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Managing knowledge in the three states of conceptual discovery, prototype invention & commercial innovation

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

This position paper explains that knowledge is generated through three related yet distinct methodologies, each codified within standard practices recognized by trained professionals. The outputs from each methodology are embodied in three different states much like the traditional states of matter: gas, liquid, solid. Effective Information Sharing (IS) and Knowledge Management both require a clear understanding of these distinctions and relationships. National policies designed to generating commercial innovations through public investment in the academic sector are particularly vulnerable to problems arising from confounding these methodologies, their outputs and the transitions between states of knowledge.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIC3K 2013; KDIR 2013 - 5th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and KMIS 2013 - 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, Proc.
PublisherSciTePress
Pages539-542
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9789898565754
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event5th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval, KDIR 2013 and the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, KMIS 2013 - Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
Duration: Sep 19 2013Sep 22 2013

Publication series

NameIC3K 2013; KDIR 2013 - 5th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and KMIS 2013 - 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, Proc.

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval, KDIR 2013 and the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, KMIS 2013
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityVilamoura, Algarve
Period09/19/1309/22/13

Keywords

  • Commercial innovation
  • Conceptual discovery
  • Engineering development
  • Industrial production
  • Intellectual property
  • Knowledge generation methodologies
  • Knowledge states
  • Open innovation
  • Prototype invention
  • Scientific research
  • STI policy
  • Value

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