Jason Dykes was one of a number of contributors to the alt.vis workshop paper on re-imagining manifestos as statements of personal intent for visualization teaching and learning.

In Me-ifestos for Visualization Empowerment in Teaching (and Learning?) a diverse group of visualization teachers are inspired by existing manifestos to share and develop perspectives on visualization education, and surprised by how empowering this process is.

The paper includes examples for inspiration and counter-inspiration, value statements and a process through which visualization teachers can develop their own personal manifestos - or ‘me-ifestos’ - as the manifesto is reclaimed to empower the individual.

Presented at IEEE VIS in Oklahoma City, the paper is full of questions as the authors try to work out how personal manifestos might be used beneficially to empower teachers and learners.