About Open Hyper Tools 0

Overview 1

OHS diagram
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Source: see Engelbart's Bootstrap Paradigm Map for whole OHS series of slides unfolding.

Open Hyper Tools refers to the foundational tools that are needed to support dramatic improvements in our Collective IQ capability, and are either missing from prevailing platforms, or not yet sufficiently ubiquitous or interoperable to reach their intended potential. The fundamental requirements for open hyper tools are laid out in Doug's framework for an open hyperdocument system (OHS). We see this as a weaving together of enabling tools such as: 1a

  • open source platforms (e.g. Wiki, forum software)
  • selected commerical software (e.g. two way screen sharing)

combined with: 1b

and in parallel: 1b

  • pushing forward with advanced exploratory prototypes, such as the HyperScope demo browsing tool, that showcase the full complement of basic OHS capabilities, providing: (a) hands-on experience of OHS features, (b) a platform for prototyping dynamic knowledge repositories, and (c) a working model for open source developers writing OHS extensions.

  • ultimately most features of OHS would become standard, working interoperably across all platforms and applications.

Further Inquiry2