -      ..
491735 -     This background and incite support Roy's assessment of SDS and
491736 -     Communication Metrics on 990218. ref SDS 22 6956
491738 -      ..
491739 -     A link to another site for...
491740 -
491741 -        Enterprise Management, Engineering, and Improvement Framework
491742 -
491743 -               http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/emeif.htm
491744 -
491745 -        ...provides a scope of services for continual improvement of an
491746 -        enterprise. This supports the Bootstrap Institute's objective
491747 -        "improving the improvement" process, cited by Doug on 991220.
491748 -        ref SDS 41 3977
491750 -         ..
491751 -        A matrix is presented in Table 1 to evaluate...
491752 -
491753 -                           Executive
491754 -                           Resourcing
491755 -                           Production
491756 -
491757 -        ...in relation to performance factors...
491758 -
491759 -                           Operational (process)
491760 -                           Tatical (initiative)
491761 -                           Strategic (goal)
491762 -                           Theoretical (R&D)
491763 -                           Conceptual (Envisioning)
491765 -         ..
491766 -        The OWIS team provides a full life cycle support
491767 -        capability for analysis, design, and implementation of
491768 -        management improvement, where the life cycle includes a
491769 -        listing...
491770 -
491771 -                   Performance Measurement Life Cycle
491772 -
491773 -        ...starting from...
491775 -            ..
491776 -           Organization, Program, Project... sion sion oals
491777 -              Mission Measures (Strategic Activity)
491778 -               Strategies
491779 -                Current Process Analysis (Operational Activity)
491780 -                  Products
491781 -                  Activity Systems
491782 -                  Cost Benefits
491783 -                Initiatives/Requirements (Tactical Activity)
491784 -                  Investment Cost
491785 -                  Performance Impact
491786 -                  Operations Costs Impacts
491787 -                Implemented Plans
491788 -                  Actual Performance
491789 -                   Strategic
491790 -                   Tactical
491791 -                   Operational
491792 -
491794 -  ..
491795 - These capabilities were reviewed on 990218. ref SDS 21 0001  They
491796 - align with the explanation of management as a complex process, set out
491797 - in POIMS, ref OF 3 8536, which uses a process of plan, perform, report
491798 - to provide "intelligence," ref OF 3 6649, that supports the management
491799 - life cycle elements Roy proposes. ref SDS 0 2268
491801 -  ..
491802 - At that time, Roy indicated GEM manages structured information, and he
491803 - found Communication Metrics manages unstructured information.
491804 - ref SDS 21 7548, cited again on 990427 asking to integrate Com Metrics
491805 - into his NSF proposal. ref SDS 29 3933  Roy's letter today seems to
491806 - indicate he has added managing unstructured information. ref SDS 0
491807 - 3397  On 990427 Roy was proposing to develop an open source capability
491808 - to implement his ideas, ref SDS 29 9522, which aligns with the goal of
491809 - the Colloquium, reported on 000120. ref SDS 44 2688
491811 -      ..
491812 -     It would help to cite specific information on Roy's web site that
491813 -     correlates with objectives of the DKR effort of the Colloquium.
491814 -
491816 -  ..
491817 - Roy recommends that the object management system he has developed...
491818 -
491819 -                 General Enterprise Dynamic Object (GEDO)
491820 -
491821 - ...be used to manage named objects in a hierarchical namespace, manage
491822 - associations between the namespace entries, and manage changes in
491823 - entries and associations, to provide "context engine" capability for
491824 - specific and universal knowledge domains (as in a UnRev Networked
491825 - Improvement Community and MetaNIC). ref DRT 6 2952   He referes to
491826 - his web site for more information...
491827 -
491829 -       ..
491830 -      http://www.one-world-is.com/rer/owis/dem/slides/sld033.htm
491831 -
491833 -  ..
491834 - This site has a graph showing the "context" of an object, including
491835 - relationships to other objects.  Roy notes that the relationships will
491836 - generally be used in current time to categorize an object, to describe
491837 - it in terms of its containers or components, to describe other objects
491838 - which are created from it; and to track its history and plan its
491839 - future.
491840 -
491841 -     These are important characteristics for identifying objects.  A
491842 -     method is needed for consistent application.
491844 -      ..
491845 -     Since context is fluid, and variable in the human mind, as set out
491846 -     in the record on 990120, ref SDS 44 4410, how does GEM mitigate
491847 -     "meaning drift"?
491848 -
491849 -
491851 -      ..
491852 -     GEM Reverse Engineered from Successful Manual Process
491853 -     Enterprise Management Manages Multi-dimensional Information
491854 -
491855 -     Roy provides a link to a web page for a generalized enterprise
491856 -     strategic management application of his design, reverse engineered
491857 -     from a highly benchmarked manual process. ref DRT 6 4004
491858 -
491860 -          ..
491861 -         http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/bei/slides/sld010.htm
491862 -
491863 -
491864 -     ...to provide a dynamic strategic management capability, showing a
491865 -     graph or picture for...
491866 -
491867 -                     ..
491868 -                  Methodology:  Framework for Improvement
491869 -
491871 -      ..
491872 -     This graph lists a series of catagories for improvement based on a
491873 -     commercially benchmarked DOD framework for managing process
491874 -     improvement...
491875 -
491876 -            •  Strategic and Business Planning
491877 -            •  Business Engineering and Improvement Design
491878 -            •  Prototyping and Infrastructure Engineering
491879 -            •  Improvement Implementation
491880 -            •  Operation and Maintenance
491881 -
491883 -         ..
491884 -        Why are strategic and business planning lumped together, and
491885 -        resource planning, or technology, facilities, innovation,
491886 -        acquisition, etc, planning are somewhere else?
491888 -      ..
491889 -     Various types of change management, seem to be applied across
491890 -     these activities...
491891 -
491892 -            •  Technology
491893 -            •  Organization
491894 -            •  Enterprise Engineering Strategic
491895 -            •  Program and Project Management
491896 -            •  Enterprise Architecture and
491898 -      ..
491899 -     Another site listed in Roy's letter...
491900 -
491901 -         http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/bei/slides/sld012.htm.
491902 -
491903 -     ...returned a message of "File Not Found."
491905 -      ..
491906 -     The GEDO serves as a multidimensional datawarehouse that provides
491907 -     operational data for integrating and migrating functional
491908 -     information systems. ref DRT 6 6650
491909 -
491910 -         http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/dem/slides/img077.gif
491911 -
491912 -     ...this site is another process flow image, and is titled...
491914 -                ..
491915 -               Object Context (General Enterprise Model)
491916 -
491917 -     ...that displays three (3) main elements...
491919 -                      ..
491920 -                     Catagorization Association Control
491922 -         ..
491923 -        Catagorization seems to have a catalog table of contents and
491924 -        and Enterprise Object Directory Schema.
491926 -         ..
491927 -        Table of Contents lists...
491928 -
491929 -                 Location
491930 -                 Organization
491931 -                 Work Unit
491932 -                 Function
491933 -                 Process
491934 -                 Resource
491935 -
491937 -      ..
491938 -     Roy's products and methods manage "multidimensional information".
491939 -     ref DRT 6 6110
491940 -
491941 -         http://www.one-world-is.com/rer/owis/dem/slides/sld090.htm.
491942 -
491943 -     ...returned a message of "File Not Found."
491944 -
491945 -
491946 -
491947 -
4920 -

SUBJECTS
Knowledge Representation
Context Management
XML SGML Knowledge Representation Atomic Data Strucutres
XML SGML Supports Atomic Data Structure Secret Knowledge Management
Topic Maps, Roy Roebuck, 000125
Structured Information, Roy Roebuck, 000125
Context Management
Information Retrieval Reports Search Engine
Reporting Based on Subject Context
Topic Map Ontology Organize Structure
Context Management Analysis SDS Positions Information from Different
Ontology Organization Method
Map Develop Subjects Control Flow Bead Master, 000623
Graphical Map Organize Navigate Record

6416 -
641701 -      ..
641702 -     Structured, Semistructured, Unstructured Information
641703 -
641704 -     Roy describes information products as structured, semistructured,
641705 -     and unstructured.  Raw and unstyled text is unstuctured, as are
641706 -     images and sound without tags/indeces.
641707 -
641708 -        On 990218 Roy indicated GEM manages structured information
641709 -        well, but not unstructured information. ref SDS 21 7548
641711 -         ..
641712 -        Is there an example managing unstructured information?
641714 -         ..
641715 -        This new capability of GEM is very helpful.
641717 -      ..
641718 -     Tagged information products are semistructured (as in XML without
641719 -     a DTD or DCD, in HTML, text with assigned styles, and images/audio
641720 -     with tags/indexing). Structured information products are tagged
641721 -     products (with the product "container" being the top or root tag
641722 -     and having some positive number of other internal tags) with a
641723 -     defined organization (as in a DTD/DCD, XML-Schema, or a database
641724 -     or directory schema). ref DRT 6 2590
641725 -
641727 -  ..
641728 - Topic Maps for Flexible Organizing and Retrieving Information
641729 - Context Management Provides Relevant Situational Awareness
641730 -
641731 - Data structures of GEDO are described as...
641732 -
641733 -                  hierarchy/association/change
641734 -
641735 - ...or
641736 -
641737 -                        "tree/star/arrow"
641738 -
641739 -
641740 - ... model of abstracted knowledge.  This provides a generalized object
641741 - model that supports "Context Management," described as enabling
641742 -
641743 -                  "relevant situational awareness"
641744 -
641745 - ...for groups, individuals and mechanisms. ref DRT 6 3240
641747 -  ..
641748 - Roy says that in the same way that the ISO/IEC 13250:1999 TopicMap
641749 - standard corresponds to a subset of his GEDO, it could provide a
641750 - partial foundation for colloquium or general purpose DKR, ref DRT 6
641751 - 0648, and again refers to web site resources for more information...
641752 -
641753 -                       http://www.infoloom.com/
641755 -  ..
641756 - This opens a web page for Infoloom.com with the name of Michel
641757 - Biezunski who seems to have an international phone number.  There is
641758 - no express discussion of Roy's GEDO or GEM.
641759 -
641760 -     [On 000221 Jack Park disclosed organizing the record is complex,
641761 -     like a Pandora's Box. ref SDS 56 7455
641763 -      ..
641764 -     [On 000331 Jack Park proposed graphical maps to organize
641765 -     information. ref SDS 62 2173
641767 -      ..
641768 -     [On 000403 Jack Park discussed Topic Maps. ref SDS 63 1144
641770 -      ..
641771 -     [On 000623 Jack proposed an engine to construct mapping.
641772 -     ref SDS 72 2915
641774 -      ..
641775 -     [On 001025 Paul Fernhout discusses challenge of accomplishing this
641776 -     design. ref SDS 77 LR6N
641778 -  ..
641779 - The following site...
641780 -
641781 -                       http://www.topicmaps.com/
641782 -
641783 - ...opens a web page on "Topic Maps" which provide key-word retrieval
641784 - capability, evidently based on indexing, explained as follows...
641785 -
641786 -        The new ISO standard ISO/IEC 13250 Topic Maps defines a model
641787 -        and architecture for the semantic structuring of link networks.
641788 -        Dubbed the "GPS of the information universe", topic maps will
641789 -        become the solution for organising and navigating large and
641790 -        continuously growing information pools, and provide a "bridge"
641791 -        between the domains of knowledge representation and information
641792 -        management.
641794 -         ..
641795 -        Formally speaking, the ISO standard defines a model and
641796 -        interchange syntax for Topic Maps.  The basic concepts of the
641797 -        standard are topics, occurrences of topics, and relationships
641798 -        ("associations") between topics.  A topic map in its
641799 -        interchange form is an SGML (or XML) document (or set of
641800 -        documents) in which different element types are used to
641801 -        represent topics, occurrences of topics, and associations
641802 -        between topics.
641804 -  ..
641805 - An important consideration for Enterprise Management is how to
641806 - retrieve only relevant information from any particular resource, for
641807 - example from Roy's letter, and assembling it with information from
641808 - other sources, say a telephone call last week, a book, a meeting two
641809 - years ago, another meeting last month, three emails yesteray, and so
641810 - on, in order to see the evolution of activity and change in context,
641811 - where any particular chunk of information will have different meanings
641812 - depending upon the subject under consideration.
641814 -  ..
641815 - The Topic Map source Roy cites does not seem to address this
641816 - requirement.
641818 -  ..
641819 - Roy further cites the general object model of the OpenGroup and Object
641820 - Managment Group's, ref DRT 6 4480, at the web location...
641821 -
641822 -                       http://omg.org)
641823 -
641824 - ...this returned a message that server could not be located.
641826 -  ..
641827 - Roy provides a link to the Distributed Management Task Force's (DMTF)
641828 - Common Information Model (CIM), which is useful to any open source IT
641829 - project, as contemplated by Doug for the DKR.  Roy draws attention to
641830 - the explanation for meta schema. ref DRT 6 5016
641831 -
641832 -         http://www.dmtf.org/spec/cim_spec_v22/#_Toc453584954
641833 -
641834 - ...this page defines "meta schema" as a formal definition of an
641835 - information model, including terminology, usage, and semantics based
641836 - on Unified Modeling Language (UML) explained at another location.  Key
641837 - elements to be established in a meta schema include...
641838 -
641839 -                 schema
641840 -                 class
641841 -                 property
641842 -                 method
641843 -                 trigger
641844 -                 indication
641845 -                 association
641846 -                 references
641847 -                 qualifiers
641848 -
641849 - ...each of which is defined and shown in figure 2-1 showing process
641850 - flow inter-relationships.
641851 -
641853 -  ..
641854 - The DMTF may be an important resource for the DKR, as an industry
641855 - organization that explains its purpose
641856 -
641857 -       ...to lead the development, adoption and unification of
641858 -       management standards and initiatives for desktop, enterprise and
641859 -       Internet environments. Working with key technology vendors and
641860 -       affiliated standards groups, the DMTF is enabling a more
641861 -       integrated, cost effective, and less crisis-driven approach to
641862 -       management through interoperable management solutions.
641863 -
641864 - ...the LDAP Object Model...
641866 -          ..
641867 -         http://www.ldapcentral.com/
641869 -  ..
641870 - This site offers resources for deploying LAPD directory services and
641871 - enterprise-class applications for intranets or extranets.  All content
641872 - is based on submissions by users and professionals familiar with
641873 - emerging directory services landscape.
641875 -  ..
641876 - For XML/XLL/XSL and XMI...
641877 -
641878 -         http://www.w3.org/XML/
641879 -
641880 - ...this is the W3C standards web site.  See below for more on XML.
641881 - ref SDS 0 3551
641882 -
641884 -  ..
641885 - InfoMap Multicentric Information Map...
641886 -
641887 -         http://www.multicentric.com/
641888 -
641889 - ...this site offers a software program, MultiCentrix, for managing
641890 - information using a methodology described as "Computer Aided
641891 - Thinking," explained in a series of 3 white papers that present
641892 - important issues for designing an effective knowledge management
641893 - capability...
641894 -
641895 -          Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to author, linked to this record.
641897 -       ..
641898 -      Concepts of Knowledge Management in Organizations
641899 -
641900 -          This is not an HTML file; requires Acrobat, and so cannot be
641901 -          managed efficiently.  It is awkward to work with this
641902 -          resource, which begins with the question...
641904 -           ..
641905 -          Why do we want to manage knowledge?
641907 -           ..
641908 -          The paper does not address the threshold question of defining
641909 -          knowledge, posed on 000120. ref SDS 44 5063
641911 -           ..
641912 -          Actually, that is partially incorrect.  A discussion forum is
641913 -          noted on the difference between information management and
641914 -          knowledge management, but merely says it is a difficult
641915 -          question, without offering context to show the difficulty.
641917 -           ..
641918 -          The so called "knowledge management dilemma" reviewed on
641919 -          000106, ref SDS 42 5120, is not discussed in the paper.
641921 -           ..
641922 -          Business Intelligence is cited as a reason for managing
641923 -          knowledge, but "intelligence" is not defined.  Business
641924 -          intelligence is explained for market research, which aligns
641925 -          with the record on 980828, ref SDS 20 2592, and prior review
641926 -          of IBM's announcement on 980226. ref SDS 17 2716
641928 -           ..
641929 -          Leaning organization is a benefit of KM for "lessons learned
641930 -          from daily experience.  It supports the objective of the
641931 -          Colloquium for continual learning and improvement cited by
641932 -          Doug on 991222, ref SDS 41 3977, and called out in ISO and
641933 -          other standards, reviewed on 950721. ref SDS 9 2846  The
641934 -          U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report on 970328 describes
641935 -          Communication Metrics as improving Lessons Learned.
641936 -          ref DRP 7 3156
641938 -           ..
641939 -          Making better decisions
641941 -           ..
641942 -          Understand our world better
641944 -           ..
641945 -          There is a graph that indicates the KM process pretty closely
641946 -          aligns with SDS, where a central processing environment
641947 -          integrates information from all sources and produces useful
641948 -          knowledge.
641950 -           ..
641951 -          Flexibility is cited as the most important requirement for
641952 -          Knowledge Management.  SDS is pretty flexible.
641953 -
641955 -       ..
641956 -      Computer Aided Thinking
641957 -
641958 -          This paper distinguishes Artificial Intelligence from
641959 -          Computer Aided Thinking, which is a key capability supported
641960 -          by SDS, reviewed recently on 000106. ref SDS 42 1316
641961 -
641962 -          The paper reviewed below on lateral thinking, recognizes the
641963 -          need for technology to support weaknesses of human thinking
641964 -          processes, in order to leverage the power of the mind.
641965 -          ref OF 1 4263
641966 -
641967 -             [On 000404 Eric Armstrong proposes Colloquium DKR pursue
641968 -             this initial objective. ref SDS 64 7844
641970 -           ..
641971 -          Need for specialized tools to manage "information" is cited,
641972 -          ref OF 2 3077   Freeform text, as in this record, is the
641973 -          hardest type of information to manage.
641975 -           ..
641976 -          Author notes this is difficult due to the complexity of
641977 -          information encountered in daily life from meetings, calls
641978 -          and documents. ref OF 2 0480
641979 -
641980 -             This is a critical factor that guides the design of SDS,
641981 -             as explained in POIMS. ref OF 3 5884
641983 -           ..
641984 -          Few researchers have the tools nor ability to take into
641985 -          account all the various components that must be included in
641986 -          even a relatively simple open systems model. ref OF 2 2464
641988 -           ..
641989 -          Hierarchies can be used to organize information, for example
641990 -          a library system. ref OF 2 3172  Unfortunately hierarchies
641991 -          may not be accurate, as information may belong to multiple
641992 -          hierarchies. ref OF 2 3648
641994 -           ..
641995 -          Knowledge management needs an organizing structure for
641996 -          information.  The intuitive way to organize is to represent
641997 -          information graphically.  Unfortunately, textual information
641998 -          is complex and complex systems are often counter-intuitive.
641999 -          An information structure can consist of hundreds of thousands
642000 -          of objects that will become a spaghetti diagram if shown
642001 -          graphically. ref OF 2 2538
642003 -           ..
642004 -          SDS meets this need using organic subject structure, cited in
642005 -          POIMS. ref OF 3 1110
642007 -           ..
642008 -          The author reports having developed a program to accomplish
642009 -          these requirements...
642010 -
642011 -
642012 -                         MultiCentrix
642013 -
642014 -          ...information is represented as a complex networked database
642015 -          within MultiCentrix. ref OF 2 2968
642017 -           ..
642018 -          MultiCentrix has many ways to identify and to represent
642019 -          information in order to manage complexity. ref OF 2 4071
642021 -           ..
642022 -          A key challenge is how quickly these capabilities can be
642023 -          applied in order to use the system every day, all day long,
642024 -          while having meetings, calls and generating knowledge. If
642025 -          things cannot be done quickly, functionality is not applied.
642027 -           ..
642028 -          SDS supports doing everything as people think about what
642029 -          they need.
642030 -
642032 -       ..
642033 -      Lateral Thinking Revisited
642034 -
642035 -          The author explores methods of enhancing creativity based on
642036 -          work by Doctor Edward de Bono, ref OF 1 0001, and shows how
642037 -          techniques of Lateral Thinking can be used with MultiCentrix
642038 -          capability for connecting information. ref OF 1 0990  Pattern
642039 -          restructuring seems to be key advantages of this system.
642040 -          ref OF 1 0638
642041 -
642042 -             This aligns with POIMS concept of connecting information
642043 -             into chains of chronology to generate "intelligence"
642044 -             ref OF 3 1299
642046 -              ..
642047 -             The explanation of "creativity" aligns with work by Doctor
642048 -             Douglas Hofstadter on Fluid Concepts and Creative
642049 -             Analogies, reviewed on 950925. ref SDS 10 1683
642051 -           ..
642052 -          Fractionalization is discussed in relation to the flexible
642053 -          building block process of alphabet technology for rendering
642054 -          language. ref OF 1 0575  It aids creativity, but makes
642055 -          information hard to organize and apply information
642056 -          consistently.  On 970116 Morris worried about the difficulty
642057 -          of "fractionalized subjects," in our meeting at Intel.
642058 -          ref SDS 14 1732
642060 -           ..
642061 -          Choice - cited as most important strength of human mind.
642062 -          ref OF 1 3139
642064 -           ..
642065 -          Span of attention is limiting factor. ref OF 1 2310
642066 -
642067 -             This aligns with core concept of SDS to expand span of
642068 -             attention, explained in POIMS. ref OF 3 2278
642070 -           ..
642071 -          Multiple description problem explained. ref OF 1 5643
642072 -
642073 -             This aligns with subject indexing problem and opportunity
642074 -             explained on 960322. ref SDS 13 7749
642076 -           ..
642077 -          Author maintains that "writing" only addresses the storage
642078 -          issue in human thinking and creativity. ref OF 1 7788
642079 -
642080 -             POIMS argues that "thinking through writing" is a major
642081 -             source of problem solving and creativity. ref OF 3 3742
642082 -
642083 -
642084 - ...a Natrificial Brain...
642086 -          ..
642087 -         http://www.thebrain.com
642088 -
642089 - ...could not gather anything from this site that supports the project.
642090 -
642091 - ...a MindMan MindMap...
642092 -
642093 -         http://www.mindmanager.com
642095 -  ..
642096 - This is another software program for aiding thinking, possibly similar
642097 - or complimentary to Multicentric, reviewed above. ref SDS 0 0187
642098 -
642099 -    It is explained as a combination of simplicity and science that
642100 -    helps achieve full mental potential by displaying ideas and
642101 -    concepts in a graphical pattern that both sides of the brain can
642102 -    quickly grasp. The left side, responsible for logical thought and
642103 -    the right side, used for visual and creative thought, work together
642104 -    while using MindManager to increase memory retention and
642105 -    productivity.
642107 -     ..
642108 -    Not clear how this would support into a data base environment.
642109 -
642111 -  ..
642112 - Roy explains an affilication with a group that has a web site...
642113 -
642114 -                         http://www.ms.lt/
642115 -
642116 - ...and is seeking to define an interchange method between some of the
642117 - various knowledge tools/stores using XML. ref DRT 6 5740
642119 -  ..
642120 - The site is described as...
642121 -
642122 -           Your virtual laboratory for caring about thinking
642123 -
642124 - ...and seems to be a resource of people (headquared in Lithuania) and
642125 - ideas working on Knowledge Management capabilities, and so may be
642126 - helpful for Doug's DKR. Services are described as helping people build
642128 -                             ..
642129 -                            alliances
642130 -
642131 - ...for KM projects, which aligns with Bootstrap Institute's alliance
642132 - goals, reviewed on 991222. ref SDS 41 0273
642134 -  ..
642135 - The organization reports having 12 projects underway that
642136 - study...
642137 -
642138 -                             thinking
642139 -
642140 -      Sent these folks notice and requested comment on NWO...
642141 -      ref OF 4 0001
642142 -
642144 -  ..
642145 - Namespace Tree Summarizes Enterprise Information, Table of Contents
642146 - GEM Supports Freeform, Inherited Attributes for Classification
642147 - Hierarchial Catagorization System for Enterprise Management
642148 -
642149 - Roy explains his General Enterprise Management (GEM) tree underlying
642150 - GEDO represents a hierarchy for namespace and categorization
642151 - management using a root schema he designed, as shown on his web
642152 - site...
642154 -       ..
642155 -      http://one-world-is.com/rer/owis/dem/slides/img034.gif
642156 -
642157 -         This site is an image for enterprise management similar to the
642158 -         image above for GEDO. ref SDS 0 0867
642160 -  ..
642161 - Roy further explains this capability as a superset variation of LDAP
642162 - V3's schema, with freeform and inherited attributes for each hierarchy
642163 - class or instance entry, now enabled by XML.  A useful analogy for the
642164 - namespace tree of an enterprise is a book's Table of Contents.
642165 - ref DRT 6 4042
642166 -
642167 -     The LDAP V3 schema is not provided.
642169 -      ..
642170 -     An example of freeform and inherited attributes and how they are
642171 -     generated and applied would be helpful.
642173 -      ..
642174 -     Table of contents summarizes information.  How is summary
642175 -     generated and how is it connected to relevant details?
642177 -      ..
642178 -     How would GEM method manage Roy's letters received today?
642179 -         ..
642180 -         How long would it take.
642182 -          ..
642183 -         How many people are needed to maintain the system.
642185 -          ..
642186 -         How would GEM convert the information in Roy's letters into
642187 -         useful knowledge that can be recycled for the DKR project and
642188 -         other uses?
642189 -
642191 -  ..
642192 - Star data structure represents freeform associations...
642193 -
642194 -                     sequentiality =predecessor/successor
642195 -
642196 -                     containment =distribution/composition
642197 -
642198 - ... between entries in the hierarchy, and freeform attributes
642199 - describing the associations. ref DRT 6 2254 This would include...
642200 -
642202 -                      ..
642203 -                     quantitative and
642205 -                      ..
642206 -                     chronological
642207 -
642208 -
642209 - ...attributes to support...
642210 -
642212 -                      ..
642213 -                     general purpose management
642215 -                      ..
642216 -                     specialized resource management
642218 -                      ..
642219 -                     requirement management
642220 -
642221 -
642222 - ... functions, with TopicMaps, XPath, and XPointer providing the
642223 - enabling technology.
642224 -     ..
642225 -     Have these methods been tested for the proposed purposes?
642226 -     Managing chronology is particularly complex, as reported on
642227 -     991010. ref SDS 37 3066
642228 -
642229 -
642231 -  ..
642232 - Snowflake Provides Topic Map, Alphabetical Index
642233 -
642234 - A link to a "system of record", document, or other data source would
642235 - provide a "snowflake" view of information around an object's tree
642236 - entry or star/profile. The snowflake corresponds to the Topicmap
642237 - "occurence". A useful analogy for the...
642238 -
642240 -                     ..
642241 -                    namespace entry associations
642242 -
642243 -
642244 - ... of an enterprise is a book's Concordance (e.g., simple and
642245 - categorized alphabetical index, word/phrase context mapping, etc.) or
642246 - a plan/budget requirement specification. ref DRT 6 1020
642247 -
642249 -  ..
642250 - Reporting to Assemble Related History Supported by XSLT
642251 - Arrow Tracks Changes in Tree and Star History for Analysis, Planning
642252 -
642253 - Roy explains the arrow represents the "change management" function of
642254 - the tree and star, whereby one could track the history of the tree and
642255 - star for analytical purposes, project future tree and star changes for
642256 - program/budget and strategic planning, or project situational changes
642257 - for simulations and contingencies. ref DRT 6 4636
642259 -  ..
642260 - XSLT technology would provide filtering/sorting functionality to view
642261 - selective portions of the information in the required order.  A useful
642262 - analogy for the namespace entry and association change function of an
642263 - enterprise is a book's "Version Control" system, or a plan/budget
642264 - schedule or projection. ref DRT 6 1092
642265 -
642266 -     Versioning is also reviewed below. ref SDS 0 4961
642267 -
642268 -
642269 -
642270 -
642271 -
6423 -

SUBJECTS
Document Management Systems
Overwhelmed Details of Daily Management in SDS Links
Knowledge Management Dilemma
Boggles Mind Shocking Complexity SDS Web of Links
Specification DKR Editor
Editor XML Open Source Risk DKR Failure War Stories
Specifications, DKR, OHS CDS V0.1, 000125
Boggle Mind Prefer Avoid Responsibility Online Links

9810 -
981101 -  ..
981102 - Boggle Mind Links Expose Connections of Knowledge Cause Effect
981103 - Links Boggle the Mind Exposing Connections of Knowledge Cause Effect
981104 - Editor Specification - Document Mangement Requirements
981105 - DKR Design for Document Management - May Boggle the Mind
981106 -
981107 - Follow up ref SDS 46 3867.
981108 -
981109 - Eric Armstrong submits, ref DRT 9 0001, which is v 0.1 for an initial
981110 - subset of the DKR on managing documents.  This follows up Eric's
981111 - letter yesterday indicating progress on a system for managing
981112 - documents and email. ref SDS 46 4736
981114 -  ..
981115 - On 000120 he proposed integrating Open Hyperdocument System (OHS) and
981116 - email. ref SDS 44 3871
981118 -  ..
981119 - XML is proposed as a "feature." ref DRT 9 1155
981120 -
981121 -     How does this relate to Eric's analysis on 000124. ref SDS 46 3551
981122 -
981123 -         [On 000129 Eric submits design outline for XML editor as core
981124 -         DKR capability, ref SDS 50 3383; users can customize XML
981125 -         editor. ref SDS 50 3600]
981127 -          ..
981128 -         [On 000208 Eric submits question about using document and
981129 -         email as core of DKR system? ref SDS 51 3596]
981131 -          ..
981132 -         [On 000210 Eric submits detailed design spec for OHS and email
981133 -         document management system. ref SDS 52 2993]
981135 -          ..
981136 -         [On 000306 Eric submits v0.2 updated v0.1. ref SDS 57 0782
981138 -  ..
981139 - Need to notify Eric about suggestions developed per Jon's request
981140 - yesterday. ref SDS 46 4130
981142 -  ..
981143 - Eric recognizes that a connected record at first seems overwhelming --
981144 - he says it "boggles the mind," ref DRT 9 0615 -- because links in
981145 - correspondence and other instruments expose a cognitive process for
981146 - managing the complex array of context people encounter in daily life
981147 - that is inherently concealed from the conscious mind, as set out in
981148 - POIMS. ref OF 3 V57N
981150 -  ..
981151 - On 000118 comments about the complexity of a connected environment for
981152 - medical management support Eric's concern. ref SDS 43 3128
981153 -
981154 -     [On 000206 v0.2 has not solved problem of complexity. ref SDS 57
981155 -     4524
981156 -
981157 -     [On 000208 people get used to links that provide a connected
981158 -     record, just like people get used to using alphabet technology,
981159 -     cars, trains and airplanes, instead of walking, horses and
981160 -     donkeys. ref SDS 51 Q44N
981162 -      ..
981163 -     [On 000307 Jon Winters asks for war stories on DKR. ref SDS 58
981164 -     4928
981166 -      ..
981167 -     [On 000407 cited as agenda item for project team meetings to
981168 -     review Pandora's box of too much knowledge. ref SDS 65 4757
981170 -      ..
981171 -     [On 000504 Eric confused by links in SDS records. ref SDS 68 1739
981173 -      ..
981174 -     [On 000505 v0.5 still boggles the mind. ref SDS 69 4524
981176 -      ..
981177 -     [On 000811 Eric objects to links in correspondence. ref SDS 73
981178 -     0001
981180 -      ..
981181 -     [On 000824 Eric "hates" project record connected to relevant
981182 -     history in project archives. ref SDS 74 7O9I
981184 -      ..
981185 -     [On 001116 Eric notes requirement to use consistent terminology
981186 -     that aligns with the record. ref SDS 79 0001
981188 -      ..
981189 -     [On 001122 Henry van Eykan notes that "truth" is emotionally
981190 -     burdensome. ref SDS 80 JN4K
981192 -      ..
981193 -     [On 010122 BrowseUp program to create links on the Internet
981194 -     creates a lot of links that increase complexity; BrowseUp uses
981195 -     priority and filters to manage links. ref SDS 82 IN9O
981197 -      ..
981198 -     [On 011029 experiencing power for the first time when introducing
981199 -     greater command of lower levels of organic structure can be
981200 -     frightening as when the first atomic bomb was tested. ref SDS 83
981201 -     E73H
981202 -
981204 -  ..
981205 - On 000120 Colloquium was cautioned about expanding knowledge
981206 - capabilities. ref SDS 44 2345 citing the fate of Prometheus reviewed
981207 - on 991108. ref SDS 38 5810
981209 -  ..
981210 - This issue was noted on 991222 reviewing Doug Engelbart's paper on
981211 - Groupware published in 1992, ref SDS 41 2310, reflecting Doug's point
981212 - about disporportionate impact of dramatic changes in the scale that
981213 - affect traditional methods. ref SDS 41 1596  It was cited again on
981214 - 000120 in proposing a task to define "knowledge" and "intelligence."
981215 - ref SDS 44 2345  It reflects Doug's point reviewed on 991222 that big
981216 - changes to scale have adverse impacts. ref SDS 41 1596  Pandora's Box
981217 - is a common way of classifying unwelcome burdens posed by the
981218 - knowledge management dilemma, reviewed on 991108, ref SDS 38 5810, and
981219 - more recently on 000106. ref SDS 42 5120
981220 -
981221 -     [On 000208 cite challenge of scale explaining core requirement for
981222 -     knowledge management. ref SDS 51 2940]
981224 -      ..
981225 -     [On 000210 scale problem is not addressed. ref SDS 52 2040]
981227 -      ..
981228 -     [On 000212 Eric's new design model does not address the concern of
981229 -     overwhelming people. ref SDS 53 0786]
981231 -      ..
981232 -     [On 000212 people may get used to using knowledge, rather than
981233 -     information. ref SDS 51 2726]
981235 -      ..
981236 -     [On 000221 problem of scale impacts organization of knowledge.
981237 -     ref SDS 56 7455]
981239 -  ..
981240 - Another requirement, or need, is to develop Judicious Review practices
981241 - for guidance on Clear, Concise, Complete communications, reviewed on
981242 - 990419. ref SDS 28 2601
981244 -  ..
981245 - Summary of Sections include. ref DRT 9 4556
981246 -
981247 -     •  Long-Range Goals, ref DRT 9 0900
981248 -
981249 -        (Discussed DKR requirements)
981250 -
981251 -     •  Motivation, ref DRT 9 1600
981252 -
981253 -        Discusses need for feedback. ref DRT 9 3752
981255 -         ..
981256 -     •  Starting Points, ref DRT 9 4416
981258 -         ..
981259 -     •  General Characteristics, ref DRT 9 3481
981261 -         ..
981262 -     •  Adminstrable
981263 -
981264 -           Author. ref DRT 9 2860
981265 -
981266 -             [On 000423 author is managed by an attribution operation
981267 -             of text nodes. ref SDS 66 2597
981269 -         ..
981270 -     •  Secure, ref DRT 9 1598
981271 -
981272 -        (This section is not listed in the summary.)
981274 -         ..
981275 -     •  Operational Requirements, ref DRT 9 2256
981277 -         ..
981278 -     •  Summary of Data Structure Requirements, ref DRT 9 4290
981280 -         ..
981281 -     •  Future: Using an Abstract Knowledge Representation, ref DRT 9
981282 -        6480
981284 -    ..
981285 -   [On 000306 updated v0.2 has same sections. ref SDS 57 5624
981286 -
981287 -
981288 -
981289 -
9813 -

SUBJECTS
XML Encoding, 001024

A203 -
A20401 -  ..
A20402 - XML May Provide Effective Method of Encoding
A20403 - Encoding Using XML - Are Sub-interpreters Needed?
A20404 -
A20405 - Follow up ref SDS 46 3551.
A20406 -
A20407 - Roy Roebuck's second letter today, explaining development of Context
A20408 - Management, cites an affilication with a group that is developing XML
A20409 - application, per above. ref SDS 0 0786
A20411 -  ..
A20412 - Roy reports his GEM knowledge management system is enabled by XML.
A20413 - ref SDS 0 3861  He provides a link to W3C web site that explains XML
A20414 - without any particular reference to the objectives for GEM.
A20415 - ref SDS 0 7209
A20417 -  ..
A20418 - The W3C web site for XML...
A20419 -
A20420 -                      http://www.w3.org/XML/
A20421 -
A20422 - ...provides a source for explaining the purpose of XML...
A20424 -                 ..
A20425 -                http://www.w3.org/XML/1999/XML-in-10-points
A20427 -  ..
A20428 - This site says...
A20429 -
A20430 -    1.  XML is a method for putting structured data in a text file
A20431 -
A20432 -            [On 000129 Eric Armstrong submits detailed planning for XML
A20433 -            based editor. ref SDS 50 0957]
A20435 -             ..
A20436 -            [On 000331 Jack Park and Adam Cheyer consider XML for
A20437 -            serialization to develop OHS/DKR technology. ref SDS 62
A20438 -            E74K
A20439 -
A20440 -        "Structured data" refers to spreadsheets, address books,
A20441 -        drawings, etc. Programs that produce such data often also store
A20442 -        it on disk, for which they can use either a binary format or a
A20443 -        text format. The latter allows you, if necessary, to look at
A20444 -        the data without the program that produced it. XML is a set of
A20445 -        rules, guidelines, conventions, whatever you want to call them,
A20446 -        for designing text formats for such data, in a way that
A20447 -        produces files that are easy to generate and read (by a
A20448 -        computer)...
A20450 -         ..
A20451 -    2.  XML looks a bit like HTML but isn't HTML
A20452 -
A20453 -        Like HTML, XML makes use of tags (words bracketed by '<' and
A20454 -        '>') and attributes (of the form name="value"), but while HTML
A20455 -        specifies what each tag & attribute means (and often how the
A20456 -        text between them will look in a browser), XML uses the tags
A20457 -        only to delimit pieces of data, and leaves the interpretation
A20458 -        of the data completely to the application that reads it.
A20460 -         ..
A20461 -    3.  XML is text, but isn't meant to be read
A20462 -
A20463 -        XML files are text files, but are not meant to be read directly
A20464 -        for content.  They are text files, because that allows experts
A20465 -        to debug applications, and in emergencies, they can use a
A20466 -        simple text editor to fix a broken XML file.
A20468 -         ..
A20469 -    4.  XML is a family of technologies
A20470 -
A20471 -        XML 1.0 defines "tags" and "attributes" and there are optional
A20472 -        modules for specific tasks.  Xlink (still in development as of
A20473 -        November 1999) describes a standard way to add hyperlinks to an
A20474 -        XML file.
A20475 -
A20476 -            [On 000330 OHS/DKR project planning to use XML editor to
A20477 -            accomplish requirements for OHS/DKR to provide linking
A20478 -            support. ref SDS 61 5880
A20480 -         ..
A20481 -        XPointer & XFragments (also still being developed) are syntaxes
A20482 -        for pointing to parts of an XML document.
A20484 -         ..
A20485 -        CSS, the style sheet language, is applicable to XML as it is to
A20486 -        HTML.
A20488 -         ..
A20489 -        XSL (autumn 1999) is the advanced language for expressing style
A20490 -        sheets. It is based on XSLT, a transformation language that is
A20491 -        often useful outside XSL as well, for rearranging, adding or
A20492 -        deleting tags & attributes.
A20494 -         ..
A20495 -        DOM is a standard set of function calls for manipulating XML
A20496 -        (and HTML) files from a programming language.
A20498 -         ..
A20499 -        XML Namespaces is a specification that describes how you can
A20500 -        associate a URL with every single tag and attribute in an XML
A20501 -        document. What that URL is used for is up to the application
A20502 -        that reads the URL, though. (RDF, W3C's standard for metadata,
A20503 -        uses it to link every piece of metadata to a file defining the
A20504 -        type of that data.) XML Schemas 1 and 2 help developers to
A20505 -        precisely define their own XML-based formats.
A20506 -
A20507 -
A20508 -
A206 -

SUBJECTS
Versioning Control
Disk Storage & Backup
Nano Technology

A905 -
A90601 -  ..
A90602 - Versioning Supported by Write Once Molecular Nano Technology at NASA
A90603 - Time Enabled Hypertext for Version Control
A90604 -
A90605 - Follow up ref SDS 46 4961
A90606 -
A90607 - Eric Armstrong's letter, ref DRT 4 0001, supports Jon Winters'
A90608 - proposal, ref DRP 6 2442, yesterday for version control. ref SDS 46
A90609 - 0279
A90611 -  ..
A90612 - Eric proposes versioning hierarchies, in fact -- every time a node is
A90613 - updated, a new version is created, and parents informed. ref DRT 4
A90614 - 4473
A90616 -  ..
A90617 - This may address questions developed yesterday. ref SDS 46 3520
A90619 -  ..
A90620 - Roy Roebuck's second letter today explains ideas for version control
A90621 - based on his GEM proposals that include arrow structures for change
A90622 - management. ref SDS 0 6688
A90623 -
A90624 -
A90625 -
A90626 -
A90627 -
A907 -

SUBJECTS
Objectives, Collective IQ
Solve Problems
Global Problems Too Vast Lack Focus
ABC Improvement Model
New Reality Management Imploding
Binary Forces of Nature
Roebuck's Gem System Oneness

AJ09 -
AJ1001 -  ..
AJ1002 - DKR Applied Through Roebuck's Oneness Illustrates Issue of Scale
AJ1003 -
AJ1004 - Follow up ref SDS 46 4449.
AJ1005 -
AJ1006 - Roy Roebuck re-submits a letter sent yesterday that was unreadable.
AJ1007 - ref SDS 46 0843  He concurs with Eric Armstrong's presentation of
AJ1008 - "pivotal problems." ref DRT 5 0001
AJ1010 -  ..
AJ1011 - Roy does not cite a particular problem or document Eric has submitted.
AJ1012 - The reference may be to Eric's letter on 000117, which presented an
AJ1013 - initial project framework based on the following...
AJ1014 -
AJ1015 -      A DKR is needed to solve urgent worldly problems cited by Doug in
AJ1016 -      the Colloquium, e.g., population, environment, energy, health.
AJ1017 -      ref DRP 1 0001, reviewed on 000120. ref SDS 44 2808
AJ1019 -       ..
AJ1020 -      What does [a dynamic knowledge repository] look like?  How does
AJ1021 -      it work?  How will it make a difference? ref DRP 1 2448 reviewed
AJ1022 -      also at ref SDS 44 3002
AJ1024 -       ..
AJ1025 -      A DKR system will combine email and a hypertext archive (OHS,
AJ1026 -      anyone?) but with some unusual aspects. ref DRP 1 0866 reviewed
AJ1027 -      on 000120. ref SDS 44 3871
AJ1029 -  ..
AJ1030 - Roy relates having observed problems arising from peoples' attitude
AJ1031 - towards whether they are "separate" from each other, or are somehow
AJ1032 - "connected" together. He perceives people are connected through a
AJ1033 - larger medium, and share common tangible and intangible foundations.
AJ1034 - ref DRT 5 2108
AJ1035 -
AJ1036 -      Medium and shared foundations are not defined.
AJ1038 -       ..
AJ1039 -      Biology wires cognitive functions to recognize differences, i.e.,
AJ1040 -      me, you, us, them based on sensing common traits.
AJ1042 -  ..
AJ1043 - Roy theorizes that "separation" in our species started with the first
AJ1044 - named thing, leading to the first category, leading to the first
AJ1045 - group, leading to the first exclusion, leading to the first battle. As
AJ1046 - our technology advances, the sense of time and distance separation
AJ1047 - among people is diminishing, while we still suffer from the chaos of
AJ1048 - unmanaged things, names, categories, and groupings. ref DRT 5 2501
AJ1050 -  ..
AJ1051 - Roy references his One World web site for further information...
AJ1052 -
AJ1053 -
AJ1054 -          http://www.one-world-is.com/rer/one/onetruth/sld002.htm.
AJ1055 -
AJ1057 -  ..
AJ1058 - This site presents a graphic under the title...
AJ1059 -
AJ1060 -                    Readiness for Oneness as Truth
AJ1061 -
AJ1062 -            [On 070115 similar ideas on "oneness" cited in a letter
AJ1063 -            reviewing NWO, but direction of analysis not clear.
AJ1064 -            ref SDS 85 LX9K
AJ1065 -
AJ1067 -  ..
AJ1068 - It shows a matrix of human cognitive states ranging from fearful to
AJ1069 - advocacy, based on changes in perceptions and knowledge.  "Unitary"
AJ1070 - and "separation" appear to control perceptions and knowledge in the
AJ1071 - graph, but the basis for the impact is not expressly presented.
AJ1072 - "Unitary" seems to relate to Roy's overall concept of "Oneness."
AJ1073 - "Knowledge" is not defined as distinct from a perception, although it
AJ1074 - may relate to the strength of a percpetion.   The graph is explained
AJ1075 - thus...
AJ1077 -      ..
AJ1078 -     This model can serve as a quantitative basis for individual,
AJ1079 -     group, regional, national, and global scores on Unitary Awareness,
AJ1080 -     providing appropriate links to sites designed to help improve that
AJ1081 -     awareness. The goal of One World Information System is to provide
AJ1082 -     a mechanism and service to help more of our species approach the
AJ1083 -     33 cell. This would be accomplished by a systematic program to
AJ1084 -     shift the global Knowledge and Perception bell curves towards a
AJ1085 -     Unitary View and Unitary Knowledge.
AJ1087 -      ..
AJ1088 -     Measurement Approach - Position online surveys about Unitary
AJ1089 -     Belief and Knowledge in various locations including our Web sites
AJ1090 -     and related sites. Survey a person's subjective assessment of both
AJ1091 -     their Unitary Perception/Belief and Unitary Knowledge.
AJ1093 -  ..
AJ1094 - An example is given showing progressive variations in statements of
AJ1095 - belief about "everything is connected (123)."
AJ1097 -  ..
AJ1098 - The goal of One World Information System, which sounds like some
AJ1099 - aspects of the DKR discussed in the Colloquium, is to provide a
AJ1100 - mechanism and service to help more of our species approach the 33
AJ1101 - cell, which is "Advocate," and represents, evidently a positive mental
AJ1102 - state relative to cell 11, which is being fearful.
AJ1103 -
AJ1105 -  ..
AJ1106 - Separation reflects Diversity from Binary Forces Inherent in Nature
AJ1107 -
AJ1108 - Of -hand the thrust toward "oneness" and "unitary" requires caution
AJ1109 - under the general rule that "knowledge" is always imperfect, and so
AJ1110 - diversity of views leading toward broad experimentation, offers the
AJ1111 - best chance to balance perceptions with actual experience, noted by
AJ1112 - Einstein as the best source of "knowledge," reviewed on 991124.
AJ1113 - ref SDS 39 3066
AJ1114 -
AJ1115 -            [On 040312 complementarity presents balance through a
AJ1116 -            theory of binary structure, reviewed as part of quantum
AJ1117 -            mechanics. ref SDS 84 GT4O
AJ1119 -             ..
AJ1120 -            [On 070115 similar ideas on "oneness" cited in a letter
AJ1121 -            reviewing NWO, but direction of analysis not clear.
AJ1122 -            ref SDS 85 LX9K
AJ1124 -  ..
AJ1125 - Additinoally...
AJ1126 -
AJ1127 -      Roy's general theory about separation, naming catagories, and so
AJ1128 -      on seems truncated. ref DRT 5 2501  Separation leading to
AJ1129 -      competition and conflict is inherent in the binary forces of
AJ1130 -      nature, explained in the New World Order... ref OF 4 4346, also
AJ1131 -      citing "thinking" and "doing" explained in POIMS. ref OF 3 2049
AJ1132 -      Competition, is balanced by the viscocity of family that spawns
AJ1133 -      cooperation to form community.
AJ1134 -
AJ1135 -         [On 000127 self-interest is balanced by context within binary
AJ1136 -         forces of nature. ref SDS 48 3089]
AJ1138 -          ..
AJ1139 -         [On 000128 proposal for OHS/DKR to support linking to a core
AJ1140 -         belief system. ref SDS 49 2205]
AJ1142 -       ..
AJ1143 -      The compression of time and distance cited by Roy, ref DRT 5
AJ1144 -      2501, is reviewed in the New World Order..., as a critical new
AJ1145 -      reality impacting human relations and productivity. ref OF 4 3300
AJ1147 -       ..
AJ1148 -      New realities are cited by Andy Grove in his book as critical
AJ1149 -      factors in designing technology, reviewed on 980307. ref SDS 19
AJ1150 -      1209
AJ1152 -  ..
AJ1153 - Roy next says that the pivotal issues for improvement are to provide a
AJ1154 - global DKR, giving our species the means to overcome not only the
AJ1155 - sense of separation in time and distance, but also in knowledge.
AJ1156 - ref DRT 5 6888
AJ1158 -  ..
AJ1159 - He does not spell out what will be improved, nor what "improvement"
AJ1160 - means.  Is it the list of social issues reviewed by the Colloquium on
AJ1161 - 000120, e.g., environment, energy, poverty, ref SDS 44 2808, or
AJ1162 - something else that a "global DKR" will "improve"?
AJ1164 -  ..
AJ1165 - "Knowledge" was described as fluid and variable in the record on
AJ1166 - 000120, ref SDS 44 4410, which appears to conflict with the notion of
AJ1167 - eliminating separation in knowledge which seems to be an element of
AJ1168 - Oneness.
AJ1170 -  ..
AJ1171 - Roy's link to the Oneness web site...
AJ1172 -
AJ1173 -
AJ1174 -         http://www.one-world-is.com/rer/one-world/index.htm
AJ1175 -
AJ1176 -
AJ1177 - ...cited in his letter, today, ref DRT 5 6888, states in about the 2nd
AJ1178 - para...
AJ1179 -
AJ1180 -      I submit that there is only one thing in the world, as the
AJ1181 -      mystics have known and the physicists are proving and beginning
AJ1182 -      to apply.  Separation between things in the world is illusion.
AJ1183 -      This illusion of separation has existed from the time our species
AJ1184 -      gained "knowledge of good and evil", the time in our evolutionary
AJ1185 -      progression when we began to distinguish, symbolize, name,
AJ1186 -      characterize, and categorize ("kind-of" and "part-of" relations)
AJ1187 -      things in the world.  The illusion of separation has utility for
AJ1188 -      our species in allowing us to deal with the complexities our
AJ1189 -      experience brings us.  It is the foundation of our intellectual
AJ1190 -      progress.  But this same illusion of separation, when expressed
AJ1191 -      as a self-deluded belief in "separation as real", is the cause of
AJ1192 -      our fear (fear of what's different, fear of being excluded).
AJ1193 -      Accepting and expressing Oneness reduces fear because it reduces
AJ1194 -      the false belief in separation between people, and between people
AJ1195 -      and their environment.  We can believe in Oneness, and still
AJ1196 -      utilize separation.
AJ1198 -       ..
AJ1199 -      It seems there is a  normal progression and evolution in
AJ1200 -      intellect from understanding oneness spiritually, then
AJ1201 -      scientifically, and then societally. Through day to day practical
AJ1202 -      experience our sciences and our society are coming to understand
AJ1203 -      and practice that which has been known to many spiritual
AJ1204 -      explorers and to many intuitive, imaginative, and creative
AJ1205 -      persons like artists and children, from the beginning of our
AJ1206 -      intellectual existence.  As illustrated above, the Zen Buddhist
AJ1207 -      expression "Everything is different, everything is same" conveys
AJ1208 -      a spiritual understanding of "oneness" that has existed from
AJ1209 -      before our species' first word, and this expression is intended
AJ1210 -      to reduce fear and confusion in those pondering it.  Or consider
AJ1211 -      the science of Bohm's "Implicate Order" for the same effect.
AJ1212 -      Practical societal situations where "oneness" is applied are seen
AJ1213 -      in "organizations" in general, from small groups up to the United
AJ1214 -      Nations, and in upcoming Year 2000 computer date error events
AJ1215 -      that will disrupt our control systems and our society to a
AJ1216 -      probably small, but potentially large, degree.  Even some of our
AJ1217 -      religious institutions teach Oneness, and some actually practice
AJ1218 -      it .
AJ1220 -  ..
AJ1221 - Roy goes on to explain the cause of conflict in Kosovo in relation to
AJ1222 - "separation."
AJ1224 -  ..
AJ1225 - Roy's analysis may support Doug Engelbart's observation about the
AJ1226 - influence of scale, where distortion occurs when normative limits are
AJ1227 - exceeded, reviewed on 991222. ref SDS 41 1596
AJ1229 -  ..
AJ1230 - Roy's last para provides a link to another graph titled...
AJ1231 -
AJ1232 -
AJ1233 -                      The Spiral of Knowledge
AJ1234 -
AJ1235 -
AJ1236 - ...which appears to depict that "knowledge" arises from a continual
AJ1237 - flow or process of factors for "Learning and Insight," identified
AJ1238 - as...
AJ1239 -
AJ1241 -                           ..
AJ1242 -                       •  Spirit
AJ1243 -                       •  Society
AJ1244 -                       •  Science
AJ1245 -
AJ1246 -
AJ1247 - ...out of this continual spiral traditional spheres of "knowledge"
AJ1248 - arise identified as...
AJ1250 -                           ..
AJ1251 -                          Humanities
AJ1252 -                          Religion
AJ1253 -                          Philosophy
AJ1254 -                          Mathmatics
AJ1255 -                          Physics
AJ1256 -                          Chemestry
AJ1257 -                          Biology
AJ1258 -                          Physiology
AJ1259 -                          Psychology
AJ1260 -                          Sociology
AJ1261 -                          Taxonomy
AJ1262 -
AJ1264 -  ..
AJ1265 - A continuum of the "Evolving Mind," based on the legend, is depicted
AJ1266 - from the center of the spiral which is attributed with "Known World"
AJ1267 - progressing through "Recorded and Applied Knowledge," "Accepted
AJ1268 - Hypotheses" (subject to research), on to "Phenomenona" and "Working
AJ1269 - Hypotheses", and finally "Unknown Universe."
AJ1271 -  ..
AJ1272 - There is no discussion of this graph on the web site.
AJ1273 -
AJ1274 -
AJ1275 -
AJ1276 -
AJ1277 -
AJ1278 -
AJ1279 -
AJ1280 -
AJ13 -