Explorations

Overview of explorations.

Explorations

I feel energized by the prospect of there being a page on pingpractice.org that holds explorations: past, present, and not yet explored. Something like, pingpractice.org/explorations.

Specifically, I feel energized by:

1. The idea of this page being a meeting place: a place to discover other people who feel similarly attracted to exploring an idea.

2. The page offering a template or format that helps you scaffold the idea you are attempting to bring into "explorable form"

3. The idea of this page offering a body to reflect on, see connections between, etc.

Prior to writing the above, this page/place had existed in my mind as "Quests." Although, Rachel and I have been using the term "Explorations" for the past couple of months so it felt more natural to use that term here.

Let's see.

Format

Prompt

This section will contain an invitation that frames the exploration: What is it about? What is the exploration seeking to explore?

Note: this 'prompt' ought to be concise to the extent that someone can, with a quick skim, get a senes for what this exploration is about to the extent that they can decide whether it resonates or not.

Background/Origin

This section will contain the observation(s)/pattern(s) the exploration is grounded in/a response to, substantiated by evidence. E.g. pings, qutoes from conversations, etc.

References

This section will contain references of "things" (broadly defined) that fit within the space/world this exploration is an invitation into. Maybe links to are.na blocks? This section could also include sketches of the idea (or facets of it) too.

TBD

• Use case(s)

• Potential impat(s)

Index

Exploration	Date	Description	Status
Ping Randomizer	2023 Summer	Tap a button, see a random Ping	Integrated
Thermal Printer	2025 Summer	Print Pings using a thermal printer.
Export Ping	2025 Summer	Export a Ping for use in other contexts/tools.	Integrated
Long press	2025 Summer	Long press on any ping to reveal a set of actions	Integrated
Custom lenses	2025 Summer	Create a custom "lens" made up of related Pings	Integrated
Place in Capture	2025 Summer	Replace the defualt "Listening for pings..." helper text with a ping of your choosing.	Integrated
"Practice" view:		A view further "zoomed out" from "grid" that would enable you to, at a glance: See when you have and have not pinged Navigate back to specific days Develop a general sense for your high-level practice. Think: weather.
Imbue a Ping with Color (Chris R.)
Public Pings
Ping notebook
Ping-style conversation		Think Elliott at November Wordhack event.