Knowledge Synthesis - Western and Eastern Cultural Perspectives

Preface

Contents

Systemic Synthesis and Metaphysics: Eastern versus Western Thinking

1 Introduction

2 Systemic Synthesis

3 Epistemology and Metaphysics

4 Eastern Versus Western Thinking; Eastern Theories of Systemic Synthesis

5 An Evolutionary, Naturalistic Theory of Intuition

6 Conclusions

References

Multiple Criteria Ranking in Future Network Management

1 Introduction

2 Multiple Criteria Ranking Techniques

3 Objective Ranking and Its Application in a Local Search Engine

4 New Management Task: Creation of a New Service

5 Conclusion

References

Evolutionary Knowledge Creation from an Eastern Perspective

1 Introduction

2 The SECI Spiral and Its Impact

3 Other Spiral Micro-models of Knowledge Creation

4 A General Spiral of Evolutionary Knowledge Creation

5 Conclusions

References

Data Mining of Telecommunications Data as an Example of Systemic Synthesis

1 Introduction

2 Data Stream Processing and Event Detection

3 Meta-synthesis in New Algorithms Design

4 Example of Meta-synthesis in the Design of Event Detection Algorithms

4.1 Domain Knowledge Related to Problem Formulation

4.2 Knowledge of Data and Domain Knowledge Related to Data

4.3 Knowledge of Algorithms and Domain Knowledge Related to Algorithms

5 Conclusion

References

The Meta-synthesis System Approach

1 Origin of the Meta-synthesis System Approach

2 Main Contents of the Meta-synthesis System Approach

2.1 The Open Complex Giant System

2.2 From a Qualitative to a Quantitative Meta-synthesis Approach

2.3 Systematology

2.4 The Hall of Workshop for Meta-synthetic Engineering

2.5 The Meta-synthesis of Wisdom

3 International Comparisons

4 Some Developments in the Meta-synthesis System Approach

4.1 Theoretical Achievements

4.1.1 Three Kinds of Meta-synthesis and the Research Approach by Hu

4.1.2 Flowchart for Meta-synthesizing: ``Meeting I – Analysis – Meeting II''

4.1.3 Consensus and Meta-synthesis of Opinions

4.1.4 Modeling Approaches and Model Integration

4.1.5 Expert Mining

4.1.6 Knowledge Synthesis

4.1.7 Systems Science and Systems Engineering

4.2 Technical Achievements

4.3 Practical Applications

4.4 Tests for the MSA Approach

4.4.1 Forecasting the GDP Growth Rate (JAIST Case, 2003)

4.4.2 Forecasting the GDP Growth Rate Under the Impact of SARS (IIASA Case, 2004)

4.4.3 Test Study 3: Social Harmony System

5 Conclusion

References

Problem Structuring Process by Qualitative Meta-synthesisTechnologies

1 Introduction

2 Briefs on Meta-synthesis Systems Approach

3 Diverse Frameworks or Approaches for Unstructured or Complex Problem Solving from Decision-Making Perspective

3.1 Decision-Making Model by Simon and DSS

3.2 Frameworks for Strategic Problem Solving

3.2.1 Strategic Assumption Surfacing & Testing (SAST)

3.2.2 Wisdom Process

3.2.3 Courtney's DSS Framework for Wicked Problem Solving

3.2.4 A Brief Summary

4 More About MSA and HWMSE

4.1 A Working Process of MSA

4.2 HWMSE: A Knowledge Creating `Ba'

5 CorMap and iView: Qualitative Meta-synthesis Technologies

5.1 Basic Ideas of CorMap and iView Technologies

5.2 Features of CorMap and iView for Qualitative Meta-synthesis

5.3 Applications

5.3.1 Group Thinking Process Mining

5.3.2 Conference Mining and On-line Conferencing `Ba' (OLCB)

5.3.3 Expert Knowledge Mining

5.3.4 Community Mind Mining

6 Concluding Remarks

References

Knowledge Systems Engineering: A Complex System View

1 Introduction

2 Knowledge Systems Engineering

2.1 Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Networks

2.2 Composition, Structure and Function of the Knowledge System

2.3 Categorization of Knowledge

2.4 Knowledge as a Thing, as a Process and as Capability

2.5 Knowledge Systems Engineering

2.6 Complexity of Knowledge Systems

2.7 System-of-Systems Engineering

3 Architecture of Knowledge Systems

3.1 Architecture Model

3.2 Personnel Architecture

3.3 Organizational Architecture

3.4 Technological Architecture

3.5 Business Architecture

3.6 Cultural Architecture

3.6.1 National Culture

3.6.2 Organizational Culture

3.6.3 Cultural Barriers to KM Processes

4 Working Processes in Knowledge Systems

4.1 Knowledge Demand and Audit

4.2 Knowledge Acquisition and Storing

4.3 Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Sharing

4.4 Knowledge Conversion

4.5 Knowledge Integration and Creation

4.6 Knowledge Absorption and Using

References

A Practical Case of Knowledge-Based Archive Management System

1 Background

2 Three Main Tasks

2.1 Transforming Original Paper Materials to Images

2.2 Transforming Content of Image into Text

2.3 Transforming Textual Data into Knowledge

3 Presenting a Conceptual Model

4 Processing Knowledge Contents

5 Setting Up a Work Team

6 Building the Technological Infrastructure

6.1 Presentation Layer

6.2 Application Layer

6.3 Function Layer

6.4 Data Layer

7 Developing and Implementing the KB-AMS

References

Systemic Knowledge Synthesis and Justification

1 Introduction

2 Knowledge Synthesis

2.1 A Knowledge Construction Model

2.2 An Approach to Knowledge Synthesis

2.3 An Illustrative Example

3 Knowledge Justification

3.1 Existing Justification Principles

3.2 Evolutionary Constructive Objectivism

4 Concluding Remarks

Appendix: Some Notes on Knowledge Science

References

Community Service Systems Development

1 Introduction

2 A Practical Background of Service Systems Development

2.1 Knowledge Science Research and Education

2.2 The Practice of Constructing Regional Revitalization Systems

3 Policy Towards Service Systems Construction

3.1 Platform of Theory and Practice

3.2 The Challenge for Co-creation of Service Value

3.3 A Methodology for Developing Social Service Systems

4 A Remote Health Management System

4.1 Stage 1: System Definition

4.2 Stage 2: Idea Generation

4.3 Stage 3: System Evaluation

4.3.1 Effects of Social Structure

4.3.2 Justification of Knowledge

4.3.3 Creation of System Value

4.3.4 Effectiveness and Obstacles for Actual Implementation

5 Consideration of Quantification of Value

6 Conclusion

References

Index