![]() ![]() If you get into a conversation with a knowledge management expert, be prepared for exact definitions of characterizations of knowledge. Tacit, Explicit, and Implicit Knowledge: What’s the Difference? Because no matter how you characterize your organization’s knowledge, it all matters to the success and productivity of your team. In order to understand and develop a knowledge sharing strategy for your company, you first need to understand the different types of knowledge: explicit, implicit, and tacit. Want to take this resource with you? Download a 2-page PDF version of this blog, complete with a table of implicit, tacit, and explicit knowledge definitions and examples. With so many knowledge management experts, texts, and solutions available, as you get deeper into research, terms and jargon are often thrown around with the expectation that everyone knows what they mean. When you start Googling “Knowledge Management,” it’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole of literature written since the practice was developed in the early 90’s. ![]() Tacit Knowledge: Knowledge gained from personal experience that is more difficult to express. ![]() Skills that are transferable from one job to another are one example of implicit knowledge. Implicit Knowledge: The application of explicit knowledge. Explicit Knowledge: Knowledge that is easy to articulate, write down, and share. ![]()
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