The Cat's Cradle Network

Diarmuid Pigott, John Gammack and Valerie Hobbs
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Diarmuid Pigott: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
John Gammack: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Valerie Hobbs: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2003, vol. 02, issue 02, 87-92

Abstract: In this paper we will argue that the representation of context in knowledge management is appropriately served by the representation of the knowledge networks in an historicised form. Characterising context as essentially extra to any particular knowledge representation, we argue that another dimension to these be modelled, rather than simply elaborating a form in its own terms. We present the formalism of the cat's cradle network, and show how it can be represented by an extension of the Pathfinder associative network that includes this temporal dimension, and allows evolutions of understandings to be traced. Grounding its semantics in communities of practice ensures utility and cohesiveness, which is lost when mere externalities of a representation are communicated in fully fledged forms. The scheme is general and subsumes other formalisms for knowledge representation. The cat's cradle network enables us to model such community-based social constructs as pattern languages, shared memory and patterns of trust and reliance, by placing their establishment in a structure that shows their essential temporality.

Keywords: Cat's cradle network; Context; Knowledge management; Knowledge network (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1142/S0219649203000097

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