Mapping Strategic Moves (Light Possible Book)

In 2024, Oliver Ding developed Project Engagement (v3.1) and a companion map called The House of Project Engagement, creating both a new analytical method and a comprehensive book draft.

Using a “museum” metaphor to visualize conceptual space, the map organizes the social landscape into 12 thematic rooms—including Ideas, Possible Project, Actual Project, Conflict, and Supportive Platform. Each room highlights a crucial dimension of project-centered social life.

This possible book collects a series of articles based on the map, along with four case studies, four thematic paths, and the complete method. The method itself is structured around four core thematic paths, each connecting three of the 12 rooms:

• Modeling a Strategic Journey (Ideas → Possible Project → Actual Project)
• Building a Creative Identity (Before → Role Models → After)
• Finding Relevant Meaning (Public Square → Meet with Others → Settings)
• Developing a Value Circle (Network of Projects → Supportive Platform → Conflict)

To deepen understanding of the paths and the complexity of Strategic Moves, the manuscript also introduces several knowledge frameworks as Models.

Altogether, this compilation offers a unique toolkit for professionals and knowledge creators to master the interplay between Maps (the social landscape), Models (predictive frameworks), and Moves (real actions).

About the Light Edition

This Light Edition is designed as an accessible entry point. Unlike the Classic edition (a fully edited single PDF), the Light edition includes:

• An introduction to the possible book
• 11 featured articles
• A complete Table of Contents

The original book draft contains additional maps and case studies; these are not included in this Light Edition.

At a glance

• Full possible book: 8 parts · 44 articles · 773 min read · ~204,845 words (~410 single-spaced pages)
• Light edition: 12 files · 265 min read · ~70,225 words (~141 single-spaced pages)

What you’ll find inside

• 1 introduction
• 4 case studies
• 4 core thematic paths
• 1 method