Knowledge creation and the concept of a human being: A phenomenological approach

Suorsa, Anna; Huotari, Maija‐Leena

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“…The phenomenological approach used in this study connects the human being inseparably to its context and concentrates on the human being experiencing the event of perception. The Gadamerian idea of play is based on the phenomenological idea of a human being defined by Heidegger, which provides an explicated and coherent basis for understanding the phenomenon (Suorsa and Huotari, 2014a; see also Day, 2011). Thus, play as a conception also provides a rich landscape for examination of the experiential and collective features of KC.…”

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“…Tsoukas, 2009;Morner and von Krogh, 2009;Suorsa and Huotari, 2014a). Thus, the foci of inquiry into this phenomenon are the experiences of human beings.…”

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“…Ingwersen and Järvelin, 2005;Talja et al, 2005;Hansen and Jarvelin, 2005;Savolainen, 2009). Nevertheless, in the research into KC the process of KC is still often formulated around the idea of tacit and explicit knowledge (see Suorsa and Huotari, 2014a). In other words, the research into KC still emphasizes the concept of knowledge as an asset inside the human mind, though the paradigms are changing.…”

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“…In other words, the research into KC still emphasizes the concept of knowledge as an asset inside the human mind, though the paradigms are changing. This has resulted in problematic positions concerning eclecticism, as quite cognitive ideas of the individual processing knowledge are combined with the idea of interaction as a hermeneutic process (Hjørland, 2005a;Day, 2011;Suorsa and Huotari, 2014a).…”

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“…The essential role of experience in KC research is connected with the conception of interaction as the core element in creating knowledge, acknowledged by the majority of researchers (see Suorsa and Huotari, 2014a). The fundamental point at which KC occurs is the actual event of interaction between human beings in a certain context.…”

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Knowledge creation and play – a phenomenological approach

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the experiential nature of knowledge creating interaction and to introduce a framework to explore it theoretically coherently with hermeneutic phenomenology and Hans-Georg Gadamer's concept of play. Design/methodology/approach -This paper presents a literature-based conceptual analysis of the concept of play. Gadamerian conception is related with the descriptions of knowledge creating interaction in the research of knowledge management and with the uses of the concept of play in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). Theoretical analysis is applied in this study to structure the argumentation.Findings -This study illustrates how the preconceptions of experiences and different modes of being in interaction are implicitly present in the research of knowledge creation (KC) in the descriptions of interaction and human factors enhancing KC. A framework for examining KC in organizational circumstances is developed based on the hermeneutic phenomenology and Gadamer's concept of play, which provide a basis for understanding KC as being together in interaction. Research limitations/implications -This theoretical study develops a framework for examining the process of KC also empirically. In this study the examination of hermeneutic phenomenology is limited to the conceptions of play, authenticity and everydayness; phenomenology offers means for further explication of human being and experience. Originality/value -This study provides a new view on KC based on hermeneutic phenomenology and play, and contributes to the examination of interactive knowledge processes in the field of LIS. A theoretical model of transformational leadership and knowledge creation: the role of open-mindedness norms and leader-member exchange",

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Making and taking information

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Information behavior theory covers different aspects of the totality of information-related human behavior rather unevenly. The transitions or trading zones between different types of information activities have remained perhaps especially under-theorized. This article interrogates and expands a conceptual apparatus of information making and information taking as a pair of substantial concepts for explaining, in part, the mobility of information in terms of doing that unfolds as a process of becoming rather than of being, and in part, what is happening when information comes into being and when something is taken up for use as information. Besides providing an apparatus to describe the nexus of information provision and acquisition, a closer consideration of the parallel doings opens opportunities to enrich the inquiry of the conditions and practice of information seeking, appropriation, discovery, and retrieval as modes taking, and learning and information use as its posterities. | INTRODUCTIONConsidering the principal consensus on that information behavior (IB) covers the "totality of human behavior in relation to sources and channels of information, including both active and passive information seeking, and information use" (Wilson, 2000), the attention of information science research to the individual parts of that totality has been unevenly distributed (Case & Given, 2016). Much of earlier empirical research and many of the popular theories (Robinson, 2009) alike focus on information seeking whereas other areas, perhaps, in particular, information use (Savolainen, 2009), have remained both under-theorized and under-researched. In parallel, there has been a comparable, relative dearth of theorizing and models that would account for junctures between behaviors that account for the manipulation of information, for instance, by creation, organizing and managing, and its use. Earlier studies refer to "information creation and use" and how they are dynamically related to each other (Huuskonen, 2014) but seldom theorize this nexus in detail. This and other junctures are subsumed in some models that describe spaces and places (

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A multi‐stakeholder engagement framework for knowledge management in ICT4D

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Knowledge management (KM) is increasingly important to the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D). Yet, scant literature has addressed KM in the ICT4D context. This study takes an important step toward addressing this gap by conceptualizing KM in the context of ICT4D based on the people‐process‐technology perspective. To elicit KM factors most relevant to ICT4D, a Delphi study is conducted with a panel of experts representing three key stakeholder groups (beneficiaries, partners, and designers) with cumulative experience of leading ICT4D projects in 25 countries. Based on the Delphi study findings, 16 factors relevant to KM in ICT4D are synthesized. A multi‐stakeholder engagement framework for KM in ICT4D and an activity checklist are proposed. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by providing insights into the differing views of stakeholders related to KM practices in ICT4D projects. Practitioners may find the framework and checklist useful in coordinating and managing KM in ICT4D projects. As development initiatives become increasingly knowledge focused, the study calls upon researchers for more enquiry in this progressive area of study.

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Knowledge creation and the concept of a human being: A phenomenological approach

Cited by 32 publications

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Knowledge creation and play – a phenomenological approach

Knowledge creation and play – a phenomenological approach

Making and taking information

A multi‐stakeholder engagement framework for knowledge management in ICT4D

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