Great read. The unknown/known bit is crucial. Few points: Rumsfeld made that concept popular, but the idea isn't his. Also, I didn't quite follow the subdivisions, for some reason I got some cognitive dissonance out of it. Intuitively, this is like a three-horizon thing where you need to explore the frontier to find new "whys" and "whats" worth exploring (unknown-unknowns), then bring some of that into the unknown-knowns to build "hows" by often redefining the "whats", and then ensure that the known-knowns are efficiently worked (more of a knowledge management job). I agree that the methods and machines we will use for those can look radically different from today, and I still like the frameworks I use in supermind.design to get there (4 pillars of collective intelligence, AI's 4Cs etc)
Thanks Gianni. I am planning to visualize the 2x2 and explain how unks turn into chunks -- it's a new mental model I have been working on. I should have clarified that Rumsfeld only popularized the concept. I have been using the unk-unk framework in different ways for many years, but recently I have been trying to understand how knowledge will be approached in the future. I will check out your supermind.design resources.
So cool! Can’t wait for the movie ;). I’ll happily read until then :)
Thanks, Ben. That means a lot coming from fiction aficionado. There are some amazing tools available to turn stories into movies these days.
Great read. The unknown/known bit is crucial. Few points: Rumsfeld made that concept popular, but the idea isn't his. Also, I didn't quite follow the subdivisions, for some reason I got some cognitive dissonance out of it. Intuitively, this is like a three-horizon thing where you need to explore the frontier to find new "whys" and "whats" worth exploring (unknown-unknowns), then bring some of that into the unknown-knowns to build "hows" by often redefining the "whats", and then ensure that the known-knowns are efficiently worked (more of a knowledge management job). I agree that the methods and machines we will use for those can look radically different from today, and I still like the frameworks I use in supermind.design to get there (4 pillars of collective intelligence, AI's 4Cs etc)
Thanks Gianni. I am planning to visualize the 2x2 and explain how unks turn into chunks -- it's a new mental model I have been working on. I should have clarified that Rumsfeld only popularized the concept. I have been using the unk-unk framework in different ways for many years, but recently I have been trying to understand how knowledge will be approached in the future. I will check out your supermind.design resources.
Love it! Card meets Vinge or both met Kes?
Two of my heroes! I'm honored and humbled to be in the same sentence. Thank you @Garth
Absolutely mind-blowing, Kes. Congratulations on the FIRST piece of Centaurian Fiction! 🎉🍾👏🏼
Thanks, @scott I am glad you liked my Centaurian Fiction debut.