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How relationship types work

How the connectome explains its links

A category describes what kind of context one card provides. A relationship type describes how one card leads to another. Keeping those two ideas separate lets an Experience card point to a technology it used, a piece of Writing document that experience, and a Practice card show the same work as an example.

Every authored relationship has a direction, a type, and a short reason grounded in the two cards. The reverse view is displayed as an incoming link; it does not invent a second claim. A neutral “Related to” link remains available when the evidence supports a connection but not yet a more precise meaning.

Relationship types

A neutral, evidence-bearing relationship retained from the legacy graph.

related

Technology used Used by

The source documents practical use of the target technology.

technology-used

Employer context Campaign delivered

The source work was delivered in the target employer context.

employer-context

Example Example

The target is an example connected to the source idea.

example

Inspiration Source idea

The target helped inform or inspire the source.

inspiration

Developed into Developed from

The source idea or experiment developed into the target.

developed-into

Documents Documented by

The source article, talk, or record documents the target work or context.

documents

Method used Used by

The source documents practical use of the target method or organising approach.

method-used

Organisational learning Example

The source draws organisational learning from the target.

organisational-learning

Practice in action Example

The target is an example of the source practice in action.

practice-in-action

Practice Wider context

The target places the source practice in a wider context.

practice

Response Context

The source responds to the target context.

response

Structure Applied model

The target provides an applied structural model for the source.

structure

Current inquiry Learning context

The target is a current learning context for the source inquiry.

current-inquiry

Inference and editorial judgement

A relationship type can be inferred from a card’s wording—for example, “used PubNub” strongly suggests Technology used, while “this article describes the architecture” suggests Documents. That inference is still a proposal. The reason must remain factual, specific, and reviewable, and a thematic connection must not be promoted into evidence of employment, project work, qualification, or endorsement.

The card-category guide explains the node side of the model. This card explains the edges.

The content studio now presents inferred links as proposals using the same visual language as public connection cards. Deterministic suggestions show their matched terms, text similarity, shared neighbours, and group affinity. Optional model review must be triggered manually and adds an explanation; it does not publish or connect cards by itself.

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Immediate connections

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Connected cards

Follow links in either direction, or find cards that mention this one.

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