Authors:
Hannu Kivijärvi
1
;
Kalle Piirainen
2
and
Markku Tuominen
2
Affiliations:
1
Helsinki School of Economics, Finland
;
2
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Keyword(s):
Personal knowledge, Organizational knowledge, Communities of practice, Virtual communities, Scenarios, Scenario planning.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Best Practices & Communities of Practice
;
Communities of Practice
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
KM Strategies and Implementations
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Learning Organization & Organizational Learning
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Tools and Technology for Knowledge Management
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
This paper discusses conceptual basis for facilitating knowledge creation through the rehearsal of plausible futures in the scenario process. We discuss the foundations for creating knowledge in an organizational context and propose a concrete context that supports and stimulates the conversion of personal knowledge organizational knowledge and decisions. Based on the discussion and our experiences with the scenario process, we argue that the scenario process facilitates creation of organizational knowledge. We propose that the scenario process acts as a vehicle for exploring and creating organizational knowledge.