Category Archives: Information Architecture

Systems Thinking, Rich Mapping and Conceptual Models [Session Audio]

Matt Milan and Gene Smith introduce Rich Mapping and Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to information architects. SSM is a holistic problem solving framework that can be used to design and model interactions between organizations, people, environments, products and services.

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Project touchstones: how to bridge competing viewpoints and build vision, consensus, and innovation [Session Audio]

Jess’s talk from this years Information Architecture Summit. LukeW took some good notes.

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Other recorded talks from the 2007 IA summit

Backcasting: or how I learned to stop predicting and help my clients – Sam Ladner & Matthew Milan
Enterprise IA methodologies: starting two steps earlier – James Robertson
Systems [...]

Using Search Analytics To Diagnose What’s Ailing Your Information Architecture [Session Audio]

This presentation kicked of the IA Summit this year for me. It is a big topic to get into any real detail in 45 minutes and I’m looking forward to the book.

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We’re witnessing a rapid recognition of the value of search analytics among people from a [...]