Lubomir's recent post mentions activity theory, wondering why it has not been mentioned in this thread on thought and action. For those who are interested, check the list archives for October 11, when I posted the text of the paper Gregory, Judith. 2000. "Activity theory in a 'trading zone' for design research and practice." In Doctoral Education in Design. Foundations for the Future. Proceedings of the La Clusaz Conference, 8-12 July, 2000. David Durling and Ken Friedman, editors. Stoke-on-Trent: Staffordshire University Press. If you were at La Clusaz, of course, you will find it in the proceedings. Been busy this last few weeks ... lurking and reading. I'll add something to the discourse soon. -- Ken Friedman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design Department of Knowledge Management Norwegian School of Management +47 22.98.50.00 Telephone +47 22.98.51.11 Telefax Home office: +46 (46) 53.245 Telephone +46 (46) 53.345 Telefax email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%