What is knowledge?
There are various types of knowledge (see Figure 1 below). Some allow for more creative expression. In essence, all types of conceptual knowledge needs require different formats and are subject to interpretation. In general, the less rigid the required format and the more open the interpretation the greater the creative potential.
Figure 1: Knowledge Type Creativity Model (adapted from Rosinski, 2021).
Rosinski, L. (2021). Projects with Learning Outcomes. Amazon.
Life cycle
All knowledge has a life cycle. From the moment a piece of knowledge has validity claims (and prior to that) to the end when validity is lost. During its whole life cycle, knowledge is subject to knowledge processes in an organizational or social network setting. These knowledge processes can be presented as a project knowledge value chain, as depicted below.
KnowmadSoul
KnowmadSoul is a unique, holistic system that enables knowledge reuse of Lessons Learned and other popular knowledge types. The problem as experienced in practice is that captured knowledge is not applied or referenced in future settings, or is not captured in the first place. So even if organizations capture knowledge by means of externalization and store the information in databases they lack processes that support knowledge application. KnowmadSoul is a tool built on processes and knowledge integration mechanisms that supports knowledge reuse by pushing knowledge to the right actors.
Furthermore, KnowmadSoul supports development of Methodologies. Methodologies as a class of frameworks are a complex knowledge type. Based on Knowledge Type Creativity Model, a Methodology is a Container knowledge type, just like wikipedia articles.