The Notion of Complexity: Ben Borowski on Managing Information and Building Systems

Training & Development

• Trained over 2000 students, focusing on various elements of Notion.
• Three tiers of training:
  • Familiarization with Notion and basic usage.
  • Interaction with databases.
  • Advanced user base, including linked databases and UX design.
  • Aimed at helping small businesses.

Notion Master's Journey

• A build-with-me journey featuring 3 levels of development:
  • How to use pages, build components, and sample projects.
  • Automation, buttons, and tracking journeys.
  • Demo days, Notion team interactions, and maintaining long-term customer relationships.
• Balancing features and avoiding overwhelm in product development.

Ambassador Community

• Focus on quality improvements and driving revenue.
• Addressing the severity of issues.

Integrations with Notion

• Collaboration with Anthropic and Notion for interface creation.
• Generation of code and long-term goals.

Complexity Theory & Building Second Brain

• Study of complexity versus complicated systems.
• The concept of building a second brain.
• Ideation, capturing information, linking, and workspace architecture.
• Permaculture to business systems and organizational self-analysis.

Technology & Change

• How technology changes what we capture and memorize.
• Distillation and expression of acronyms.
• Observation and experimentation.

Issues and Solutions

• Dealing with templates and modification challenges.
• Addressing various parts of Notion and filling knowledge gaps.

Permaculture & Nature

• Application of permaculture principles to business.
• Observational phases and chaos in access.

Analyzing & Building

• Designing in-person workspaces and organizing thoughts.
• Embedding brand and permaculture in business.
• Analyzing organizational thoughts and communication.

Software & Analytics

• Analytics and web hook systems in Notion.
• Reacting within the system and handling public page sharing.
• Observing, monitoring, and privacy concerns in Notion.

Notion Mastery Course & Reorganization

• Training resources, tips, and managing complexity.
• Stakeholder interviews and designing team spaces.
• Course as a library of exercises, ranging from beginner to expert, with workshops.