Vision and Values

Our vision at Knowah is simple, to make knowledge sharing between people more effective.​ 

We are committed to scientific rigour, trust, transparency, honesty, innovation, open mindedness, compassion, cooperative spirit, and humour.

Approach

We strongly believe in a interdisciplinary mixed-methods approach to research and practice. Our theoretical perspectives and research methodologies stem from the fields of Knowledge Management, Cognitive Psychology, and Information Studies, though we are always looking for other perspectives.

Knowah’s interdisciplinarity is highlighted through the diverse backgrounds of Profs. Max Evans and Ilja Frissen. Max’s primary area is information and knowledge management and his research focuses on knowledge sharing (affective, cognitive, social, and technological factors), trust (interpersonal and organizational), and knowledge continuity management (succession planning). Ilja’s background is in cognitive psychology with research in auditory perception and cognition, haptic perception and cognition, multisensory perception, human movement, and human information interaction.

Goals and Objectives

1. Compile and investigate methods and processes that facilitate information and knowledge sharing
2. Develop explanatory models of information and knowledge sharing and test these models using (quasi-)experimental research strategies
3. Test the influence of affective, cognitive, and social factors on knowledge sharing
4. Develop cognitive and sensorimotor models of individuals involved in knowledge sharing
5. Understand the nature of real-world tacit knowledge sharing