Having different classes/learning groups, focused around the same topic but running concurrently as to create friendly competition
Exchange notes + feedback, but also motivation for your projects/work to slightly outdo those of other groups
3/ Symbiotic Learning Group
Say you have two classes, one is learning UX/interaction design, and the other is learning coding. They could be intertwined to collaborate on building an artifact together—with the coders actually implementing designs coming out of the UX group
4/ Hackathon
While it looks very different than a classroom setting, hackathons are actually incredible learning experiences.
It reframes making/learning as a competition under tight constraints which anyone can participate in.
5/ Nested Learning Groups
Imagine a longer research project with a core group of participants from which spawns shorter-term subgroups researching specific directions or tasks associated the larger overall research.
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The initial prototype takes design inspiration from @andy_matuschak's working notes (notes.andymatuschak.org) as a launchpad for experimenting with new methods of navigation.
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Nothing fancy, but even very basic zoom functionality opens up an entirely new dimension of navigability
Just being able to stand back and see these pages side-by-side is already incredibly useful