Knowledge base is the knowledge repository of explicit knowledge and people profile. It must have an intelligent and efficient way of searching and retrieving or accessing the knowledge base. The information stored in the system is primarily unstructured with a structured meta-data. These information containers must be properly organized and connected. If this repository is not intelligent, effective and if it doesn't refer to know-what, know-how and know-who, then we will not be able to call it as knowledge base.

Note: Simple document repository, FAQ or information base should not be called as knowledge base.

It is also called as knowledge category or classification. It is a hierarchical grouping based on the knowledge areas.

It is a systematic way of building the knowledge base. We can also call it as knowledge platform. Click here to learn more.

Knowledge server is the technology platform that includes hardware, software such as operating system, database server, application server and the knowledge system. Click here to learn more about the intelligent knowledge server available from Lpcube.

Collection of inter-connected knowledge servers designed to link the knowledge silos and improve access to the collective knowledge base. It is a connected model for Distributed Knowledge System or Distributed KM. Visit Lpcube Knowledge Grid to learn more.

It is a networking of people designed to collaborate and share knowledge using the community of practices (CoP). It is also called learning community or knowledge networking. Visit igniTeam to learn more.

kPortal is an interface to access or navigate the knowledge base. It can be also called as knowledge gateway. It must address security and simplified knowledge access.

The people who perform the knowledge activities in the knowledge-based organization.

The learner who is seeking for a knowledge or the user of the knowledge who is in the process of searching and understanding.

An economy that is developed primarily based on knowledge-based products and services developed and delivered by knowledge workers.

It refers to the exchange of knowledge both tacit and explicit. Knowledge sharing can be tacit-tacit (effective) or tacit-explicit-tacit (scalable). Storing telling is one of the techniques for expressing the tacit knowledge to others.

It refers to the process of true learning and understanding. Without internalizing knowledge, it is difficult to perform or act based on the knowledge.

It is a systematic approach to make knowledge, knowledge activity and knowledge sharing culture an integral part of the organization. So that, people can nurture, share, apply and discard knowledge systematically and consistently across the organization. This must require a sophisticated KM system that includes KM consulting methodology, KM practices, Knowledge Platform and so on. Lpcube TrueKM help institutionalize knowledge in an organization.