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

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.