The K3 Project

KBS-Media Lab
Lund University

[projects] Last update 1995.05.29

Knowledge - Communication, Classification and Representation in the Building Process - K3.

Goal/Purpose:

The K3 project aims at

initiate projects within the area of knowledge communication
create efficient knowledge transfer between the research and industry communities
create a global and national 'think tank' (knowledge communication node) within the areas of knowledge communication, representation and classification
demonstrate new IT to support knowledge communication
analyses of theory formation within the area of knowldge communication

and especially

the relation between different application and for these adapted knowledge representations
knowledge filtering and quality in the networks (the Dynamic Knmowledge Net, DKN)
relations between the personal, company and global knowledge domains
creation of scenarios to make trends visible and form basis for strategic discussions
creation of visions and new concepts for knowledge communication in the cretaive process

K3 contains the following main parts:

theoretical support for SWEBU and COOCOM2 (under application)
design and implementation of an exeperimental KBS-Media knowledge node, DELPHI, which also will function as a 'Think Tank'
deepened unerstanding of computer supported collaborative work in the PRACOLL and COLLTRAN activities (see below)
directed fundamental research, anaysis, and mapping within the area

In 2. above the following issues will be specially enlighted:

how can knowledge nodes effeciently co-operate. Structures and tools testing.
efficient result and news dissemination in WWW-based systems including idea generation function
how can a WWW-server (knowledge node) be adminstered. Functionality, tools, and analysis.
how can knowledge augmentation in the nodes be facilitated.

Relevance:

The project will actively contribute to a necessary attitude change as we adopt the art of communication (succeeding the art of writing and art of printing).

increased competence about and understanding of ongoing global change processes
increased possibilities for industry to internationally sell services and competence
practically applicable results for company external and internal communication and storage of knowledge
results produced which will be very useful in University and industry teaching

Novelty:

The KBS-Media Lab activities are rather unique in that it encompass:

creative and theoretical approaches combinened with practical demonstrator development
invites to cross disciplinary research
provide access to broad and for certain key areas deep competence
provide access to an extensive international network including the most distinguished groups in the world

The result of an international evaluation of the Swedish IT-BUILDING Program made in autumn 1994 is presented below

From the evaluation report (with special reference to the KBS-Media Lab projects) "Methods and people-networks should be shared better. While Lund would benefit particularly from these improved links, the others could also learn from Lund's ability to set up "brave new projects" in new and potentially exciting areas".

Methodology:

The following sub goals are defined: (for the first phase, year 1)

Design and build-up of the DELPHI knowledge communication experiment node.
Report from practical experiences of systems to support practical collaboration (PRACOLL) including collaboration with CIFE, Stanford University
Planning of an international seminar on 'Medicine for Changes' dedicated for a limited number of key industry persons
Start of the COLLTRAN 'Collaboration and knowledge transfer in computer based telecommunications media' project together with prof. Earl Mark at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. Especially will initally cultural differences in work habits and organization forms be analysed. From the autumn 1994 writing (Mark, Christiansson) "There is a need to undertake several areas of user research: (1) to understand the nature of group work [G Olson, Michigan]; (2) to develop guidelines and protocols for interaction , as related to I/O devices and tool kits; (3) to research the processes in an electronic meeting room linked up to other electronic meeting rooms; (4) to investigate the kind of background knowledge in the global network that might facilitate collaborative design processes [Dynamic Knowledge Net, Per Christiansson]."

Results:

Results are continously reported in journal articles, conference contributions and reports. The devloped demonstration systems themselves forms part of the result documentation.
See also Publications/Conferences (Christiansson, 1995a), (Christiansson, 1994d).

K3
Results
1995

K3
Results
1996

K3
Results
1997

Project set-up:

Status:

Per Ch Int. Advisor

Project no: BFR950218-5

Start-finish dates: 1995.01.01 - 1995.12.31

Project leader:
Per Christiansson (Assoc. Prof), (Per.Christiansson@KSTR.LTH.SE)

Researcher(s):
Uno Engborg (Research assistant) (Uno.Engborg@kstr.lth.se)
Mats-Ola Rasmusson, CLC Inc., Helsingborg (PRACOLL)
Robert Lagerstedt, Research (human interaction models)

Co-op partners:CLC installation, SKANSKA Teknik.

Grants/Budget/Finaciers: 1995 710.000 SEK, BFR950218-5;

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