1. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 A Theoretical framework for KMS

2. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 "There is nothing as practical as a good theory" Kurt Lewin There are many ideas about the use of concepts like data, information, knowledge, communication, etc. The ideas of Karl Popper give KMS a framework that allows these concepts to be used in a coherent way. Theoretical framework for KMS

3. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 World 2: Cognition World 3: Information World 1: Objects and Events Popper’s 3 Worlds

4. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World World 1: Objects and Events Action Interactions Conception Perception

5. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World World 1: Objects and Events Action writing reading Interactions Conception Perception

6. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World Physical World ConceptsSymbols referent 'Meaning Triangle' Action writing reading Perception

7. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World Physical World Mind A Message symbol referent Communication, Reference Mind B referent

8. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World Mind A referent Mind B referent Document / Message statements symbol World 3 Structure - Statements Physical World

9. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World Mind A referent Mind B referent World 3 Structure - Ontologies Statements (in documents) ontologies (‘Meta-documents’ (indexes etc...) Physical World

10. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World referent World 3 Structure - Data "Value of an attribute of an object" Meta-Data Data Statements (in documents) ontologies Physical World

11. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World referent “Executable Statements” World 3 Structure - Knowledge Represented Knowledge "Value of an attribute of an object" Data Statements (in documents) Meta-Data ontologies Physical World

12. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World referent World 3 Structure - Knowledge Knowledge Data Active Knowledge Represented Knowledge Statements (in documents) Meta-Data ontologies Physical World

13. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Cognitive World Information World referent What KMS ought to do … USER Data Statements (in documents) Organise a World 3 domain and Focus it on the User ! Represented Knowledge ontologies Physical World

14. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 An Example …

15. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Concept Comparison 44 6 1 49 223 1730 148 University Course Information System Library Count of Concepts Extracted from Ontologies: Where is the Domain focus ?

16. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 technology effects systems construction used in a specific knowledge domain Information Systems as part of the Problem ?

17. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 technology modelling techniques views systems modelling effects systems construction used in specifies a specific knowledge domain Information Systems as part of the Problem ?

18. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Information Systems as part of the Problem ? Where do Modelling Techniques come from ? technology modelling techniques views systems modelling effects systems construction used in specifies a specific knowledge domain Ontological theory

19. Popper & KMS © Craig McDonald 2005 Summary We have used Popper’s 3 World’s Model To integrate Informatics Themes & To argue that the KM discipline, and profession should recognise that its FOUNDATION is in an holistic understanding of World 3, VALUE to the universe is in formalising and managing World 3 & FOCUS is on a person taking more knowledgeable action.