Thinking<\/h1>\nFunctionally<\/h1>\n<\/div>How does it work?<\/h2>\nHow do we use it?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>These questions form the heart of Thinking Functionally, a lightweight approach to thinking through hard problems. Form follows function. Understanding function teaches us how to form systems.<\/span><\/p>\nThis approach came out of work in the user-centric identity community (IIW, RWOT) where we realized different people have different ways to think about identity. In fact, many people use the term \u201cidentity\u201d to mean different things, often talking past each other.<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/bit.ly\/FiveMentalModels<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe believe that the differences in language cause apparent conflicts that can be resolved by focusing on the functionality<\/strong> of the topic at hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>![](\"https:\/\/thinkingfunctionally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/identity_icon.1.svg\" "\\"identity_icon.1\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>For identity, we asked \u201cHow does identity work?\u201d and \u201cHow do we use identity?\u201d, leading to defining Functional Identity as: how we recognize, remember, and respond to specific people and things, including ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\nREAD MORE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>For privacy, we asked \u201cHow does privacy work?\u201d and \u201cHow do we use privacy?\u201d, leading to defining Functional Privacy as: alignment of expectations about how an individual is recognized, remembered, and responded to.<\/em><\/p>\n
How does it work?<\/h2>\nHow do we use it?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>These questions form the heart of Thinking Functionally, a lightweight approach to thinking through hard problems. Form follows function. Understanding function teaches us how to form systems.<\/span><\/p>\nThis approach came out of work in the user-centric identity community (IIW, RWOT) where we realized different people have different ways to think about identity. In fact, many people use the term \u201cidentity\u201d to mean different things, often talking past each other.<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/bit.ly\/FiveMentalModels<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWe believe that the differences in language cause apparent conflicts that can be resolved by focusing on the functionality<\/strong> of the topic at hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>For identity, we asked \u201cHow does identity work?\u201d and \u201cHow do we use identity?\u201d, leading to defining Functional Identity as: how we recognize, remember, and respond to specific people and things, including ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\nREAD MORE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>For privacy, we asked \u201cHow does privacy work?\u201d and \u201cHow do we use privacy?\u201d, leading to defining Functional Privacy as: alignment of expectations about how an individual is recognized, remembered, and responded to.<\/em><\/p>\n
These questions form the heart of Thinking Functionally, a lightweight approach to thinking through hard problems. Form follows function. Understanding function teaches us how to form systems.<\/span><\/p>\n This approach came out of work in the user-centric identity community (IIW, RWOT) where we realized different people have different ways to think about identity. In fact, many people use the term \u201cidentity\u201d to mean different things, often talking past each other.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/FiveMentalModels<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n We believe that the differences in language cause apparent conflicts that can be resolved by focusing on the functionality<\/strong> of the topic at hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> For identity, we asked \u201cHow does identity work?\u201d and \u201cHow do we use identity?\u201d, leading to defining Functional Identity as: how we recognize, remember, and respond to specific people and things, including ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\n READ MORE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> For privacy, we asked \u201cHow does privacy work?\u201d and \u201cHow do we use privacy?\u201d, leading to defining Functional Privacy as: alignment of expectations about how an individual is recognized, remembered, and responded to.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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