We all have different world views. We all have different ways we perceive the world based on our personalities, experiences, culture and skills.
Graham Durant-Law is an intersting fellow with some great insight into how we personally and organisationally manage knowledge. A few days ago he posted an article to his blog on schools of knowledge management. Maybe it's a taxonomy or an epistimology or something...
Anyway, if you are interested in some advanced thinking on advanced thinging check out the post;
http://www.durantlaw.info/Knowledge+Management+Schools#comment-139
School
Technocratic
Economic
Behavioural
Philosophy
Systems
Cartographic
Engineering
Commercial
Organisational
Spatial
Strategic
Approach
Codification
Connectivity
Capability
Commercialisation
Collaboration
Contactivity
Consciousness
Focus
Technology
Maps
Processes
Income
Networks
Space
Mindsets
Aim
Bases
Directories
Flows
Assets
Pooling
Exchange
Capabilities
Unit
Domain
Enterprise
Activity
Know How
Communities
Place
Business
Craig,
This is interesting, though I think it's a bit difficult to fully understand. I did look at the original site. There is some interesting information and presentations. I think overall that Business Analysts should be more familiar with knowledge management. I don't think this is currently given much attention within our profession.
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