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SUBJECTS
Foster Culture of Knowledge Communication Link Cite SDS POIMS for Fou
Chest Thumping Object SDS Unique Design Suspects Other People Have De
Advocacy 1-sided Interpretation Frustrating Knowledge Space Need More
Story Aids Understanding

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1907 - Summary/Objective
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190801 - Follow up ref SDS 8 0001.
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190803 - Jack has reviewed John Maloney's letter on the state-of-the-art in KM
190804 - based on Dave Snowden's paper, reported on 020608. ref SDS 8 KJ6G
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190806 - Jack liked Dave's paper on KM that associates "stories" with the
190807 - concept of knowledge. ref SDS 8 ZN6I
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190810 - He agrees with Dave's idea that KM needs to separate context, content
190811 - and narrative, shown in the record on 020608, ref SDS 8 ZN6I, and is
190812 - designing Nexist to implement this method.  Jack explained that for
190813 - many years he has written a narrative of his software programming
190814 - plans, performance of the work, and reporting the results.  He has
190815 - learned that this continually expanding record helps him discover what
190816 - to program and how to solve problems.  He wants Nexist to one day draw
190817 - this large record into a coherent body of knowledge that can be used
190818 - to solve current problems and develop new opportunities in the future,
190819 - as specified in POIMS technology that explains SDS.
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190822 - Jack suggested doing research on "narratology" for guidance on
190823 - preparing effective records of daily working information, which is a
190824 - key dimension of Knowledge Management, noted in Doug Engelbart's 1972
190825 - paper, reviewed on 000327. ref SDS 2 3971
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190827 - Jack recently attended a lecture at Stanford and was introduced to
190828 - this idea, which he feels supports Dave's paper.
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190831 - Jack recommended that analysis (narrative) in SDS records released on
190832 - the Internet for a broad audience should avoid advocacy and harsh
190833 - rhetoric that hampers communication to build shared meaning.  He feels
190834 - "listening" to understand and follow up to get things done are
190835 - critical for effective communication, explained on 890809, ref SDS 1
190836 - CJ9J, but fail when the record is merely a platform for strident
190837 - advocacy.
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190840 - Jack reviewed the letters on 020610 from John, ref SDS 9 N16F, and
190841 - from Dave Snowden. ref SDS 9 ZN6I
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190844 - Jack indicated agreement with John that SDS does not fit in the matrix
190845 - of common approaches to Knowledge Management. ref SDS 9 N16F
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190848 - Jack advised that POIMS and other publications on Com Metrics speak
190849 - for themselves, and the existence of SDS records on the Internet
190850 - demonstrates implementation, noted previously in Jack's letter to the
190851 - OHS/DKR team on 000426 reporting that SDS records demonstrate proof of
190852 - concept. ref SDS 3 3315  Therefore, self-promotion is unnecessary.  On
190853 - 011208 Jack urged avoiding "chest-thumping." ref SDS 6 QF8M
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190856 - Jack feels the weight of the SDS record in relation to lack of work
190857 - product by other KM solutions, noted in Dave's paper reviewed on
190858 - 020608, ref SDS 8 ZN6I, helps people understand POIMS, NWO and other
190859 - publications that foster transition from information to a culture of
190860 - knowledge, as we discussed on 011206. ref SDS 5 JP4F  An example, is
190861 - Jack's letter on 011212, ref SDS 7 0001, similar to Jack's letter a
190862 - year earlier on 001130 that reported SDS has the right structure for
190863 - KM and the interface that makes it useful to people. ref SDS 4 H17O
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Writing Skills and Tips
Narratology Style Guidance for Narrative
Foster Culture of Knowledge Communication Link Cite SDS POIMS for Fou
Chest Thumping Object SDS Unique Design Suspects Other People Have De
Narratology Jack Supports Role of KM as Managing Narrative

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251101 - Narratology Offers Powerful Guidance for Professional Writers
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251103 - Following the discussion with Jack, research on the Internet located
251104 - the site at...
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251106 -             http://www.uni-koeln.de/~ame02/pppn.htm
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251108 -          Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative
251109 -
251110 - ...by Jahn, Manfred, dated 020410. ref OF 1 0001
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251113 - This location defines narratology....
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251115 -      The theory of the structures of narrative. To investigate a
251116 -      structure, or to present a 'structural description', the
251117 -      narratologist dissects the narrative phenomena into their
251118 -      component parts and then attempts to determine functions and
251119 -      relationships. ref OF 1 448N
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251122 - Story is Defined as a Sequence of Events....
251123 -
251124 -      ...involving characters. 'Events' include natural and nonnatural
251125 -      happenings like floods and car accidents. Characters get involved
251126 -      by being agents (causing an event), patients or beneficiaries
251127 -      (being affected by an event). Linguists further make a
251128 -      distinction between verbs which signal willful ('volitional')
251129 -      acts (What does X do? -- jump from a bridge, watch a show) and
251130 -      verbs which signal nonvolitional acts or experiences (What does X
251131 -      experience? -- falling from a bridge, seeing an accident).
251132 -      ref OF 1 H55J
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251134 - This explanation of narratology supports objectives of SDS to
251135 - facilitate to capture the "story" and make the connections that make
251136 - the history of events relevant to daily decision support, i.e.,
251137 - organizational memory. ref OF 6 2300
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251141 - Narrative Derives from Plato and Aristotole
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251143 -      N2.1.4. Ultimately, the roots of narratology, like the
251144 -      roots of all Western theories of fiction, go back to Plato's
251145 -      (428-348 BC) and Aristotle's (384-322 BC) distinction between
251146 -      'mimesis' (imitation) and 'diegesis' (narration). Chatman (1990:
251147 -      ch. 7) uses these concepts to distinguish diegetic narrative
251148 -      genres (epic narratives, novels, short stories) from mimetic
251149 -      narrative genres (plays, films, cartoons); most commentators,
251150 -      however, follow Genette's (1980 [1972]: ch. 4; 1988: 49) proposal
251151 -      that narrative fiction is a 'patchwork' consisting of both
251152 -      mimetic and diegetic parts (mainly 'narrative of words' and
251153 -      'narrative of events', 1988: 43). ref OF 1 R75G
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251157 - Narrative starts with the history of mankind
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251159 -      Moreover, in this infinite variety of forms, it is present at all
251160 -      times, in all places, in all societies; indeed narrative starts
251161 -      with the very history of mankind; there is not, there has never
251162 -      been anywhere, any people without narrative; all classes, all
251163 -      human groups, have their stories, and very often those stories
251164 -      are enjoyed by men of different and even opposite cultural
251165 -      backgrounds [...]. (Barthes 1975 [1966]: 237; my emphases),
251166 -      ref OF 1 239K
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