Posted by Martyn R Jones on August 03, 1999 at 04:57:50:

In Reply to: Re: Knowledge, Format and Quality posted by P. Richard Hansen on August 02, 1999 at 20:05:39:

Hello,

Most people most of the time believe their point of view is the right point of view.

Let's put it another way - you have it your way and I'll have it my way with a side order of fries.

You may, on the other hand, can hold your own opinions, even contradictory opinions, if you wish, if you must and if you can.

For example, based on project experience I could claim:

I can manage knowledge because I can get access to knowledge and I can get people to divulge that knowledge - some of the time and in some circumstances. If I can prove that KM can make a company generally smarter then I will.

If, the other hand, institutional learning is a waste of time then maybe we need to look at the whole principle of formal education and the ensuing results that it sometimes produces.

I can also access information, data, symbols (visual, aural, tactil etc.) - quite often and in a lot of circumstances.

Now I also get the impression that anything I write will be seen by some people as merely and at best "noisy data", too bad for me I would guess, as I don't have enough time to tailor my responses to the minute needs of everyone.

Although, curiously enough, I also find that the prevalent need to emphasize the importance of information and at the same time to deny other interpretations of the meaning of knowledge ( by the way, I almost invariably refer to knowledge in the business context ) to be flawed by the apparent necessity to hold onto to the "information factor" as if it were a life affirming principle.

That is, you say:

>>> explicit knowledge is information, regardless the format and wheter I understand it or not!.

If one does not understand it - something - then could it rational to call it knowledge, information, data, a physical symbol system, a pattern, something unrecognizable or something else.

Regards,

Martyn R Jones

• Look Ma I'm Managing Knowledge!

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