Better World pearltrees... Start & K.M. Core Pearls. Beadstree. PhilanthroTree.jpg. Cool tools and new rules. More mock- and mash-ups to get some points across here; especially regarding interface, as that's the first and most persistent level of experience.
We've brought up some map-based sites previously, but the following few reveal a much richer level of interaction and information, in an interface that starts to feel more like a 'dashboard' panel, ready to guide you in. We don't want to fall off into data saturation and excessive widgetry, but these give some nice views of what's being implemented in related spaces already: shows an advanced interactive mapped dataset on several dimensions of civil also some awesome design and implementation (not public yet--but watch the demo vids!) Also gives some interactive animated development statistics chronologies All this is meant to give a foundation for our discussion about 'user experience' (UX) design, which goes hand-in-hand with the interface (UI) development.
ILUVUXDESIGN from lyle on Vimeo. Pattern map by Ecotrust. L'Arbre des Possibles. The big picture. Optimal decision. An optimal decision is a decision such that no other available decision options will lead to a better outcome.
It is an important concept in decision theory. In order to compare the different decision outcomes, one commonly assigns a relative utility to each of them. If there is uncertainty in what the outcome will be, the optimal decision maximizes the expected utility (utility averaged over all possible outcomes of a decision). Sometimes, the equivalent problem of minimizing loss is considered, particularly in financial situations, where the utility is defined as economic gain. "Utility" is only an arbitrary term for quantifying the desirability of a particular decision outcome and not necessarily related to "usefulness.
" The problem of finding the optimal decision is a mathematical optimization problem. Formal mathematical description[edit] Each decision in a set of available decision options will lead to an outcome . . To every outcome, we can define the utility of a particular decision. Arbor Vitae. ARBOR VITAE: Towards a Taxonomy of Common Good "Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books.
" -CarlJung Open your arms, stretch your legs, bridge from solid ground to a broad sky, stay limber, permeate layers of flow--aqueous, ethereal, seasonal, symbiotic. Be a tree, of the magical Platonic specie, neat canopy of human expression in splendid metaphor and manifold mythic imprint. Imagine a sturdy fibrous trunk, our shared heritage and understanding, branching out to leaf and fruit in all manner of aspiration and generosity.
I’m inviting your imaginative participation because the social tech on offer here is not strictly derived for concise mechanistic utility. So let’s roll back to observe the coupled sway of multiculture in communion. Basics; life support, liberty, wellness, fulfillment, indulgence. Robinson.pdf (Objet application/pdf) Start... Distraction recreation.