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Why is ultimately a question of purpose: Why do we exist? In most organizations, people are not encouraged to keep asking questions.

— Ikujiro Nonaka

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In an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the one sure source of lasting competitive advantage is knowledge.

Ikujiro Nonaka (1991)

Any organization that deals with a changing environment ought not only to process information efficiently, but also create information and knowledge.

In the act of creating, people argue. They have heated dialogue. They get upset! Without real exchange, you can’t create knowledge. Knowledge creation is a human activity

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