Knowledge mapping
Definition
Knowledge mapping is The process of creating a knowledge map
Summary
Description
Knowledge mapping process is a tool for managing knowledge or knowledge assets of an organization. It can be used for codification of exiting knowledge, but sometimes the mapping process itself may create new knowledge as well.
Knowledge mapping involves defining relationships between the selected knowledge domains. It may also include locating the knowledge in the organisation or defining the relevant knowledge processes that act on the knowledge in question. For example how knowledge is transferred or codified.
Knowledge mapping may concentrate on the current situation or have a future oriented view. Thus it can also be used as a tool for determining possible knowledge loss risks or knowledge gaps.
The output of knowledge mapping is a knowledge map.
Examples
Reference [1] provides on example of a knowledge mapping process on an organizational level.
References
[1] Day, J., How Knowledge Mapping is Being Used to Integrate Plans for Safe and Reliable Operations, In International Conference on Human Resource Development for Nuclear Power Programmes: Building and Sustaining Capacity Strategies for Education and Training, Networking and Knowledge Management, IAEA CN‐215, 2014, pp. 167-169.
