Exploratory Studies in Knowledge

• From exploration studies of “knowledge” - news coverage to creation
• Amazon

Table of Contents

• 1: Why study of news gathering is necessary
  • 1-1: Everydayness and Creativity
  • 1-2: Work Structure
  • 1-3: Solving Difficult Problems and Emergence of the KJ Method.
  • 1-4: Interview studies as a new bottleneck.
  • 1-5: cumulative KJ method especially for six rounds
• 2: How to explore
  • 2-1: making a compass raising a question round
  • 2-2: Five Principles of Exploration
  • 2-3: Interior Exploration
  • 2-4: External Exploration
• 3: Field observation and its recording method.
  • 3-1: Role of [field observation
  • 3-2: Individual identification and coordinate knowledge or Individualization and systemization
  • 3-3: dot-notes - self-indulgent pleasures - frowning on someone - savings box
  • 3-4: exploration net (fireworks)
  • 3-5: data card
  • 3-6: data bank
  • 3-7: multistage pickup
  • 3-8: All the steps of [Monotropastrum humile (species of saprophytic plant)
• 4: Fieldwork Tips.
  • 4-1: Tips before going outdoors
  • 4-2: at a natural pace and with warm courtesy.
  • 4-3: interview procedure
  • 4-4: immerse oneself in the subject with an open mind
  • 4-5: Let’s widen the net with the cumulative power of reading.
  • 4-6: Smooth and reliable pipeline from record to use.
• conclusion
• annotation
• postscript

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