{"product_id":"beyond-the-facts-tacit-knowledge-and-the-hidden-infrastructure-of-our-informed-times-hardcover","title":"Beyond the Facts: Tacit Knowledge and the Hidden Infrastructure of Our Informed Times - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames W. Cortada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book describes tacit knowledge, what it is, how it used and its role in our current data driven world. It argues that fuzzy, hard-to describe information is greater and more, important than just hard facts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is tacit knowledge? It is what we might consider knowledge that is unable to be fully communicated: knowledge that we understand implicitly, but it is a bit hard to explain. For example, it is the kind of knowledge one needs to ride a bicycle, but that cannot be described precisely on paper in the way one might be able to explain how to cook a dish. Tacit knowledge is the least understood type of information and one of the most difficult to communicate. Yet there is more tacit knowledge in our lives than the specific facts one can find in a book, on the Internet or in the simple form of a fact. This book is designed to introduce the reader to the concept of tacit knowledge and how to recognize and use it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book offers definitions of tacit knowledge and compares the topic to explicit knowledge, then describes how the former is used today. The author argues that both types are used today and explains how one can use both types of knowledge in their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics include: \u003cbr\u003e- The role of tacit knowledge in business and government\u003cbr\u003e- The wide use of Knowledge Management techniques in tacit knowledge and the newly emerging set of ideas quietly spreading in the workplace called Critical Systems Thinking\u003cbr\u003e- How one can understand and apply tacit knowledge\u003cbr\u003e- How AI can apply tacit knowledge \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is an essential primer to understanding tacit knowledge and learning how to use it to your advantage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames W. Cortada is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in modern history and spent nearly 4 decades working at IBM in various sales, managerial, and research positions. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eBuilding Blocks of Society: History, Information Ecosystems, and Infrastructures \u003c\/i\u003e(Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2021), with William Aspray, \u003ci\u003eAuthenticity: Understanding Misinformation Through the Study of Heritage Tourism \u003c\/i\u003e(Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2022), \u003ci\u003eBirth of Modern Facts: How the Information Evolution Transformed Academic Research. Governments, and Businesses \u003c\/i\u003e(Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2023), and \u003ci\u003eToday's Facts: Understanding the Current Evolution of Information \u003c\/i\u003e(Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52647110377779,"sku":"9798216196013","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ME4ZWQ9ifx9798216196013.webp?v=1762429119","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/beyond-the-facts-tacit-knowledge-and-the-hidden-infrastructure-of-our-informed-times-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}