Personal Knowledge Management Process
The complete workflow from exploring content to creating and sharing knowledge.
Also known as: PKM Workflow, Knowledge Management Workflow
Category: Methods
Tags: pkm, knowledge-management, workflow, processes, methodology
Explanation
The Personal Knowledge Management Process is a comprehensive workflow for managing knowledge effectively. It consists of ten interconnected stages:
1. **Explore**: Let curiosity guide you. Collect interesting sources for more inspiration.
2. **Curate**: Keep track of what you want to consume for more intentionality.
3. **Consume**: Carefully pick curated pieces and digest them for faster learning.
4. **Capture**: Capture what resonates and is valuable so you never forget anything.
5. **Distill**: Extract and break down captured information into atomic ideas for better mental models.
6. **Organize**: File, categorize, and add metadata to what you've distilled.
7. **Connect**: Reflect on relationships, identify patterns, and connect ideas for easy retrieval.
8. **Develop**: Develop your ideas and leverage your Knowledge Graph for deep thinking.
9. **Create**: Create new content using your Knowledge Graph for more creativity.
10. **Share**: Share, teach, help others grow, and use feedback to improve, creating a virtuous circle.
This process transforms passive consumption into active knowledge creation, ensuring that information becomes actionable insight.
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