Excellent insights from Christina Wodtke which are becoming part of a recurring theme, which is that AI shouldn't pressure you to speed up; instead it invites you to take the time to collaboratively figure out what is going on since the development process can be so efficient.
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A very good article about how to approach AI with Information Architecture concepts. Service Design is one of our favorite approaches to mapping systems and how they interact with users.
"AI cannot fix a broken process. It maps the chaos faster."
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Symbols are a learned language. These are funny but they prove a deeper point: you can't assume they can be understood without teaching the language first. Also, is it better for the symbol to stand or to replace with with words?
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Really good article about pedagogy and AI. One of the things I like about this discussion is that it goes deep on how kids actually learn, and how classrooms facilitate this. Very positive, solution-oriented thinking on AI.
Possibly the best value of the entire #IAC2026. Eight hours with some of the most thoughtful #IA experts working today as they talk about deep IA structures and how they relate to the modern state of play. Check it out!
We are very excited about the #IAC2026 workshop from Nate Davis and Stuart Maxwell. Designed for experienced practitioners it leans on "BIG IA" questions like information in context, organizing complex systems, and linking IA to business needs.
Check it out!
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The #IAconference looks very exciting this year. It's clear that #AI requires a lot of structure and understanding of the "big picture", and #informationarchitects are uniquely positioned to map, analyze, optimize and EXPLAIN how these new machines can be used. Check out the agenda! Good stuff!
The many ways that information can be organized are not precious, or failure-prone if they fail. Will this approach work three years in the future based on the changes we expect or hope to see?
Check out Nate Davis and Stuart Maxwell's "Intro to IA Strategy" workshop at the 2026 #IAconference! He gives an overview below.
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The key takeaway of this article is that systems thinkers -- be they UX, Information Architects, or enterprise architects -- are the most successful implementers of these new tools.
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Even if an organization doesn't implement an ontology in its technology stack, the act of creating one can have critical benefits for understanding its arrangement and relationships of information. Good thoughts by Tony Seale!
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Bob Royce and Andrew Midkiff's are presenting at the Allovance summit about using the framework to create an AI strategy.
Crucial, timely insight! Go check it out!
Our Emily Claflin chats with Larry Port about #InformationArchitecture as a career. Great interview!
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Great video essay from Nate B. Jones about the changes to software development based on LLMs.
"Control is not the default any more."
He then talks about the additional skills that need to be learned to develop software properly when the stack includes LLMs.
Bob Royce and Andrew Midkiff's are presenting at the Allovance summit about using the framework to create an AI strategy.
Crucial, timely insight! Go check it out!
#WorldIADay is almost here! The TUGers presenting:.
Bob Royce is talking about How IA can help organizations manage complexity.
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Dan Klyn is going to be in #Nashville's to support theme of “Designing for Meaning”.
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Check it out!
This discussion is pretty technical but it basically boils down to three major points about taxonomies. They:
- generally have richer metadata at the node level
- have a more controlled structure than ontologies
- are easier to map to each other.
As usual, a great read!
Bob Royce and Andrew Midkiff's are presenting at the Allovance summit about using the framework to create an AI strategy.
Crucial, timely insight! Go check it out!
#WorldIADay is almost here! Two TUGers are presenting during this fantastic event.
Bob Royce is talking about How IA can help organizations manage complexity.
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Dan Klyn is going to be giving #Nashville's keynote.
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Go check it out!
"The real AI opportunity isn’t nursing large codebases. It’s shrinking them. Making intent explicit.Separating rules from mechanics. Letting the compiler do more of the work humans were never good at in the first place. "
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Great article about using LLMs to help with interview analysis. At a broader level, another stone on the path to developing an LLM "theory of mind" that will allow us to use them more effectively as agents and collaborators. Good stuff!
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Things are changing so fast that a good measure of the value of an article is whether it is still pertinent three months later. This article is about that old, and it definitely still applies.
Going back to some of our "best of" posts from 2025, this excellent article on what an ontologist is, the work they do in collaboration with teams, and how to become one is one of our favorites.
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Happy Valentines day to those who celebrate, from all of us at The Understanding Group! #TUG #lovewins
We would say that "artifact" is a better term than "documents", because it describes something made that is durable and can be experience by other people. The most important thing however, understanding how an artifact will be used and understood to do work.
This study proposes that AI will lower transaction costs of doing business between firms, to essentially zero.
We're not sure we like how they calculate "cost", but the paper shows how #AI can change how we think about all kinds of things.
We keep coming back to this profound insight from Brain-Food. This entry #649. Check out the entire site here:
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