Ikujiro Nonaka

tacit knowledge formalize explicit codified transmittable

“Tacit knowledge is personal, context-specific, and therefore hard to formalize and communicate. Explicit or “codified” knowledge, on the other hand, refers to knowledge that is transmittable in formal, systematic language.”

― Ikujiro Nonaka

economy certain uncertainty lasting advantage knowledge

"In an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the one sure source of lasting competitive advantage is knowledge."

― Ikujiro Nonaka

real exchange create knowledge

"Without real exchange, you can’t create knowledge."

― Ikujiro Nonaka

knowledge management IT human learn create

“Companies and leaders who treat knowledge management as just another branch of IT don’t understand how human beings learn and create. Unlike land, capital, energy, labor, and technology — the conventional 'inputs' into business practice — knowledge is innately self-renewing. It is produced and consumed simultaneously. Its value increases with use, rather than being depleted as with industrial goods or commodities. Above all, it is a resource created by humans acting in relationship with one another.”

― Ikujiro Nonaka

creating argue dialogue exchange create knowledge human

“In the act of creating, people argue. They have heated dialogue. They get upset! Without real exchange, you can’t create knowledge. Knowledge creation is a human activity.”

― Ikujiro Nonaka

organization chaning environment create information knowledge

"Any organization that deals with a changing environment ought not only to process information efficiently, but also create information and knowledge."

― Ikujiro Nonaka