TURKEY: thinking about DIKW (Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom)

https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2006/05/08/255/

Data is the elemental atom of the paradigm. As in chemistry, breaking data below this elemental level loses its meaning. For example, the data element "37" can be broken into "3" and "7" but it loses its meaning when you do so.

Information is data in context. "37" can be: "37 Langley" as an address. It can be "37.com" as a web address. It can be 37 cents change. 

Knowledge is actionable information. I can go to a place in Kendall Park. I can do searches at 37 dot com.

Wisdom is knowing the implications of knowledge. I'm wise enough not to try to sell Mercedes into the blue collar suburb of Kendall Park NJ. I understand the limitations of my knowledge. While I can't know what I don't know, I'm wise enough to test for boundary conditions so I don't fall off a cliff. The nuances of knowledge are important when to use it and when not to. Where does it take you in the short and long run.

IMHO YMMV FWIW 

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