In the thesis two different views of knowledge creation
are presented and discussed; the ‘mainstream’ view and
the ‘complex responsive process’ view. The ‘mainstream’
view focuses on how storing, transmitting and sharing of
mental contents takes place, while the latter view
claims that reality is perpetually constructed in a
responsive process between individuals. One of the main
conclusions is that certain, important, types of
knowledge cannot be held; these types of knowledge
emerge as a consequence of the interaction between
individuals in responsive processes. I argue that there
is no real consensus of what assumptions to include when
discussing knowledge and knowledge creation. The aim
with the thesis is first to compare the two theories by
discussing the assumptions they rely on, secondly the
aim is to discuss which theory is most applicable by
interpreting observations from a practical case in light
from the two different theories. pdf 2005
