Tools for improved transmission of tacit knowledge
Biorisk and recovery from catastrophe
Many scientific and technological skills require learning through apprenticeship under a more experienced practitioner, and can’t easily be described in writing. If a global catastrophe breaks the transmission of skills from masters to apprentices, it may be difficult to recover those skills. This would make recovery from catastrophe difficult. But there may be ways of improving the recording of these skills, such as through video or methods of observing expert performance.
Tools for improved transmission of tacit knowledge
Biorisk and recovery from catastrophe
Many scientific and technological skills require learning through apprenticeship under a more experienced practitioner, and can’t easily be described in writing. If a global catastrophe breaks the transmission of skills from masters to apprentices, it may be difficult to recover those skills. This would make recovery from catastrophe difficult. But there may be ways of improving the recording of these skills, such as through video or methods of observing expert performance.
Additional notes: There is a blog series on tacit knowledge and tacit knowledge extraction here: https://commoncog.com/blog/the-tacit-knowledge-series/