In order to Allow ideas to emerge, a simple presentation of facts is not sufficient. They require context and a narrative structure. This can come from:
Asking a question - and using the digital garden as an Integrated Thinking Environment
Consuming new literature and synthesizing it into the digital garden through the Record - Elaborate - Integrate technique
Observing the emergent topology (Prefer organic structure to hierarchical structure)
Overall, the desired effect is that Digital gardens promote knowledge accumulation
Link evergreen notes by contextual association and also track which Evergreen notes link to the current context.
An evergreen note is a unit of knowledge in the system, so to Allow ideas to emerge, Link evergreen notes by contextual association.
The Successive refinement of evergreen notes will, over time, in addition to become deeply-linked (Link evergreen notes by contextual association), develop a narrative structure.
Evergreen notes are synthesized together through deep-linking (Link evergreen notes by contextual association), to Allow ideas to emerge.
Support for associative links (Link evergreen notes by contextual association) and their respective Backlinks
Instead, Link evergreen notes by contextual association, to form a web of ideas.
The purpose of the note is to provide an answer to the question, and act as a 'trail' through the web of interconnections provided through the process of Link evergreen notes by contextual association.