by Dave McComb | Aug 29, 2014 | The Whiteboard
Gist is based on something we call “concrete abstractions” Most upper level ontologies are based on “abstract abstractions” that is, they are based on philosophical ideas that might be correct but are counter productive to try to...
by Michael Uschold | Aug 1, 2014 | The Whiteboard
Are you struggling with how to make best use of your company’s knowledge assets that have grown overly complex? Have you wondered how to blend the more informal taxonomic knowledge with the more formal ontological knowledge? This has been a real head-scratcher for...
by Michael Uschold | May 5, 2014 | The Whiteboard
In recent posts, we stated that while terms are less important than concepts, and they mean nothing from a formal semantics perspective, they are very important for socializing the ontology. The same is true for text definitions, but even more so. Just like terms, the...
by Michael Uschold | May 4, 2014 | The Whiteboard
It frequently happens that a group of experts use a term so differently that they just cannot agree on a single meaning or definition. This problem arises in spades in the area of ‘risk’. For example, in traditional operational risk management (ORM), when...
by Michael Uschold | Apr 28, 2014 | The Whiteboard
In my previous post, I explained why, when building an enterprise ontology, it is a good idea to focus on concepts first and to decide on terms later. Today, we will discuss what to do when ‘later’ arrives. But first, if terms don’t matter from a...
by Michael Uschold | Apr 22, 2014 | The Whiteboard
aIn the previous posts in the series, we discussed how it is important to focus on the concepts first and then the terms. Today we discuss identifying what the central concepts are in the enterprise. Every enterprise typically has a small handful of core concepts that...
