Knowledge and Information LO30619

From: Gijs Houtzagers (gijs@houtzagers.com)
Date: 09/21/03


Replying to LO30592 --

Hi All,

I defined the classification on this topic in an article published in 2001
in HRWORLD as follows:

Discussions on knowledge management often suffer from a classification
problem. It is important to define the terms related to knowledge
management:

 1. Data: atomic single or lists of facts, meaningless without a
structure.
 2. Data sets: a number of data related to a subject.
 3. Information: related data sets combined in a sense-making entity.
 4. Knowledge: digested information by an individual or a group of
individuals
 5. Wisdom: exploring knowledge to create new information and knowledge.

Knowledge management is a conscious attempt of an organization to capture
and increase competitiveness, innovation force and productivity in a world
with fast changing technology en volatile markets.

Knowledge management is the source for communication, understanding,
quality of decision-making and sharing of knowledge. It contains the
transformationprocess: data-information-knowledge with a clear defined
infrastructure in order to prevent InfoGlut

Gijs Houtzagers
Programmamanager PeopleSoft
Holland Casino
Hoofdweg 640, Postbus 355, 2130 AJ Hoofddorp
tel.: 31 23 565 9 319
cellphone: 31 622 934 676

Check for articles on HR and HR related topics on www.houtzagers.com
<http://www.houtzagers.com/>

>If one has knowledge, it can only be exhibited via action. Even if that
>action is talking or writing, it is still action.

>I am attempting to distinguish knowledge from information. I do not
>think anyone is confusing knowledge with action. The are related, and
>one is the only way to express the other. Outside of mind reading mind
>you. :-)

>Hal Popplewell

-- 

"Gijs Houtzagers" <gijs@houtzagers.com>

Learning-org -- Hosted by Rick Karash <Richard@Karash.com> Public Dialog on Learning Organizations -- <http://www.learning-org.com>


"Learning-org" and the format of our message identifiers (LO1234, etc.) are trademarks of Richard Karash.