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11. Related Codex Pages and Crosslinks

The Innovation Garden operates within a larger constellation of iLRN programs, documentation, and knowledge structures. This page provides direct links to relevant Books, frameworks, and resources that complement the Garden’s strategy and activities. Contributors can use this page to quickly navigate across the Codex and understand how the Garden’s work fits into the broader iLRN ecosystem.


11.1 Core iLRN Ecosystem Books

Knowledge Tree (Book K)

The foundational scholarly structure of the immersive learning discipline. Includes branch houses, conceptual frameworks, competencies, and disciplinary standards.

Searchlight / Lighthouse (Book S)

The foresight and horizon-scanning function informing Garden priorities and future directions.

Repository of Immersive Learning Experiences (Book R)

A curated archive of experiential outputs, exemplars, and case-based contributions across the network.


11.2 Innovation Garden Companion Books

Book B — Design Patterns, Standards, and Practices for iLEAD

Contains reusable methods, tutorials, platform guidance, ethical considerations, design patterns, and evidence-informed standards that support all Garden activity.

Book C — Project Beds: Programs & Activities

Operational frameworks for Garden Pods, Guided Virtual Adventures, Toolshed Sessions, Maker Panels, proposal clinics, and the iLRNFuser Game Jams.

Book D — Community Engagement & Capacity Building

Volunteer pathways, facilitation training, community care structures, and the onboarding resources that strengthen contributor engagement.

Book E — Showcases, Evidence, and the Garden Bounty

Finalized outputs from the Garden, including showcase documentation, validated methods, and contributions mapped to the Knowledge Tree and Repository.


11.3 Conference and Submission Resources

iLEAD Practitioner Track Guide

Submission expectations, session formats, and review criteria for the iLEAD stream.

EasyChair Submission Portal

The platform for submitting, revising, and tracking conference contributions.

Innovation Garden District Guidelines

Expectations and preparation guidance for presenting Pod-based or experiential contributions during the hybrid conference.


11.4 Tools and Operational Frameworks

18-Month Innovation Garden Cycle (Book A → Page 4)

Defines the annual and extended rhythms that anchor all Garden programming.

Innovation Garden Walkthroughs & Guided Virtual Adventures

Operational templates and facilitator guidance for platform exploration and community learning.

Toolshed Session and Maker Panel Guidelines

Repeatable models for skill-focused and reflective design conversations.


11.5 How to Use This Page

These crosslinks are intended to:

  • Provide rapid navigation to related information

  • Help contributors understand how Garden activities connect to the Knowledge Tree and Searchlight

  • Support program leads, volunteers, and newcomers in locating relevant templates and structures

  • Maintain coherence across the Innovation Garden shelf

As the Codex evolves, this page should be periodically updated to include new Books, chapters, and reference materials.