Thinking Visual; Thinking Verbal, Semantic, Narrative
This is a ‘Thinking Model’ about ‘Frameworks’ and Visual Thinking
Different people think in different ways. There is a variety of Thinking [See Book: Page 160; ‘Frameworks’ is about Thinking about Thinking and delivers a Methodology for Structured Thinking and Tool for Representing Thinking (Independent Thinking]:
There is a variety of types of thinking that may be variously specified, and these include:
Abstract
Analytical
Algorithmic
Computational
Concrete
Convergent/Divergent
Creative
Critical
Design
Hierarchical
Holistic
Innovative
Independent/Received
Lateral
Logical/Illogical
“New Thinking”
Numerical
Statistical
Original
Outside the Box
Parallel
Pioneering
Positive Thinking/Negative Thinking
Rational/Irrational
Reasoned
Scientific
Sequential, Linear
Shared
Structured
Systems
Verbal/Semantic
Visual
This image is a “Thinking Model” constructed with ‘JavaNED’ depicting idea of ‘Frameworks’ as a simple methodology and a simple, easy to use tool – for the simple analysis and management of complexity – reducing scale and complexity to manageable proportions.
“Thinking Models” are graphical alternatives to textual narrative – as a montage or composite – as a presentation of thinking about …….
‘Frameworks’ has been distilled down to the Core Spinal Model situated in the Thinking & Modelling Space of the ‘Frameworks’ Meta Model. There are 3 levels of modelling: Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. For (new, novice) Thinkers-who-would-be-Modellers – they can engage with the Entry-Level, Novice, modelling option. Which is *constrained* to up to 41 Objects/Information Nodes: Nodes at each level providing for decomposition to up to 3 sub-nodes, and in addition to the default Focus and Context at Levels 1 and 2 – up to an additional 3 Levels of Hierarchy. Beyond the Novice option – the Intermediate and Advanced options provide for more degrees of modelling.
*up to – means that if the Rule/Constraint e.g. Novice Modelling – is that each Node may be “decomposed” into up to 3 Sub Nodes, and that there are up to an additional 3 Levels of Hierachy (in addition to level 1 Context and level 2 Focus) then individual Thinker-Modellers have that degree of freedom (but don’t necessarily need to specify and name all 3!).
This is a Thinking Model – constructed with ‘JavaNED’ – illustrating some of the key features of the ‘Frameworks’ Methodology and an example – elaborated model – where Penguin is the Focus, Climate Change is the Context.
This is a screenshot from the ‘Frameworks’ Prototype Tool Version 2.0 – showing an Elaborated Novice Model which has been Named (Colour Vision Model) and Saved. The Elaboration is within the Up To 3 Nodes + Up To 5 Levels constraint – illustrating this modelling – in this example model – with more degrees of Elaboration available for further modelling.
The next stage in the evolution of the Tool – currently Prototype Version 3.1 – provides for the Saving of the Elaborated Model: to the ‘Frameworks’ Database of Users and Models and back to the Meta Model for Display and Sharing.
The Current Web-Based Prototype Tool is situated on tmt Magic Browser Website
https://magicbrowser.co.uk/frameworks/
https://frameworks.gserv.co.uk/app/