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Type of knowledge
Explicit knowledge is knowledge that can be readily articulated, conceptualized, codified, formalized, stored and accessed. It can be expressed in formal and systematic language and shared in the form of data, scientific formulae, specifications, manuals and such like. It is easily codifiable and thus transmittable without loss of integrity once the syntactical rules required for deciphering it are known. Most forms of explicit knowledge can be stored in certain media. Explicit knowledge is often seen as complementary to tacit knowledge. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Explicit knowledgeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Explicit Knowledge Graph Reasoning for Conversational RecommendationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Explaining ReadingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A theory of implicit and explicit knowledgeCited 413 times
- Go sideways: SECI model of knowledge dimensionsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Tacit knowledgeA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A theory of implicit and explicit knowledge
MEASURING IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE
10. Management of explicit and tacit knowledge
Tacit to explicit knowledge conversion: knowledge exchange protocols
Implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge and general language proficiency
Tacit and explicit knowledge in construction management
Making tacit knowledge explicit: the Ready Reference Database as codified knowledge
Evaluating the effectiveness of explicit instruction on implicit and explicit L2 knowledge
🆕 Influential since 2022
Explicit Knowledge Graph Reasoning for Conversational Recommendation
Impact of knowledge-sharing culture on organizational creativity: integrating explicit and tacit knowledge sharing as mediators
Tacit Knowledge Transfer and Sharing: Characteristics and Benefits of Tacit & Explicit Knowledge
LPWAN Coverage Assessment Planning Without Explicit Knowledge of Base Station Locations
Dynamic development of intuitions and explicit knowledge during implicit learning
📚 Books worth reading
Explaining ReadingGerald G. Duffy · 2003
Product Lifecycle Management. Towards Knowledge-Rich EnterprisesLouis Rivest · 2012- 📕The strategic knowledge management handbookArun Hariharan · 2015
- 📕Shakespeare as a scientist, his philosophical backgroundOliver C. de C. Ellis · 1976
Implicit & Explicit KnowledgeDina Tirosh · 1994
Tacit and Explicit KnowledgeHarry Collins · 2010- 📕Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Learning, Testing and TeachingRod Ellis, Shawn Loewen · 2009
- 📕Interactive memory systems and the serial response time taskPriya Kalra · 2011
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