Systems "of people, practices, values, and technologies in a particular local environment. In information ecologies, the spotlight is not on technology, but on human activities that are served by technology" (Nardi and O'Day 49).
System (51)
Diversity (51)
Coevolution (52)
Keystone Species: mediators (53-54)
Locality: name and habitation (54-55), spheres of influence and commitment (57); (de)contextualization of values (62)
Urgency: engagement and participation (56-57)
Look for the spaces (67): services, talents, social creativity, collaboration (66-67)
Work from core values: "fit" (67-68)
Pay attention: evaluating and reflecting aloud (69)
Ask strategic questions: know-why / know-how (70); what-if questions (71); open-ended questions (71); employ local knowledge to formulate and respond to questions (74); see also Fran Peavey's questions (72-73)
Experiment locally (74-75)