Seattle Method

While the terms classification and categorization are often used interchangeably in casual conversation, they represent two distinct approaches to organizing information.  The easiest way to distinguish classification and categorization is by their level of formality and structure: classification is formal, systematic, and rule-based, while categorization is informal, intuitive, and based on similarity. Classification is the process of assigning important  things in an area of knowledge to a set of pre-defined, mutually exclusive category or class based on strict rules or criteria. Classification relates to the inclusion of a thing in a set.  It is typically a top-down approach designed for objectivity and consistency. Things tend to be classified into three broad hierarchal categories to help make distinctions clear: Basic level category is the most salient things; the differences between categories is the most noticeable, prominent, and important Superordinate level ...

A knowledge graph is an approach to representing knowledge within some sort of knowledge organization system for some sort of knowledge framework. In his article, Embracing Complexity - Conclusion , Tony Seale explains how to built your organization's knowledge graph. In summary, Seale believes that an organizational knowledge graph should include: Networked data Networked cloud Networked artificial intelligence Unified network that pulls all three of the above together Then, there are three practical tools that make a knowledge graph go: The graph adapter The data service The graph neural network Using this approach, a knowledge graph can then give an organization the ability to connect all it's critical data in the entire organization together.  This gives both humans and artificial intelligence access to all that data. Seale is not specifying any specific technical implementation . He seems to be suggesting using a semantic network and network theory  which is part of gr...

Complecting "intertwines" or "braids" or "tangles" things so they become harder to understand and reason about;. Composing assembles things so they remain independent and understandable. To complect is to intertwine things so they become tangled together. To compose is to assemble things into a coherent whole. Complecting leads to complexity. Composing leads to making things simple. Complexity creates fragility.  Legos are composable . Atomic Design Methodology is an approach to thinking about systems.  According to this methodology there are four building blocks explained using an analogy to constructing a house: Atoms are basic fundamental building blocks or raw materials  and are like 2 by 4s, bricks, cement, and rebar.  Atoms are the lowest level of "stuff" that you work with. Atoms are the basic unit of data. Molecules are low level functional units which are made up of two or more atoms held together by a logical “bond”. Continuing with t...

XBRL is a global open industry standard for the exchange of business information.  XBRL itself is not a system.  However, things like the XBRL International's  Open Information Model  (OIM), Object Management Group's Standard Business Report Model (SBRM), and the framework, structure, and  process provided by my Seattle Method can take XBRL to the next level. The OIM, SBRM, and Seattle Method are very aligned in how they make use of XBRL. In this new age of artificial intelligence, XBRL will play a significant role. Beyond the Traditional Electronic Spreadsheet: How XBRL Can Help Industrialize Financial Information Processing In simple terms, XBRL introduces a global, open industry standard alternative to certain specific traditional electronic spreadsheet use cases. Think of it as a set of digital "information Legos." While traditional spreadsheets are incredibly flexible, that very flexibility makes them a liability for mission-critical tasks, especially w...

The Theory of Accounting and Control is a book by  Shyam Sunder ; James L. Frank Professor of Accounting, Economics, and Finance at Yale University. (This book is available on Amazon.com ) The following is a description of this book provided by the author. * * * Organizations are sets of contracts among individuals or groups who are motivated by self-interest to pool the resources and share information to achieve control in the organization. This book explores the role of accounting in implementing these contracts by controlling the resource flows among the contracting parties, and by reporting and distributing information to the current and potential participants. Epilogue All seven wonders of the world are physical objects we could see or touch. Humanity has always measured the accomplishments of its civilizations by “hardware,” from the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, and the Taj Mahal to Apollo 13. Yet, the world is not ruled by brilliant engineers. The greatest accomplish...

Knowledge  is the most precious kind of information. Knowledge is awareness of facts, having learned skills, or having gained experience and familiarity with using the things and the state of affairs within some specific domain of knowledge. Knowledge is accumulated, trusted, shared, interpreted information which is understood within some specific context giving the information meaning . Meaning is not something inherent. Meaning is consciously and deliberately produced through shared human systems, shaped by context, and sustained by communities of stakeholders. A knowledge organization system (KOS) is a broad but neutral umbrella term that seems to be evolving and spans traditional library tools and modern information science and semantic web structures. Knowledge organization systems include a variety of approaches that are fundamentally used to organize, manage, and support retrieval and to make use of information. A knowledge organization system is a tool for organi...