Foundations of Knowledge and Innovation

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Course Outline

  1. Knowledge as acquaintance
  2. Propositional knowledge
  3. Knowledge as competence
  4. Ideas and creativity
  5. Science and R&D
  6. Technology and innovation
  7. Taxonomic and process perspectives
  8. Tacit and explicit knowledge
  9. Organizational knowledge management

1. Knowledge as acquaintance

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Knowledge as acquaintance involves direct familiarity with people or things resulting from prior experience. It is a form of knowledge where an individual knows something or someone through personal contact or interaction.
  • Recognition through experience refers to the ability to identify or acknowledge a person, object, or sound based on previous encounters. For example, recognizing the sound of a piano indicates familiarity gained through sensory experience.

Essential Points

  • Knowledge as acquaintance entails direct familiarity with people or things, established through prior personal experience.
  • It includes sensory recognition, such as recognizing the sound of a piano, which relies on sensory perception rather than explicit reasoning.
  • This type of knowledge is tacit, meaning it is often implicit and difficult to fully articulate or describe in words.

Key Takeaway

Knowledge as acquaintance emphasizes personal, experiential familiarity as a fundamental form of knowing, distinct from propositional or skill-based knowledge.

2. Propositional knowledge

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. Who is credited with formulating the concept of 'knowledge as acquaintance'?

2. What is a primary effect of possessing propositional knowledge?

3. How does knowledge as competence differ from propositional knowledge?

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Knowledge as acquaintance β€” definition?

Familiarity through personal experience with people or things.

Propositional knowledge β€” role?

Recognizing truths or factual statements.

Knowledge as competence β€” function?

Practical ability to perform tasks effectively.

Ideas β€” nature?

Unrealized, unproven concepts in knowledge management.

Creativity β€” ability?

Developing something new and original.

Science β€” purpose?

Systematic creation and acquisition of knowledge.

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