Our+Interpretations

Our Interpretations
Below you will find each of our ideas on what we believe knowledge is:

//__How do you define knowledge if it is abstract and intangible? __// Knowledge is an objective concept which can change from user to user. An idea does not start as knowledge, instead it is derived from questions as a result of data and information. Data is numbers or letters which has no significant meaning but is the basis of communication. For example, the number 30. This piece of data raises many questions. Is it a quantity of something, a speed limit, or a distance? Once this data has context, it can be information. Let's say 30 represents 30 jelly beans. Once the data is brought to context and turned into information, we can derive a concrete fact from this and display it as knowledge. Now, there are 30 jelly beans in the jar at school. This statement can only be knowledge to specific users, such as the users who understand every detail in the sentence; ie. people who knows there is a jar at school filled with jelly beans. To people who do not know what jelly beans are, or have no context to which school or don't understand, this sentence can only be useless information and no knowledge can be found. Therefore, knowledge is dependent on the user and previous information that is stored within. -Jason Sims

"Knowledge, however, is intangible, boundaryless, dynamic, and if it is not used at a specific time in a specific place, it is of no value." (The Concept of "Ba")