Reframe IA workshop at the IA Summit, Baltimore, MA April 3rd, 2013.

1. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE

2. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
Where is “the structural design of shared information
environments” taking place?
• Within a skilled trade?
• Within a discipline?
• Within a philosophical tradition?
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE

3. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
If within a discipline, what kind of discipline?
• Just a branch of knowledge?
• A scientific discipline?
• An academic discipline?
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE

4. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
Where does IA belong among the academic
disciplines?
• Humanities
• Social sciences
• Natural sciences
• Formal sciences
• Professional and Applied sciences
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE

5. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
At what stage is IA as a discipline?
• Introduction
• Development
• Application
• Maintenance
• Expansion
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE

6. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
Now Information Architecture needs to reframe its
• Meaning,
• Value, and
• Practice
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE

7. Bogdan Stanciu
Frame before Reframe IA
Thank you!
@bog_dan
REFRAMING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
A ROUND TABLE WORKSHOP AT THE IA SUMMIT 2013 - BALTIMORE