One of our biggest challenges is likely to be how to understand the pattern space in a way that helps us in working with it. To be able to think about subsets in modular ways as well as visualizing the whole language of patterns. This brainstorming list is a great start, but do we maybe want to add some structure to the list? Maybe engage in some mapping of the possible pattern space to understand and navigate it.

I share a concern for some structure with which to frame tis exploration. Alexander et al discuss "patterns of events, patterns of space, patterns which are alive"to derive a definition of "quality." Then the patterns themselves are defined as they apply to independent regions, then groups of buildings, individual buildings, then individual rooms Is there something analogous to this structure that would help us here? Perhaps a discussion of assumptions regarding the "ways" of meeting, and which ways are most creative, life affirming? Then a structure built on those ways that begins with the various independent regions or reasons for meetings, groups of meetings, individual meetings, and the "rooms" within meetings (e.g., opening, discussion, acting, closing).

--Rick Lent.....Fri Jul 10 05:34:12 -0700 2009

I think this may be one of those chicken & egg tangles. We already know that there are many different ways to slice & dice the material. I think my personal inclination is to get a bunch of patterns written and then see how they naturally fall into categories (a more inductive approach), rather than impose a pre-set structure on the list (deductive approach). However, if someone else proposes a structure, i will certainly be interested to read it, and could well be influenced by it. Other thoughts?

--Tree Bressen.....Thu Aug 06 17:31:41 -0700 2009

Tree, i see you renamed "Feedback Loops" to "Feedback". FYI, we already had a Feedback card, which is not a pattern, but a place for people to leave feedback about the site/project. Unsure how you'd like to detangle it, so i'm leaving it for now...

  --John Abbe.....Sat Apr 17 00:03:11 -0700 2010