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<p>Knowledge federation can be understood as the principle of operation of an entirely different pair of 'headlights'—by which the above purpose is achieved.</p>
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<p><em>Knowledge federation</em> can be understood as the principle of operation of an entirely different pair of 'headlights'—by which the above core purpose is achieved.</p>
  
<p>Political federation combines smaller political units together, to give them visibility and impact. <em>Knowledge federation</em> does that to information. As our logo suggests—<em>knowledge federation</em> means 'connecting the dots'.</p>
 
  
<p>By 'connecting the dots', we can reach a new insight—and see an issue or a situation in a new way, which reveals how it may need to be handled. And by creating prototypes—we can give information a way to impact reality directly.</p>
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<p> As our logo suggests—<em>knowledge federation</em> means 'connecting the dots'. Political federation combines smaller political units together, to give them visibility and impact. <em>Knowledge federation</em> does that to information. </p>
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<p>We 'connect the dots' to reach new insights; to see issues in situation in new ways—which reveals how they may need to be handled.</p>
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<p>When academic results and other cultural artifacts are combined together, they acquire a completely new meaning; and interest; and level of impact.</p>  
  
<h3>We have created a prototype</h3>
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<blockquote>The purpose of <em>knowledge federation</em> is to restore agency to information, and power to knowledge.</blockquote>
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<h3><em>Knowledge federation</em> concretely</h3>
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<p>We have not invented <em>knowledge federation</em>. Indeed, as we show on our website, the the visionary thinkers who pointed to the necessity of such a step, or contributed technical details for us to put together, include some of the recognized leading thinkers of the 20th century. And also others who merited to be recognized as such—but whose contributions have not yet been understood and acknowledged.</p>
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<p>Our contribution to this age-old and yet timely course of action has been to simply 'connect the dots'—put those ideas together into a coherent system—the Knowledge Federation <em>prototype</em></p>
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<p>What consequences will <em>knowledge federation</em> have? How will information be different? How will it be used? By what methods, what social processes, and by whom will it be created? What new information formats will emerge, and supplement or replace the traditional books and articles? How will information technology be adapted? What will public informing be like? And <em>academic communication, and education</em>?
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Our proposal contains concrete answers to those, and numerous other related questions.</p>
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<p>Our proposal culminates in the following call to action.</p>
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<blockquote>We are proposing to establish and develop <em>knowledge federation</em> as an academic field, and a real-life <em>praxis</em> (informed practice).</blockquote>
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<p>What consequences will <em>knowledge federation</em> have? How will information be different? How will it be used? By what methods, what social processes, and by whom will it be created? What new information formats will emerge, and supplement or replace the traditional books and articles? How will information technology be adapted? What will public informing be like? And <em>academic communication, and education</em>?</p>
 
<p>The substance of our proposal is the Knowledge Federation prototype—a complete and academically coherent answer to those and other related questions. An answer that is not only described, and explained, but also and implemented—in a collection of real-life embedded <em>prototypes</em>.</p>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:52, 12 July 2020

Imagine...

You are about to board a bus for a long night ride, when you notice the flickering streaks of light emanating from two wax candles, placed where the headlights of the bus are expected to be. Candles? As headlights?

Of course, the idea of candles as headlights is absurd. So why propose it? Because on a much larger scale this absurdity has become reality.

The Modernity ideogram renders the essence of our contemporary situation by depicting our society as an accelerating bus without a steering wheel, and the way we look at the world, try to comprehend and handle it as guided by a pair of candle headlights.

Modernity.jpg Modernity ideogram


Our proposal

In a nutshell

The core of our knowledge federation proposal is to change the relationship we have with information.

What is our relationship with information presently like?

Here is how Neil Postman described it:

"The tie between information and action has been severed. Information is now a commodity that can be bought and sold, or used as a form of entertainment, or worn like a garment to enhance one's status. It comes indiscriminately, directed at no one in particular, disconnected from usefulness; we are glutted with information, drowning in information, have no control over it, don't know what to do with it."

Postman.jpg
Neil Postman


We are proposing to create new 'headlights'

Knowledge federation can be understood as the principle of operation of an entirely different pair of 'headlights'—by which the above core purpose is achieved.


As our logo suggests—knowledge federation means 'connecting the dots'. Political federation combines smaller political units together, to give them visibility and impact. Knowledge federation does that to information.

We 'connect the dots' to reach new insights; to see issues in situation in new ways—which reveals how they may need to be handled.

When academic results and other cultural artifacts are combined together, they acquire a completely new meaning; and interest; and level of impact.

The purpose of knowledge federation is to restore agency to information, and power to knowledge.

Knowledge federation concretely

We have not invented knowledge federation. Indeed, as we show on our website, the the visionary thinkers who pointed to the necessity of such a step, or contributed technical details for us to put together, include some of the recognized leading thinkers of the 20th century. And also others who merited to be recognized as such—but whose contributions have not yet been understood and acknowledged.

Our contribution to this age-old and yet timely course of action has been to simply 'connect the dots'—put those ideas together into a coherent system—the Knowledge Federation prototype

What consequences will knowledge federation have? How will information be different? How will it be used? By what methods, what social processes, and by whom will it be created? What new information formats will emerge, and supplement or replace the traditional books and articles? How will information technology be adapted? What will public informing be like? And academic communication, and education? Our proposal contains concrete answers to those, and numerous other related questions.

Our proposal culminates in the following call to action.

We are proposing to establish and develop knowledge federation as an academic field, and a real-life praxis (informed practice).

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