The Notion of Complexity: Ben Borowski on Managing Information and Building Systems

Aug 22, 2023•52 min•Season 14Ep. 8

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Show Notes: Crazy Wisdom Podcast with Ben Borowski, Notion Ambassador Introduction

Guest: Ben Borowski, Notion Ambassador, and creator of the Notion Mastery Program.

Notion Mastery Program

Training & Development
- Trained over 2000 students, focusing on various elements of Notion.
- Three tiers of training:
  - Familiarization with Notion and basic usage.
  - Interaction with databases.
  - Advanced user base, including linked databases and UX design.
  - Aimed at helping small businesses.
Notion Master's Journey
- A build-with-me journey featuring 3 levels of development:
  - How to use pages, build components, and sample projects.
  - Automation, buttons, and tracking journeys.
  - Demo days, Notion team interactions, and maintaining long-term customer relationships.
- Balancing features and avoiding overwhelm in product development.
Ambassador Community
- Focus on quality improvements and driving revenue.
- Addressing the severity of issues.
Integrations with Notion
- Collaboration with Anthropic and Notion for interface creation.
- Generation of code and long-term goals.

Knowledge Management

Complexity Theory & Building Second Brain
- Study of complexity versus complicated systems.
- The concept of building a second brain.
- Ideation, capturing information, linking, and workspace architecture.
- Permaculture to business systems and organizational self-analysis.
Technology & Change
- How technology changes what we capture and memorize.
- Distillation and expression of acronyms.
- Observation and experimentation.
Issues and Solutions
- Dealing with templates and modification challenges.
- Addressing various parts of Notion and filling knowledge gaps.
Permaculture & Nature
- Application of permaculture principles to business.
- Observational phases and chaos in access.

Personal Dynamics & Workspace Design

Analyzing & Building
- Designing in-person workspaces and organizing thoughts.
- Embedding brand and permaculture in business.
- Analyzing organizational thoughts and communication.
Software & Analytics
- Analytics and web hook systems in Notion.
- Reacting within the system and handling public page sharing.
- Observing, monitoring, and privacy concerns in Notion.
Notion Mastery Course & Reorganization
- Training resources, tips, and managing complexity.
- Stakeholder interviews and designing team spaces.
- Course as a library of exercises, ranging from beginner to expert, with workshops.