Steps
To determine an objective for the development of specific knowledge, do the following:
Determine the meaning of this knowledge for the organization
Define an objective for developing this knowledge
Assign a priority to the objective
How to determine the meaning
For a design practice, seven sorts of knowledge are relevant. You can determine the meaning of specific knowledge for a practice (or a larger part of an organization) as follows:
Essential if designers must have this knowledge
Scarce if too few designers have this knowledge
Unique if other designers do not have this knowledge
How to define an objective
When you know the meaning of specific knowledge, you can define an objective for its development as follows:
Reduce if the knowledge is not essential
Maintain if the knowledge is essential, but not scarce
Attract if the knowledge is essential and scarce, but not unique
Extend if the knowledge is essential, scarce, and unique
How to assign a priority
There are several ways to assign a priority to an objective for knowledge development. For instance, you can do this as follows:
No priority if the objective is to reduce
Low priority if the objective is to maintain
Medium priority if the objective is to attract
High priority if the objective is to extend