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There are Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom. What is the relationship and difference between Knowledge and Wisdom?

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Question added by Raafat Sallam , Organizational Development and Training Consultant , Training Centers, Marketing Organizations.
Date Posted: 2013/11/12
Khaled Alhassoun
by Khaled Alhassoun , Consulting Management - Senior manager , Price waterhouse Coopers

Knowledge is about facts, information and ideas that we acquire through study, research, experience, etc...

Wisdom is the ability to judge which aspects of that knowledge are true, right, lasting, and applicable . in simple words , It’s  knowing the meaning or reason about knowing why something is, and what it means

Zafar Iqbal
by Zafar Iqbal , Teacher (Pak Studies) Subject Specialist , Home Tutor

Knowledge is what you get from your education and wisdom is what you get from your experience.

amer jayyousi
by amer jayyousi , Business Development Consultant , freelance

knowledge is what we learn from books and from life.

wisdom is using the knowledge we aquired to decide on remarkable answers. or in other words wisdom is employing knowledge and experience in producing extra ordinary results and decisions.

like meaning of life,god,....etc.

it is a wise decision to look for ajob if you are short of money..but uou need knowledge of something to get a job.

Ahmed Fawzy
by Ahmed Fawzy , HR Manager , Sleepless Diligent Services.

INFORMATION gives us DATA

DATA gives us FACTS

FACTS  by time will turn into KNOWLEDGE

In which way you will use your knowlegde -good way!!-bad way!! that's WIZDOM

Thanks

Ahmad Salameh
by Ahmad Salameh , Deputy Resident Engineer- Technical and Quality Assurance Manager , Arabtech Jardaneh

The wisdom is how to make use of the knowledge--all means---by all means.

Tanveer Ahmad Niazi
by Tanveer Ahmad Niazi , CEO (Self-employed) , Project Management Training & Consultant

Data: The discrete elements like names, words, and numbers that categories, calculate or quantify – like your name and the words of the quote. I have the data but I still don’t have the information about who you are.

Information: The linked elements like concepts, ideas, and questions that contextualize, compare, connect, filter or frame – like connecting Ahmed’s name to the quote and asking the question “who is Ahmed”. Simply linking names with a quote and not knowing who exactly these people are is not knowledge, it’s just information.

Knowledge: The organized information into chapters, conceptual frameworks or facts. I have knowledge about Ahmed and how to connect him to the quote, but still no knowledge of Ashoak, his connection to Ahmed or the quote.

Wisdom: Applying knowledge into books, systems, beliefs, traditions, philosophies, principles and truths – like my personal belief system to stop long searches for information (in this case on Gary Schubert) by applying the knowledge that when writing a blog and using a quote it’s really not that important to provide all of the details beyond a person’s name AND that there is a likely chance that someone reading my blog may provide me with the exact information about Ahmed anyway! I was just curious to find out more about who these guys are that are always being quoted by name only.

So, when I use my blog to put out the question “Who is Gary Schubert and why is he connected to Cliff Stoll and this quote?” and one of my blog readers or someone else comments on this blog post and provides me with the answer- that it is Information Exchange.

When I take the data I have (the name Ahmed) and connect it with the information I receive about who Ahmed is – it becomes knowledge. When I turn that knowledge into action by posting on Bayt, my blog (or some other form of social communication) to make it easier for someone else to have access or contribute to this knowledge – that’s Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) at its most basic level.

When research and knowledge are used to inform policy makers to make things easier for society – that’s KMb at a more complex level.  KMb is turning knowledge into action for greater social benefit. KMb encompasses a variety of knowledge transfer and exchange methods including producer-push, user-pull, knowledge exchange and co-production.

 

Knowledge Mobilization (like everything) starts with data, includes information that creates knowledge and becomes wisdom when used effectively to benefit society.  Ultimately, wisdom is applying knowledge for the long term benefits of life.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Knowledge is the tool - Wisdom is knowing how and when to use that tool.

Barbara Moretti
by Barbara Moretti , Sales director , Dome srl

Many times we find solutions only for his wisdom, that is, practical  intelligence and the  ability  to search  through  their own life experiences, mistakes and successes, to weigh what is best to do and not  jus t what to do. Knowledge  and  wisdom, diplomacy,  practical  intelligence  and  humility  are  essential and indivisible  for the  success  of a person has any role in  society.

Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud
by Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud , Chartered Accountant # 10465 , Self-employed

knowledge plus wisdom, led to better life.knowledge with no wisdom, led to crises.wisdom with no knowledge, can move well in your life.

Wasfi Hasanat
by Wasfi Hasanat , GSA , Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts

Knowledge is to follow what you have read literary, Wisdom is to include your own personal touch

ahmed salem
by ahmed salem , Safety Officer

Knowledge is the accumulation of facts and data that you have learned about or experienced. It’s being aware of something, and having information. Knowledge is really about facts and ideas that we acquire through study, research, investigation, observation, or experience.

Wisdom is the ability to discern and judge which aspects of that knowledge are true, right, lasting, and applicable to your life. It’s the ability to apply that knowledge to the greater scheme of life. It’s also deeper; knowing the meaning or reason; about knowing why something is, and what it means to your life.

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