We present a schema and an algorithm to promote ecological thinking. It is based on alternating between focus and exploration, zooming in and zooming out. An increased level of variability in thinking also makes it more diverse and, thus, adaptable, robust, and resilient.
Any discourse can be represented as a network. A narrative, then, is a path through this network. Depending on how the journey is made, the meaning changes. Measuring the dynamics of this movement through ideas can help us understand how they propagate, and how this dynamic structure of meaning unfolds in time.
Many AI writing assistants today are focused on generating the text that provides the answers. What if we used the AI to generate questions? In this case, it would not think for us, but with us. Helping us discover new perspectives and ways of seeing things.
In this article, we propose the idea of an open-source AI spirit, which is comprised of an algorithm that encourages a certain ritualistic practice, supports the discipline and provides feedback to the practitioner.
Modulating variability in a text or a conversation can have an interesting effect on its dynamics. A writer will never get stuck, a conversation will always be interesting, a discourse will stay ecological at its core. We propose an approach based on panarchy, embracing diversity and homogeneity at the same time, as applied to discursive practices.
