Monday, February 07, 2011

The forms of tacit knowledge

So, I am going to explore the role of tacit knowledge to improve our ways of web communication. As a first step, it is interesting to ask what do we understand "tacit knowledge" is?

Here some ideas on tacit knowledge:
* TK is related to subjective information or knowledge. Subjective is often used to contrast objective information.
* TK is related to the context where information is used
* TK and implicit knowledge are related
* TK and affective information is related. Affective information is often used in advertising. Advertising relies heavily on images and metaphors. There are several authors that investigate cognitive processes for advertisment purposes. One of them is C. Scheier.
* In motivation theory, tacit knowledge might be related to intrinsic rewards versus extrinsic rewards. Some ideas on motivation can be found in the context of gaming, such as here ( Usability learning blog )
One of the concepts used here is the concept of Journey.
* TK is related to emotional communication. How can we share stories to find the deeper motivations?
* TK might be related to synthesis and discovery of knowledge rather to analytic knowledge.
* TK might be related to dynamic versus static information, behavior and actions.
* TK might be related to tastes and patterns

What are your ideas on tacit knowledge? Please help!

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