76. Think Slowly in a Fast World: Digital Gardening and Knowledge Governance Let me ask you something. When was the last time you actually knew where your knowledge is stored? Not a file. Not a saved email. Not a bookmark you'll never open again. I mean a living sense of what you know, how it connects, and why it matters — right now, in your professional life. For most of us working in management, in social work, in education — the answer is: we don't. We generate ideas in meetings, publish papers, annotate reports, we paste things into apps we'll forget we have. And then we wonder why it feels like we're starting from scratch every Monday again. In this episode, I want to talk about a practice called Digital Gardening — and why I think it might be one of the most underrated approaches in personal knowledge management and higher education alike. Not because it's new. And not because it's technological. But because it forces you to do something that good management has always required: to take responsibility for your own thinking. Uncover even more insights and valuable information by visiting the blog https://www.profmanagement.de. Thank you for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, we'd be thrilled if you could leave us a glowing review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/managing-around/id1507697948. Got a thought or opinion about this episode? Have a suggestion for a future topic? Send an audio file or voice note to https://profmanagement.de. For all other comments, send us a tweet or DM at @profmanagement on https://twitter.com/profmanagement/ or https://www.instagram.com/profmanagement.

📣 New Podcast! "76. Think Slowly in a Fast World: Digital Gardening and Knowledge Governance" on @Spreaker #digitalgardening #governance #knowledge #philosophy #pkm

✎ᝰ. Thoughts on Digital Gardening in 2026 - Aidy + Blog Blog note: Last updated on February 15, 2026. I may come back and update this post as I continue to read more, learn more, and try out different ways to...

Sometimes it helps to write about other things while dealing with other things...earlier this week I shared some thoughts on my #blog what #digitalgardening means to me - big takeaway, my attempt as an #academic to #learninpublic: www.aidy.blog/thoughts-on-...

A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden A newly revived philosophy for publishing personal knowledge on the web

👀 @maggieappleton.com has you covered here:
maggieappleton.com/garden-histo...
#DigitalGardening

Black cat curled on a colorful rug, watching fresh snow through a large window. The morning light is quiet and pale, trees dusted white, and the room feels warm against the winter outside.

This morning has been all snowlight, cat patrols, and a handwritten page or two.

I love how journaling slows my thoughts just enough for me to hear them.
Digital gardens help me map the ideas.
Paper helps me feel them.

#Journaling
#DigitalGardening
#CatLife

Something small is taking root: a digital garden for the long arc.
A place to grow ideas with gentleness and curiosity.

The first seed? My academic AI path, and how creativity, care, and intelligence braid together as a constellation rather than a curriculum.

#DigitalGardening
#HumanCenteredAI

I've been getting into ideas like the small web and digital gardening.

I thought Ben Hoyt's and Parimal Satyal's essays on the small web were thoughtful and inspiring.

#smallweb #digitalgardening

A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden A newly revived philosophy for publishing personal knowledge on the web

Reading @maggieappleton.com ‘s article about #digitalgardening and I feel so seen.

It’s exactly what I set out to do with my website. I wanted to separate from myself and my portfolio site and publish ideas on a totally different area of the web without the pressure of finality. #linux #indieweb

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By 2038, 'algorithmic gardening' will be a hobby—cultivating digital ecosystems in your personal data cloud. 🌱 #DigitalGardening #AI #FutureHobbies
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Oh, oh— recently I added resources on #Journaling and #DigitalGardening to my website.

Both activities have helped me be in my own mind and incubate ideas, so, maybe they'll help you too!

hikatamika.com/resources/#s...

#DigitalGardening #Zettelkasten #PKM solved my compulsive posting itch.
But unlike the dweebs (/affectionate) that publish theirs for the world to see/engage with, I like to keep mine private.

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Thought automation was only for tech giants? 🤖 Think again! Discover how I turned complex tech into my personal garden tool. thegardeninside.com/planting-see... #nocode #automation #thegardeninside #digitalgardening

A year in a digital garden Breaking free from walled gardens and rediscovering purpose on the open web

I've read a number of posts about personal websites lately from different perspectives, all highlighting their value. This is my attempt to reflect on reclaiming my creative space and what it means to me.

damianwalsh.co.uk/posts/a-year...

#11ty #indieweb #smallweb #digitalgardening

...and the rain is here. I didn't expect it due to the extended sunshine that I saw about two hours ago. I'm cool with it, think I'll grab some lunch and update my blogroll. #digitalgardening

🧉 #digitalGardening im #KönigreichSachsen de.wikiversity.org/wiki/DieDatenlaube/Notiz...

#DatenlaubeJam #CommunalGarden #Kommunalgarden

Creating connections with music and technology Building a personal digital music library with Eleventy and APIs

I previously said I wouldn't be posting here, but since I've got something to share, why not? I've been working on my music collection project again, introducing a way to organise releases around life periods.

damianwalsh.co.uk/posts/creati...

#11ty #indieweb #digitalgardening #music #webdev

Small (web) is beautiful - fredrocha.net I dream of a web that fosters healthy conversations, together with personal and intellectual growth. The world is diverse and fascinating, and we can be information explorers together.

I had a blog post brewing about the #smallweb, #indieweb, #digitalGardening, you mention it. A friend whose website I look after asked me if I could remove the “Blog” section from said website. This prompted me to ship the article.

fredrocha.net/2025/05/21/s...

Creating connections with music and technology Building a personal digital music library with Eleventy and APIs

I've been working on my music collection project again, documenting the development of "memory boxes" for release pages—including bonus side quests into psychology and knowledge management:

damianwalsh.co.uk/posts/creati...

#11ty #indieweb #digitalgardening #music #webdev

Ok, I've decided to start on a digital gardening journey and build myself a website on Neocities.

I'm an absolute beginner but I'll take my time with it. It's already fun to think of all the things I could do to build it!

Any tips and tricks are appreciated \o/
#neocities #digitalgardening

A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden A newly revived philosophy for publishing personal knowledge on the web

sorry in advance for nerding so hard but yesterday i discovered #digitalgardening and needed to share. xoxo

maggieappleton.com/garden-histo...

For a current #research project on “Digital Gardening as a Reflective Practice in Teaching Development.” – I would love to interview people from academia or related to teaching to gain insights into their experiences of the #DigitalGardening method. I’m happy to provide further details if needed.

Friday and Saturday at Beautiful Signals- #digitalgardening and #communityradio
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