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Weisheitspyramide und ihr Sinn und Zweck

⋅ November 19, 2007 ⋅  Print-Version ⋅ Kommentar schreiben

Hat also die vertikale Wissens- oder gar Weisheits-Pyramide ihre Berechtigung oder nicht? Wie schaut’s mit dem klassischen Modell: "Daten - Informationen - WIssen"  aus? 
Die spannende Grundlagen-Diskussion wird weiter geführt… 
Diesmal meldet sich Graham Durant-Law mit folgenden Argumenten:

"There is a good deal of criticism of the data, information, knowledge, wisdom model of knowledge, which is sometimes called the DIKW hierarchy but I prefer to call it the ‘pyramid to wisdom’. Most of the criticism says the model is too simple. I wonder, however, if the model has some use."

Second, the pyramid to wisdom is useful because it makes it clear there is a relationship between data, information, knowledge and understanding. It is an easy model to introduce to senior management when first introducing a knowledge management initiative to an organisation, as it depicts a possible strategy for where emphasis might be placed. For example, it can be used to highlight that technology solutions focus on the data and information components, while people initiatives are needed for the knowledge, understanding and wisdom triumvirate. This idea is depicted below (with thanks to Patrick Byrne ). Note that software tools are used to produce a structured data report, but a human is needed to write or tell the story.

So I think the pyramid to wisdom has its place, particularly to aid understanding. I think the model has been unfairly discredited because people do not take the time to view it with the original explanations and intent, and instead use it by itself. I think reading source documents and understanding the authors’ intent matters.

QUELLE: http://www.durantlaw.info/Pyramid+to+Wisdom