Life-as-Activity: The Weave-the-Life Framework (v2.0)
This article presents the complete Weave-the-Life Framework as a new addition to the Life-as-Activity Approach.
Oliver Ding
Founder of CALL (Creative Action Learning Lab), information architect, knowledge curator.
Appropriating Activity Theory #3: Means, End, and Creative Chaos
On February 22, 2022, I stayed in a room to conduct a self-dialogue to resolve a creative challenge. It resonated with the Means-End principle in Activity Theory.
Activity Analysis Network #2: Identity, Narrative, and Creative Life
This is the 2nd issue of the Activity Analysis Center's newsletter
The Concept of Narrative Identity
This article introduces the theory of self and identity by narrative psychologist Dan P. McAdams.
Cultural Frameworks: A Canvas for Reflection and Innovation
Introducing the Frame-for-Work Canvas
Appropriating Activity Theory #2: The Project Engagement Approach in November 2020
This is the story of the Project Engagement approach during its early stage in late 2020.
Homecoming: A Thematic Trip and the World of Activity Approach
Homecoming is more than a memoir. It is both a personal narrative and a theoretical contribution, showing how everyday experience can become a source of cultural insight, creative frameworks, and intergenerational connection.
Activity Analysis Network #1: A Decade of Reflection, A Decade of Vision
The first issue of the Activity Analysis Network newsletter.
The Life as Activity Approach (v3.1, 2025)
An introduction to a series of activity-centered knowledge frameworks
Appropriating Activity Theory #1: Misunderstanding and Repurposing (2018)
A case study about engaging with a meta-framework