Dynamic Knowledge Map: Reusing Experts' Tacit Knowledge in the AEC Industry (2002)
article⁄Dynamic Knowledge Map: Reusing Experts' Tacit Knowledge in the AEC Industry (2002)
abstract⁄Much knowledge in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction AEC industry is experiencebasedand tacit. Nevertheless, the typical strategy for knowledge management is focused on computerbasedapproaches for capturing and disseminating explicit knowledge. AEC firms have been successful atcollecting and storing explicit information in enterprise databases, but they are poor at knowledgeretrieval and exchange. Consequently, AEC professionals find it difficult to reuse core experts’knowledge for highly knowledgeintensive AEC activities. This situation calls for a method fordisseminating tacit knowledge from experts’ brains to achieve higher quality AEC projects.The primary purpose of this paper is to set a theoretical foundation for clarifying the contribution ofexperts’ tacit knowledge in the AEC industry. The secondary purpose is to describe the concept forprototype software, Dynamic Knowledge Map, that can assist in the reuse of experts’ tacit knowledge.Dynamic Knowledge Map is a Webbased knowledge navigator that searches for experts and facilitatescommunication with those experts by using internet technology. Higher performance levels theoreticallycan be achieved while accelerating the knowledge transfer processes. Future research will test thesuitability of Dynamic Knowledge Map for tacit knowledge utilization in AEC organizations.
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| Year |
2002 |
| Authors |
Woo, J.; Clayton, Mark; Johnson, R.; Flores, B.; Ellis, Ch. |
| Issue |
Thresholds - Design, Research, Education and Practice, in the Space Between the Physical and the Virtual |
| Pages |
407-411 |
| Library link |
George Proctor, 2002. bib⁄Thresholds - Design, Research, Education and Practice, in the Space Between the Physical and the Virtual. ACADIA. |
| Entry filename |
dynamic-knowledge-map |
