<i>>, many aspects of managing large, complex systems fall through the cracks because we don’t have a unified perspective. I want to offer one: I call it the knowledge activation perspective.</i><p>Fyi... 3 previous writings using different terminology that's related to what the blog author calls <i>"knowledge activation perspective"</i> :<p>- <i>"tacit knowledge"</i> : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacit_knowledge" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacit_knowledge</a><p>- Fred Brooks 1975 book Mythical Man-Month called it <i>"conceptual integrity"</i> : <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/research/em/teaching/cs405-0708/conceptual_integrity.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/research/em/teaching/cs405...</a><p>- Peter Naur 1985 paper <i>"Programming as Theory Building"</i> : <a href="https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Naur.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Naur.pdf</a>
Knowledge of bicycle riding, judo fall and swimming is stickier than buzzword bingo fads. SJ used the bicycle of the mind metaphor for computing. There is a specialist word for that kind of knowledge and there is a multivolume bookset on knowledge. The monkey business world of HR seems to corner the use of the word knowledge as in KM.
I'm surprised there is barely mention of documentation.<p>When a big development case is closed out, get a brain dump: the TC (technical communicator) should jump on the implementer(s) and suck their brains dry. Or something to that effect.
From the article:<p>“Qualities of Active Knowledge [:]<p>Active Knowledge is generated in interaction with a system.<p>…<p>Knowledge fades over time.<p>…<p>Knowledge can go stale.<p>…<p>Knowledge can be more easily regenerated if artifacts are clear and understandable.<p>…<p>Uncovered knowledge can enhance decision-making.<p>…”