Intertwingled: Information Changes Everything

by Peter Morville

Overview

This is a book about everything. Or, to be precise, it explores how everything is connected from code to culture. We think we're designing software, services, and experiences, but we're not. We are intervening in ecosystems. Until we open our minds, we will forever repeat our mistakes. In this spirited tour of information architecture and systems thinking, Peter Morville connects the dots between authority, Buddhism, classification, synesthesia, quantum entanglement, and volleyball. In 1974 when Ted Nelson wrote "everything is deeply intertwingled," he hoped we might realize the true potential of hypertext and cognition. This book follows naturally from that.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150309623
Publisher:	Semantic Studios
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Peter Morville is a pioneer of the fields of information architecture and user experience. He advises such clients as AT&T, Cisco, Harvard, IBM, Macy's, the Library of Congress, and the National Cancer Institute. He has delivered conference keynotes in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. His work has been covered by Business Week, The Economist, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal. Peter lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife, two daughters, and a dog named Knowsy. When he's not running, biking, swimming, or hiking, you can find him on the Internet at semanticstudios.com and intertwingled.org.

Editorial Reviews

Intertwingled is a meditation on the connectedness of everything. From language and ontology to culture and strategy, Peter takes us on a journey that reveals how a simple change in what we take for granted can send ripples that reach far beyond our awareness.

Advance Praise - Irene Au

MIND BLOWN OPEN, rearranged, and reshaped. This startling book took me on a twisty adventure in how to think, see, design, and experience the world differently. It�s like stepping through a door to a shifted universe that�s richer, deeper, and more connected. And, Peter reveals practical ideas and insights about how to build understanding and cope with complexity. Say goodbye to your current self when you start this book, because you won�t be the same person by the end of the journey.

Advance Praise - Kathy Sierra

Intertwingled offers its reader a beautiful, personal journey into connectedness, a gentle invitation to reflect upon the nature of change, and a refreshingly honest exploration of life in a complex world.

Advance Praise - Dave Gray

Intermingles great thinking about interaction design with deep dives into spiritual, physical, and personal dimensions. Morville�s generosity with his own stories enriches a work of great insight on a topic that is ironically not seen as personal. From systems thinking to culture and politics, this work is deeply and diversely informed. Intertwingled is required reading for cultural interventionists.

Advance Praise - Brenda Laurel

In the information age, we are all information architects, says Morville in this fresh and fascinating take on the discipline he played a huge part in creating. Drawing on nature, culture, history, and science, plus decades of deep personal experience helping major clients, Morville finds new and profound meaning in the business of helping users to find their way.

Advance Praise - Jeffrey Zeldman