In a Thought Leader piece in the February 2009 issue of Inside Knowledge, Neil Olonoff made a case for the importance of recognizing that all our knowledge is uncertain, that we in Knowledge Management should have no hesitation in admitting uncertainty, and since we “live in a world of uncertainty, we should use that truth […]
Fallibility, Falsifiability, and Critical Rationality
April 5th, 2009 · Comments Off on Fallibility, Falsifiability, and Critical Rationality
Tags: Epistemology/Ontology/Value Theory · Knowledge Making · Knowledge Management
The Problem Solving Pattern Matters: Part Nine, Enhancing Developing Solutions: Evaluating and Selecting Among New Ideas
February 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
(Co-Authored with Steven A. Cavaleri) Alternative solutions, as we create them, are, in the end, alternative beliefs. The process of belief selection is ultimately Darwinian in character, and the final context of that selection is performing a solution and experiencing post-action outcomes. That is, when we act on the basis of our ideas or psychological […]
Tags: Epistemology/Ontology/Value Theory · Knowledge Making
KMCI On-Line Press Publishes Ground-breaking Paper on the Foundations of Organizational Knowledge
February 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on KMCI On-Line Press Publishes Ground-breaking Paper on the Foundations of Organizational Knowledge
February 17, 2009. Alexandria, VA — EIS and KMCI are proud to announce the release of a new White Paper co-authored by Richard A. Vines of Project Lessons – Strategic Solutions of Melbourne Australia, William P. Hall of the Australian Centre for Science, Innovation, and Society, Melbourne, Australia, and Luke Naismith of Knowledge Futures, of […]
Tags: Complexity · Epistemology/Ontology/Value Theory · Knowledge Making · Knowledge Management
KM 2.0 and Knowledge Management: Part Thirteen, John Tropea and the Nature of Knowledge
September 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments
This entry continues the discussion of John Tropea’s “Knowledge Management as an Ecosystem.” In Part Twelve, I reviewed and critiqued a portion of the presentation up through the discussion of “the new KM.” Here, I’ll focus on John’s treatment of “the nature of knowledge” and in my next blog I’ll discuss his characterization of KM […]
Tags: Epistemology/Ontology/Value Theory · KM 2.0 · Knowledge Management
Interpreting Popper’s Three Worlds Ontology for Knowledge Management: A Guest Reply by Richard Vines
August 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Interpreting Popper’s Three Worlds Ontology for Knowledge Management: A Guest Reply by Richard Vines
I think, Joe, you have raised some very interesting and reflective comments in your two blogs on “Popper’s three worlds ontology.” Firstly, let me state, that I think it is inevitable that some reformulation of the three worlds ontology needs to be explored and will be explored by those that see the merit in […]
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Untrue Knowledge
July 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Historically, since Plato, the most frequent definition of knowledge has been Justified True Belief (JTB). Until recently (the 20th century), philosophers believed in a foundation for JTB. The Cartesian Rationalists believed that some beliefs were certain because they were self-evident truths that survived Descartes method of doubt. The empiricists believed that some beliefs were self-evident […]