A non-linear information format where readers are not constrained to a fixed order, allowing for the discovery of unpredicted relationships.
Coined by Ted Nelson in 1965 in “Literary Machines”, hypertext was envisioned as a way for people to write and publish in a format that mirrors the complexity of human thought.
Hypertext was “non-sequential” text, in which a reader could follow links and delve into the original document from a short quotation. He had the dream of a utopian society in which all information could be shared among people who communicated as equals.
In the Knowledge Framework, hypertext is the technical foundation for the garden—allowing wisdom to be cross-pollinated across disciplines without the constraints of secular silos.