Exploratory Studies of Knowledge

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

  • Jiro Kawakita
  • Books to follow “way of thinking” and “Continuing Ideas”.
  • The book was written after teaching KJ method to many people at a mobile university, so the explanations are sophisticated
    • In addition, various new methods have been proposed, but they have not taken root as much as the KJ method, and have been forgotten.

• Amazon

  • No way, it’s over $9,000 at a premium price! (as of 2018)
  • Since “way of thinking” was republished, why not republish this as well?

• work

  • Judgment → Decision → Execution

  • Bottlenecks in the case of difficult work

    • We have data, but it’s chaotic and we don’t know how to make a decision.
    • People don’t understand us, we don’t understand each other.

  • The solution is the KJ method.

  • New bottleneck, coverage to be done before the KJ method.

  • How to [exploration

    • Five Principles of Exploration
    • Around the theme
    • 1: From a visual angle of [360 degrees
    • 2: stepping stones to carry on
    • 3: without missing happening.
    • 4: [be somewhat concerned (about)
    • 5: qualitative in terms of
    • Collect them as data.

  • 

  • p.50

  • [Interior Exploration and External Exploration

  • Internal exploration = exploration in my OR our head

    • introspection
    • recollection
    • Comparison with NMDA on p. 90

p.12 - W-type problem-solving model

Table of Contents

• Why do we need a study of interviews?

  • Everydayness and Creativity
  • Work Structure
  • Solving difficult problems and the emergence of the [KJ method
  • study of news gathering as a new bottleneck.
    • cumulative KJ method - especially for six rounds
    • 
    • p.33

• How to explore

  • Creating a compass - a round of problem-solving
    • Five Principles of Exploration
    • Interior Exploration
    • External Exploration
  • field observation and its recording method
  • Role of Field Observation
    • ID and coordinate axis knowledge - or [individualization and systemization
    • dot-notes - self-indulgent pleasures - frowning on someone - savings box
    • Expedition Net ( fireworks )
  • data card
  • data bank
    • multistage pickup
    • All the way through [Monotropastrum humile (species of saprophytic plant)
  • fieldwork The Book of Tips and Tricks
  • Tips before going outdoors
  • With a natural base and warm courtesy
  • Interview Procedures
  • immerse oneself in the subject with an open mind
  • Let’s widen the net with the cumulative power of reading.
  • Smooth and reliable pipeline from record to use.

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