A presentation at HEC in honor of Professor Ikujiro Nonaka: Jouy en Josas, 23 oct. 2009 « From Aristotle’s Phronesis to Ikujiro Nonaka’s Tacit Knowledge : A Journey in Organizational Wisdom », Research Workshop on Knowledge and Management, HEC.

1. Philippe Baumard Professor, University Paul Cézanne Visiting Professor, Stanford University pbaumard@stanford.edu Research Workshop on Knowledge and Innovation In Honor of Professor Ikujiro Nonaka HEC – Jouy-en-Josas – October 23rd 2009

4. Episteme Techne Phronesis Mètis Abstract generalization Know-how Practical wisdom Oblique and conjectural learning Status Substance Accumulation Social learning Transitory Scope Universality Systems Persons Situation Goal Truth / Science Structure Wisdom Result Means Idealization Observation Socialization Short-cuts Preservation Representation Practice Collective Identity Nonaka (1995) MATRIX From all forms into explicit and collective Tacit learning from replicating practice (TK-TK) Assimilated and emerging from collective tacit knowledge (CTK) Individual tacit learning that take « oblique » routes in the explicit of the CTK

5. Episteme Techne Phronesis Mètis Abstract generalization Know-how Practical wisdom Oblique and conjectural learning Status Substance Accumulation Social learning Transitory Scope Universality Systems Persons Situation Goal Truth / Science Structure Wisdom Result Means Idealization Observation Socialization Short-cuts Preservation Representation Practice Collective Identity Nonaka (1995) MATRIX From all forms into explicit and collective Tacit learning from replicating practice (TK-TK) Assimilated and emerging from collective tacit knowledge (CTK) Individual tacit learning that take « oblique » routes in the explicit of the CTK