Editing Tacit knowledge (section)

==Differences from explicit knowledge==
Although it is possible to distinguish conceptually between [[Explicit knowledge|explicit]] and tacit knowledge, they are not separate and discrete in practice.<ref name="Lam" /> The interaction between these two modes of knowing is vital for the creation of new knowledge.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Angioni|first1=Giulio|title=Fare, dire, sentire: l'identico e il diverso nelle culture|publisher=Il maestrale|year=2011|isbn=978-88-6429-020-1|pages=26–99|language=it|trans-title=Doing, saying, feeling: the identical and the different in cultures}}</ref>

Tacit knowledge can be distinguished from explicit knowledge in three major areas:<ref name=":3">[[Michael Polanyi|Polanyi, Michael]]. 1958. ''Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. {{ISBN|0-226-67288-3}}.</ref>
* ''Codifiability and mechanism of transferring knowledge'': Explicit knowledge can be codified (for example, 'can you write it down' or 'put it into words' or 'draw a picture'), and easily transferred without the knowing subject. In contrast, tacit knowledge is [[Intuition|intuitive]] and unarticulated knowledge that cannot be communicated, understood or used without the 'knowing subject'. Unlike the transfer of explicit knowledge, the transfer of tacit knowledge requires close interaction and the buildup of shared understanding and trust among them.
* ''Main methods for the acquisition and accumulation'': Explicit knowledge can be generated through [[logical deduction]] and acquired through practical experience in the relevant context. In contrast, tacit knowledge can only be acquired through practical experience in the relevant context.
* ''Potential of aggregation and modes of appropriation'': Explicit knowledge can be aggregated at a single location, stored in objective forms, and [[Appropriation of knowledge|appropriated]] without the participation of the knowing subject. Tacit knowledge, in contrast, is personal and contextual; it is distributed across knowing subjects, and cannot easily be aggregated. The realization of its full potential requires the close involvement and cooperation of the knowing subject.

The process of transforming tacit knowledge into explicit or specifiable knowledge is known as codification, articulation, or specification. The tacit aspects of knowledge are those that cannot be codified, but can only be transmitted via training or gained through personal experience. There is a view against the distinction, where it is believed that all [[propositional knowledge]] (knowledge that) is ultimately reducible to [[practical knowledge]] (knowledge how).<ref>Hetherington, S, (2011) How to Know: A Practicalist Conception of Knowledge, Wiley-Blackwell,  {{ISBN|9780470658123}}.{{page needed|date=November 2020}}</ref>