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Abby Covert – How to make sense of any mess
The document discusses the importance of information architecture and how language, taxonomy, and visualization can help make sense of complex information. It emphasizes the need for clear language, flexible organizational methods, and using visuals to aid understanding. The author encourages individuals to take initiative in simplifying communication and organizing information effectively.
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Abby Covert – How to make sense of any mess
- 2. I LOVE MAKINGSENSE OF MESSES.
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- 5. Information can be madefrom the lack of physical material
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- 7. Information architecture is howwe arrange the parts to be understandable as a whole.
- 8. 3 LESSONS TO MAKESENSE OF ANYTHING
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- 11. How many duplicative nouns doesyour team deal with?
- 12. How many duplicative verbs arerelated to those nouns?
- 13. Model Change vs.Label Change Thing A Thing B Thing OBJECTObject
- 14. One label pernoun or verb is not always the best way to go
- 15. The goal isnot simplifying The goal is to know what you mean when you say what you say.
- 16. Controlled vocabularies are the greatest thingsince sliced bread or pockets. @jcolman’s thumb showing off my book’s controlled vocabulary
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- 18. Be the oneto simplify the language in your organization.
- 19. #2 THERE ISNO RIGHT WAY
- 20. In most contexts,taxonomy is a tool of rhetoric not an exact science. (Sorry Linnaeus)
- 21. If Fresh Directclassified produce scientifically, no one would be able to find anything.
- 22. The way youchoose to organize your produce says something about you.
- 23. There is noone right way to organize something.
- 24. The only thingthat matters is reaching your goals.
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- 27. Be the oneto show an alternative way of organizing something.
- 28. #3 WE NEEDPICTURES
- 29. Pictures give ussomething in common to point to.
- 30. Take the timeand space needed to collect and iterate.
- 31. Visualize something hardto explain
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- 33. Pie Crust Tomato Sauce & cheese Toppings Slice Be Carefulof Reductionism
- 34. Show the process,not just results Pizza Crust cheese Toppings Tomato Sauce
- 36. Familiar Words With agreement comesmomentum.
- 37. Be the oneto make a picture of the monster in everyone’s head.
- 38. • Simplify thelanguage used in your organization • Show an alternative way of organizing something • Make a picture of the monster in everyone’s head To start making sense of your mess:
- 39. IA is notjust for information architects. IA is practiced by everybody.
- 40. I wrote abook about information architecture for everybody! http://abbytheia.com/makesense/ Tack!