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What is Bridging Epistemologies
The authors of Bridging Epistemologies are S. D. N. Cook an J. S. Brown. Bridging epistemology in addition to knowledge possesion focuses on the ability to use knowledge as a tool (knowing as action).

The authors of Bridging Epistemologies are S. D. N. Cook an J. S. Brown. The concept is based on the following assumptions:

Knowledge can be divided into:

  • Explicit or tacit
  • Individual or group

  • There are two epistemologies:
    • Epistemology of possession leads to preference of explicit before tacit and individual before group knowledge
    • Epistemology of practice (bridging epistemology) in addition to knowledge possession centers on the ability to use knowledge as a tool (knowing as action)

Graphically, the concept can be expressed as follows:

Bridging Epistemologies

According the concept of bridging epistemologies, the organizations must balance the range of knowledge in all four quadrants, evenly use all four knowledge quadrants, and ensure two-way exchange of knowledge between tacit and explicit, and between individual and group knowledge.

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