The author touches on knowledge management, which is one of the most interesting subjects I was able to study at uni (part of CS/SS). A kind of analogy to the t

The author touches on knowledge management, which is one of the most interesting subjects I was able to study at uni (part of CS/SS). A kind of analogy to the techne/metis is the concept of explicit and implicit knowledge. We codify knowledge or information into explicit knowledge such as documentation, expert systems or design. Not all knowledge lends itself to this. Implicit knowledge is that which often require experience and learning by doing. It is hard to capture explicitly. On the one hand because the skilled individual might be unaware of the skill in action, on the other they may be unable to express it. Various hacks are then tried to pry this valuable asset out into the open, so it can be recorded on a corporate wiki.