Explicit knowledge
Explicit knowledge (also expressive knowledge)[1] is knowledge that can be readily articulated, codified, stored and accessed.[2] It can be expressed in formal and systematical language and shared in the form of data, scientific formulae, specifications, manuals and such like.[3] It is easily codifiable and thus transmittable without loss of integrity once the syntactical rules required for deciphering it are known.[4] Most forms of explicit knowledge can be stored in certain media. Explicit knowledge is often seen as complementary to tacit knowledge.[5]
Examples
The information contained in encyclopedias and textbooks are good examples of explicit knowledge. The most common forms of explicit knowledge are manuals, documents, procedures, and how-to videos. Knowledge also can be audio-visual. Engineering works and product design can be seen as other forms of explicit knowledge where human skills, motives and knowledge are externalized.
References
- L. C. Jain, Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning, World Scientific, 2002, p. 179.
- Helie, Sebastien; Sun, Ron (2010). "Incubation, Insight, and Creative Problem Solving: A Unified Theory and a Connectionist Model" (PDF). Psychological Review. 117 (3): 994–1024. doi:10.1037/a0019532. PMID 20658861. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Nonaka, Ikujiro; Toyama, Ryoko; Konno, Noboru (2000). "SECI, Ba and Leadership: a Unified Model of Dynamic Knowledge Creation". Long Range Planning. 33 (1): 5–34. doi:10.1016/s0024-6301(99)00115-6. ISSN 0024-6301.
- Kogut, Bruce; Zander, Udo (1992). "Knowledge of the Firm, Combinative Capabilities, and the Replication of Technology". Organization Science. 3 (3): 383–397. doi:10.1287/orsc.3.3.383. ISSN 1047-7039.
- Ikujiro, Nonaka (2007). "The Knowledge-Creating Company". Harvard Business Review.
External links
- National Library for Health - Knowledge Management Specialist Library - collection of resources about auditing intellectual capital.