There are two approaches to managing a body of knowledge within a community of practice - curation, and synthesis.
Nick Milton • Curation v Synthesis in Knowledge Management
Curation is so deeply under-explored on the Internet in my opinion. It sits right in between consumption and creation and is the perfect bridge between the two, allowing us to actively engage with what we consume to then produce work from this saved knowledge.
sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About
In Curators are the new Creators, Gaby argues that this will create opportunities for curators — increasingly, we will pay people with good taste to help us sort through the ever-growing mass of information.
The business of good taste has been well documented. There are plenty of businesses that address the question “what should I read?”; The Browse... See more
The business of good taste has been well documented. There are plenty of businesses that address the question “what should I read?”; The Browse... See more
Sari Azout • The rise of community-curated knowledge networks
Creation is the process of hunting for an abundance of raw material, experimentation, making a giant mess, connecting the dots, and attempting to package up your findings in a way that is perceived as valuable for whom it was created.