**Six basic types of information per Robert Horn.** Robert Horn, the father of [[Information Mapping]], suggested that there's 6 fundamental types of information that cover nearly all needs for technical and business communications. 1. **Procedure** - a set of steps to accomplish a task 2. **Process** - a series of events, stages, or phases that result in a specific outcome 3. **Principle** - a statement that dictates or guides behavior 4. **Concept** - a class of things that share a critical set of attributes 5. **Structure** - a description of anything that has parts or boundaries 6. **Fact** - a statement that's assumed to be true I fail to appreciate the difference between a process and a procedure... unless a procedure is a particular *instance* of a process... or a particular specification of a process. Working with ChatGPT it seems like the main difference is *agency*. A process is a natural thing that's more observed rather than acted out by a performer, whereas a procedure is more like instructions. - Process = "cooking dinner" - Procedure = "how to make grilled cheese" Still feels like mostly arbitrary/arguable distinction to me. Further interrogation with AI reveals the distinction might be more to do with their intended function: - Goal of processes = *understanding what happens* - Goal of procedures = *doing the thing* **** # More ## Source - [Information mapping - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_mapping) ## Related - [[Information Mapping]]