Army Knowledge Management Principles

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Army Knowledge Management (AKM) is important to Senior Warrant Officers as our cohort continues to grow, it will continue to be even more important in the future. We as a force need to follow the principles of AKM so that we are prepared for battle and future conflicts as we currently exist in a rapidly evolving operational environment, where knowledge and information are just as critical to the success of battle as weapons and Soldiers are. Out of the twelve principles outlined in the “Army Knowledge Management Principles” paper I feel that principles four and eleven are the most important to a Senior Warrant Officer, in making a stronger and more agile force. According to the “Army Knowledge Management Principles” paper, principle four states that we should “use every interaction whether face-to-face or virtual as an opportunity to acquire and share knowledge” (p. 4). As a Senior Warrant Officer our bread and butter is knowledge and being able to gain and share it. While we may already have some knowledge we should continue to learn every change we can. To gain new knowledge …show more content…

According to Army Techniques Publication 6-01.1 there are two types of knowledge, tacit and explicit knowledge (p. 1-3). The first is tacit knowledge, this is knowledge that we as individuals have gained through our life experiences and is completely unique to ourselves. The second is explicit knowledge and according to ATP 6-01.1 it is a “codified or formally document knowledge organized and transferred through” books and publications produced by the Army and other Department of Defense organizations (p. 1-3). We need to make this a daily priority to gain knowledge that will help advance the skills and abilities of our force, Sr. Warrant Officers also need to ensure that the knowledge that we gain and share is relevant to the missions of the United States