The Value of Understanding the Art of Organization of Information

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There's definitely value in understanding how these things work for those of us who are practitioners of the art of organizing information somehow. But there might also be value in understanding and appreciating those structures as a quote unquote user of the system, user of a menu or book. We'll have to have another conversation to make sure we explore those things because we were very much on the edge of them during this conversation.

Bob Kasenchak is a taxonomist and information architect at Factor. Bob’s background is in music, and this conversation delves into what information architects can learn from studying music. We recorded two conversations on the subject: this one focuses on the structure of music itself, and the second covers how we can make music more findable. Look for that one in an upcoming episode.

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