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The Importance of “Know Why”?

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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

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To be able to think beyond tactics of work. Another realization is that more knowledge does not always mean more expertise. Ability to execute that knowledge does. That is because most explicit knowledge is widely and freely available now. That is “expertise”. To be able to relate our work with a larger context.