Deliberate dyslexia as a de-signing practice

This is the abstract and introduction of a paper I presented at the EGOS colloqium in 2012. In 2011 I submitted a short essay based on the same data material called Action at the whining range. The 2011 version was not accepted. The 2012 version won a prize for That's interesting! This is still work in progress, so I'd happily take suggestions that would improve the paper, or indeed, make it more interesting.   

Abstract

A strong focus on the need for crisis for change to happen can overshadow efforts to keep change processes joyful and continuous. This paper introduces the practice of “deliberate dyslexia”: a deliberate misreading activity that creates new words and concepts. New concepts are explored through repetition through story and transformation to physical manifestation. This might be understood as a de-signing practice that treats language as an inexhaustible resource of inspiration – it is a sensemaking practice based on joy and abundance. The practice has multiple effects and may be discussed in several ways: the balance between exploration/exploitation, the difference between craziness and unproductiveness, and the transformation from initiative to institution.

Genialt med grønnsaker i mikro uten myter

Vi har vært på kurs med Margit Vea og kjøpt boka hennes «Lettlaget barnemat. Fra 6 måneder til 3 år». Og selv om poden bare er 5 måneder gammel er vi godt i gang med mattilvenning. Det er en spennende fase, men ikke minst tar det tid – både å lage mat, og det å få mesteparten av det inn i munnen på poden.

Er det rart jeg liker mat-stunda når poden er så fornøyd med å prøve å finne munnen med skeia?