Knowledge Management Cycle

Darlkir (2011) emphasizes three stages of the KM cycle:

KM Cycle is a cycle that describe how info / knowledge is transformed into a valuable strategic asset.

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Knowledge capture and creation

• Knowledge capture — is to identify existing info / knowledge and codify it
• Knowledge creation — is to develop new info / knowledge
• Asses the knowledge — assess if info / knowledge captured and created provide value to the organization — if it’s worth sharing.
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Knowledge sharing and dissemination

• Knowledge sharing — is the movement or transfer of info / knowledge throughout the organization
• Knowledge dissemination — is the deliberate leveraging of info / knowledge as well as enabling info / knowledge to be spread
• Contextualize the knowledge — contextualize the info / knowledge by provide info about the sources as well as adapt and embed the info / knowledge into work practices and processes
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Knowledge acquisition and application

• Knowledge acquisition — is the process of accessing the info / knowledge, using metadata as well as the process of learning from extracted info / knowledge