Tacit to explicit knowledge conversion

Tacit to explicit knowledge conversion

Abstract

The ability to create, use and transfer knowledge may allow the creation or improvement of new products or services. But knowledge is often tacit: It lives in the minds of individuals, and therefore, it is difficult to transfer it to another person by means of the written word or verbal expression. This paper addresses this important problem by introducing a methodology, consisting of a four-step process that facilitates tacit to explicit knowledge conversion. The methodology utilizes conceptual modeling, thus enabling understanding and reasoning through visual knowledge representation. This implies the possibility of understanding concepts and ideas, visualized through conceptual models, without using linguistic or algebraic means. The proposed methodology is conducted in a metamodel-based tool environment whose aim is efficient application and ease of use.

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Authors
  • Cairó Battistutti, Osvaldo
  • Bork, Dominik
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Category
Journal Paper
Divisions
Knowledge Engineering
Journal or Publication Title
Cognitive Processing: international quarterly of cognitive science 2017
ISSN
1612-4782
Publisher
Springer
Place of Publication
Berlin Heidelberg
Page Range
pp. 461-477
Number
4
Volume
18
Date
4 July 2017
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