The Alive Tree of Knowledge

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The Alive Tree of Knowledge

• A new concept in
• Collective Interactive Knowledge Integration

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The basic concept (on which limitations and
amendments have to be performed) unmoderated
collective Christmas tree decoration each
member of the community sits
in front of a branched tree representation of the
field and
makes desired additions / changes, deletions.
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• Kind of material included in the tree
• Spontaneous contributions by community Members
• macro-nodes representing large fields connected
  to the subject
• Nodes representing subjects with a significant
  internal coherence
• Sub-nodes representing research groups or
  specific issues
• Basic unit representing individuals profiles,
• Articles
• Plans for actions
• Opinion papers
• Skeleton materials initiated by the Tree-keepers
• Invited nodes (representations of new / emerging
  fields)
• Editorial nodes (major issues underrepresented in
  spontaneous contributions)
• Synopsis Nodes (items facilitating the
  exploration of branches by newcomers)

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• This ideal of total freedom of expression is
  limited by
• technical, social and scientific limitations
• Technical avoid conflict of updating same file
  at the same time
• Social preventing malicious deletions or
  deliberate
  junk deposition
• Scientific - preserving the profile and
  scientific integrity
• - Allowing objective tools to discern more from
  less relevant entries.
• This forest-ranger activity will take much of
• the tree-keeper resources

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Maintenance Eliminate/
update obsolete items / structures
Design pedagogical guided tree-tours for
beginners Design personalized
tree-queries facility
(interactively fit to the enquirer profile)
Provide tree-search Filters
Provide current orientation
highlight new emergent
leader ideas,
leader documents
Provide contributors support (access, interactive
tools)