(2010-11-16) Dent Tiddly Node Collab

Chris Dent [notes](http://cdent.tiddlyspace.com/#Tiddly SpaceIdentity) how the Node Web aspect of Tiddly Space encourages Collaboration around a Shared Vision. In Purple Wiki, and now with Tiddly Web, my goal is to allow granular access, by reference, to small chunks of content, the exact pieces that matter. In Purple Wiki we called it a node, in Tiddly Wiki it is called a Tiddler. Purple broke existing documents down into addressable nodes, while Tiddly Wiki builds up documents from tiddlers (Transclusion). Tiddly Web makes tiddlers first class members of the web. In either case, node or tiddler, the chunk can be referenced and used directly to create larger wholes and support networks of referential information... Tiddly Space adds to this milieu by respecting and engaging the individual in the collaborative process. Rather than group members working on the same artifacts, they share individual artifacts which are easily compared. Through this sharing they have the opportunity to a) expose their information to feedback b) evolve their information as a result of the feedback... So, to me: Tiddlers are a tool for people to gather their individual thoughts in small chunks. Tiddly Web is a tool to make those thoughts accessible in a network. Tiddly Space is a tool to compare thoughts with others, and learn more.