202110231457 Tacit knowledge
Tacit knowledge is what people understand in their own minds. It is not commemorated anywhere permanent.1 When you ask someone for advice and they speak to you from experience and what they know off the top of their head, they're relying on their tacit knowledge. 202408021018 Intuition and instinct are implicit knowledge.
In contrast, 202110231459 Explicit knowledge is well defined and more lasting. Since 202110231440 Knowledge is the backbone of a product organization, it's often a good idea for organizations to turn the tacit knowledge of their individuals into explicit knowledge.
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Diffey, S. (2020, October 26). The ‘Knowledge-creating’ Product Organisation. Medium. https://productcoalition.com/the-knowledge-creating-product-organisation-6ec80870647b ↩
- 202110231440 Knowledge is the backbone of a product organization
- 202110231448 Socialization of knowledge
- 202110231449 Externalization of knowledge
- 202110231451 Internalization of knowledge
- 202110231459 Explicit knowledge
- 202204021218 Architecture Decision Records
- 202408021018 Intuition and instinct are implicit knowledge
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- 202511151207 Domain modeling exercise
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