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The Importance of “Know Why”?

QAspire

Knowledge industry, particularly software, is full of people who possess “ know-how ” – knowledge of how to get something done. Give them a task, and they will be able to apply their technical skills (read ‘know-how’) to accomplish it. A lot of people possess a very sound “ know-what ” – knowledge of facts, figures and methods.

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Experience and Expertise – A Few Thoughts

QAspire

That is because most explicit knowledge is widely and freely available now. But to execute that knowledge well requires one to have implicit skills mentioned above.(You You might also like reading my older post: Explicit v/s Tacit - Content v/s Process ) Have a GREAT start into the week! Don’t Kill It!

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Help Employees Create Knowledge — Not Just Share It

Harvard Business Review

Many leaders see organizational learning simply as sharing existing knowledge. This isn’t surprising given that this is the primary focus of educational institutions, training programs, and leadership development courses. In an organization focused on scalable efficiency, the focus of learning is on sharing explicit knowledge.