Oliver Ding - Activity Analysis Center

Activity Analysis Network #10: Re-visiting, Re-building, and the Agency Cascade

Both #1 and #4 were inspired by revisiting earlier works I created many years ago. These experiences led me to articulate the "Revisiting - Rebuilding" pattern, which is further explored through two case studies in #2 and #5.

Wonder and Wander (book, v1.0, 2025)

Wonder and Wander (2025) is a reflective work by Oliver Ding examining the formation and evolution of knowledge enterprises between 2019 and 2025. Based on eight case studies, the book explores how long-term creative projects emerge, stabilize, and transform over time.

Revisiting and Rebuilding: The LARGE Method (2018-2026)

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Oliver Ding's LARGE Method as a second case study, tracing its 8-year trajectory from 2018 to 2026.

Appropriating Activity Theory #10: The GREAT Method (2018 - 2026)

Sharing the story of the LARGE Method and tracing its development over the years.

The Path of Creative Life in a Trip

A trip as a living theoretical model

Mindentity: The Ontology of Thematic Creation

All entities are mindentities, but not all mindentities are entities.

Revisiting and Rebuilding: The Mindentity Concept (2017, 2026)

An experimental exploration of an overlooked creative cognitive process.

[World of Activity] The Living Coordinate Model (2026)

A personal Life Coordinate is a conceptual framework that maps an individual’s orientation within the world of activity, integrating both worldview and life orientation.

Activity Analysis Network #9: Anticipation, Culture, and Education

In this issue, we explore how anticipation, education, and culture come together—sharing reflections, creative projects, and new frameworks that connect theory and practice in meaningful ways.

Meta-frameworks (book, v1.0, 2025)

How individuals and groups work with concept systems over time, how frameworks emerge through use, and how they evolve as projects accumulate.