The Conversion Index

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  • Release Notes: v1.1, Major Methodology Update

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    Date: February 2026 Subject: Transitioning from an operational framework to an STS-aligned model of commensurability. The Conversion Index (TCI) was initially designed with a highly structured, quantitative, and operational taxonomy. Drawing heavily from computational physics and engineering, the v1.0 methodology treated knowledge transfer as a mechanical process with measurable “loss.” Following extensive review and feedback from faculty…

  • Case CI-MET-ASTOR: The Astor Court Visitor Guide

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    Jiarui Liu
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    Date: Jan 2, 2026 By: Jiarui LiuCategory: Category II: Cross-Paradigm Gap Tags: Cultural Transmission, Institutional Pedagogy, Translational Friction, Epistemological Gaps Case ID: CI-MET-ASTOR Abstract & Summary The conceptual translation of an integrated Chinese literati garden epistemology into a Western museum educational framework resulted in severe translational friction. A process-based worldview built on relational synthesis was reduced to a static checklist of symbolic parts,…