The start of a KMSED life

First and second lectures
-Introduction to KMS

- The SECI model: Socialisation, Externalisation, Combination, Internalisation
Socialisation - It is a process whereby knowledge is transferred through observations (tacit to tacit)
Externalisation - It is knowledge is transfered on to writings (tacit to explicit)
Combination - It's knowledge from writings combined with knowledge already gained. Which result in creation of new knowledge.(explicit to explicit)
Internalisation - Knowledge put to use repeatedly that one does not even realise it. (explicit to tacit)

- Explicit and Tacit knowledge

Explicit knowledge is knowledge which has been or can be articulated, codified and stored in certain media. The most common form of explicit knowledge are manuals, documents, procedures, and stories. The are also other forms of knowledge can be in the form of audio vision and other multimedia form of representations. A work of art and product design can be seen as yet another forms of explicit knowledge where human skills, motives and knowledge are externalized.

Tacit Knowledge
By definition, tacit knowledge is not easily shared. One of Polanyi's famous aphorisms is: "We know more than we can tell." Tacit knowledge consists often of habits and culture that we do not recognize in ourselves.

The tacit aspects of knowledge are those that cannot be codified, but can only be transmitted via training or gained through personal experience. Tacit knowledge has been described as “know-how” (as opposed to “know-what” [facts] and “know-why” [science]) . It involves learning and skill but not in a way that can be written down. The simplest example of the nature and value of tacit knowledge is that one does not know how to ride a bike or swim due to reading a textbook, but only through personal experimentation, by observing others, and/or being guided by an instructor.

Tacit knowledge has been found to be a crucial input to the innovation process. A nation’s ability to innovate depends on its level of tacit knowledge of how to innovate (conduct research, develop prototypes of new products & processes, adapt these prototypes into models fit for mass-production) and of how to implement innovations into manufacturing, defense, communications, transportation, etc.

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