The traditional approach to knowledge had been to reason about the possibility of knowledge and about the kinds of things that can be known without assuming from the outset that we already possess considerable knowledge through science.
Top managers generally assume that professionals in enterprises already possess tacit knowledge and experience for specific types of projects.
If the KTA did not already possess this knowledge then time was spent acquiring it.
However, other professionals, particularly registered dietitians, already possess the knowledge and skills required to provide effective behavioral counseling and can do so at a substantially lower cost than physicians and the other providers currently approved by CMS.
At the same time, it is possible to give positive feedback to patients who already possess good knowledge (and therefore do not need to change) and also to help patients' with making decisions of whether they should drive their car or not while taking driving-impairing medicines.
Many of them possess knowledge and experience with situations that most traditional entrepreneurs have never envisioned.
They possess knowledge and wisdom in some areas and developmental challenges in others.
Students who engage in collaborative learning can better relate new knowledge to knowledge they already possess and reflect on their own viewpoint and those of others to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of an issue (Miller and Redman 2010).
"The effort rests on knowledge we already possess, and relies on proven, effective implementation strategies.
Consequently, the students who engage in undergraduate research tend to be those who are targeted by select programs, or those who already possess the confidence, skills, and knowledge they need to navigate a large research-focused university system on their own.
In this way, the asymmetries of the context of technical control are suspended; this means that critical social inquiry must be judged by a different set of practical consequences, appealing to an increase in the "reflective knowledge" that agents already possess to a greater or lesser degree.
