Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ryan J.A. Murphy works at the intersection of technology, psychology, design, and the application of those disciplines to the advancement of education. He uses design and systems thinking to search for strategic opportunities for change.
I'm always impressed and enriched by Ryan's perspectives and am excited talk with him. I know he has a presentation to share, I'll pepper in questions as we go, and then we'll open it up for an AMA session for everyone.
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⛓ Links & Resources mentioned:
An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad: https://axle.design/an-obsidian-homescreen-for-iphone-and-ipad
Tyranny of classes: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/357775.357778
Apple’s concept tablet: youtube.com/watch?v=WPS1DMlzz0M
The rise of ITE's: https://axle.design/obsidian-roam-and-the-rise-of-integrated-thinking-environments%E2%80%94what-they-are-what-they-do-and-what-s
https://fulcra.design/us/podcast/becoming-more-creative-with-natalie-nixon/id1453893304
https://blot.im
Great resource from Joel Chan, related to much of what Ryan’s working on: oasislab.pubpub.org/pub/54t0y9mk/release/2
00:00 - Start
01:56 - Ryan’s iPad Homescreen
07:54 - Having Obsidian as the single source of truth
08:51 - One of the key concepts that Ryan is playing with
10:09 - Getting closer to our thoughts
10:43 - The neat thing about the idea of Integrated Thinking Environments
12:59 - Notes as Information systems
16:40 - An early instance of an information system
17:26 - An example of an early form of ITE
20:18 - What is a note?
21:57 - Considering different types of notes to expand our thinking
24:59 - The tyranny of classification
26:54 - Why classification was tyrannical
28:17 - Working towards an earned structure
28:55 - Where Ryan is doing his thinking and sensemaking
30:23 - What Obsidian has allowed Ryan to do
32:37 - Start of Q&A
32:42 - What place does Devonthink have in your system and how is that distinct from Obsidian?
35:06 - Different ways of looking at knowledge projects in Obsidian
36:50 - What is an Integrated Thinking Environment (ITE)?
40:01 - Joel’s provoking question to Ryan
42:52 - Knowledge Management vs Knowledge Innovation
46:41 - Strange things that Ryan does in his Obsidian workflow
49:18 - Using “Softerware” to accomplish certain goals
51:59 - Does Ryan believe consciousness emerges from integrated information?
53:58 - What is systems thinking?
54:30 - Does Ryan integrate systems thinking in his workflow?
55:03 - What is Ryan’s mental squeeze or pinpoint special in transforming captured in content, uh, from a developing state to an evergreen note?
55:58 - Does Ryan use front matter or metadata?
56:34 - How Ryan is submitting to the tyranny of classification
58:32 - Ryan’s icons
🐦 TWEET: twitter.com/NickMilo
📖 READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
🎬 LEARN OBSIDIAN: youtu.be/QgbLb6QCK88
🗿 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/
📩 EMAIL: support@linkingyourthinking.com
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🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking
Ryan J.A. Murphy works at the intersection of technology, psychology, design, and the application of those disciplines to the advancement of education. He uses design and systems thinking to search for strategic opportunities for change.
I'm always impressed and enriched by Ryan's perspectives and am excited talk with him. I know he has a presentation to share, I'll pepper in questions as we go, and then we'll open it up for an AMA session for everyone.
🔆 Free Weekly Creative Productivity Insights: linkingyourthinking.com/learn-more-now?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_5
🚀 MASTER OBSIDIAN: linkingyourthinking.com/obsidian-flight-school?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_5
🗺 MASTER KNOWLEDGE: linkingyourthinking.com/workshop?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_5
🌌 GET IDEAVERSE (Formerly the LYT Kit): linkingyourthinking.com/join/ideaverse-lite?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_5
📚 MASTER READING: linkingyourthinking.com/how-to-work-a-book?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lyt_house_episode_5
📺 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL » youtube.com/channel/UC85D7ERwhke7wVqskV_DZUA?sub_confirmation=1
⛓ Links & Resources mentioned:
An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad: https://axle.design/an-obsidian-homescreen-for-iphone-and-ipad
Tyranny of classes: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/357775.357778
Apple’s concept tablet: youtube.com/watch?v=WPS1DMlzz0M
The rise of ITE's: https://axle.design/obsidian-roam-and-the-rise-of-integrated-thinking-environments%E2%80%94what-they-are-what-they-do-and-what-s
https://fulcra.design/us/podcast/becoming-more-creative-with-natalie-nixon/id1453893304
https://blot.im
Great resource from Joel Chan, related to much of what Ryan’s working on: oasislab.pubpub.org/pub/54t0y9mk/release/2
00:00 - Start
01:56 - Ryan’s iPad Homescreen
07:54 - Having Obsidian as the single source of truth
08:51 - One of the key concepts that Ryan is playing with
10:09 - Getting closer to our thoughts
10:43 - The neat thing about the idea of Integrated Thinking Environments
12:59 - Notes as Information systems
16:40 - An early instance of an information system
17:26 - An example of an early form of ITE
20:18 - What is a note?
21:57 - Considering different types of notes to expand our thinking
24:59 - The tyranny of classification
26:54 - Why classification was tyrannical
28:17 - Working towards an earned structure
28:55 - Where Ryan is doing his thinking and sensemaking
30:23 - What Obsidian has allowed Ryan to do
32:37 - Start of Q&A
32:42 - What place does Devonthink have in your system and how is that distinct from Obsidian?
35:06 - Different ways of looking at knowledge projects in Obsidian
36:50 - What is an Integrated Thinking Environment (ITE)?
40:01 - Joel’s provoking question to Ryan
42:52 - Knowledge Management vs Knowledge Innovation
46:41 - Strange things that Ryan does in his Obsidian workflow
49:18 - Using “Softerware” to accomplish certain goals
51:59 - Does Ryan believe consciousness emerges from integrated information?
53:58 - What is systems thinking?
54:30 - Does Ryan integrate systems thinking in his workflow?
55:03 - What is Ryan’s mental squeeze or pinpoint special in transforming captured in content, uh, from a developing state to an evergreen note?
55:58 - Does Ryan use front matter or metadata?
56:34 - How Ryan is submitting to the tyranny of classification
58:32 - Ryan’s icons
🐦 TWEET: twitter.com/NickMilo
📖 READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
🎬 LEARN OBSIDIAN: youtu.be/QgbLb6QCK88
🗿 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/
📩 EMAIL: support@linkingyourthinking.com
🖼 SOURCES/BROLL:
🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking
