Tinderbox Meetup 20JUN26: Custom Views, Argument Mapping, and AI as Thinking Partner
| Level | Intermediate |
| Published Date | 6/22/26 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Type | Meetup |
| Tags | AI Collaboration, Argument Mapping, Custom Views, Human Agency, Knowledge Management, Thinking Tools, Tinderbox, 5CKM, 5Cs of Knowledge Management, Eastgate, Identity Praxis, Inc., Mark Bernstein, Michael Becker, Tinderbox |
| Video Length | 01:33:16 |
| Video URL | https://youtu.be/b0lKydqZxbM |
| Chat File | TBX Meetup 20JUN26_Chat.txt (5.3 KB) |
| TBX Version | 11.5 |
| Instructor | Michael Becker |
This Tinderbox meetup centered on using Tinderbox to create custom, task-specific views for complex thinking work. Mark Bernstein opened with a demo of the experimental Sullivan view in Tinderbox Reader, exploring pre-structured notes, “tendrils,” and multi-ended links as ways to support emerging knowledge structures without forcing premature commitment.
Michael then demonstrated a practical challenge: managing a complex multi-party argument or legal-style case where each issue has competing positions, statuses, and responses. Using his table template system and Tinderbox posters, he showed how a live-updating table or list view could sit in a separate window while individual notes are edited elsewhere. The group framed this as a powerful pattern: use export templates to create custom internal views, then display them through posters for ongoing analysis, collaboration, or presentation.
The later discussion shifted to AI. Participants compared experiences using Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other tools, emphasizing that AI is useful as an amplifier but still requires human orchestration, supervision, questioning, and judgment. A recurring theme was that both Tinderbox and AI work best when the user remains clear about intention, structure, and the kind of thinking they are trying to support.