Knowledge Creation and Integration: Creative Space and Creative Environments

This paper presents first a review of recent advancements in the theory of knowledge creation, starting with Shinayakana Systems Approach of Sawaragi and Nakamori and The Knowledge Creating Company with SECI Spiral Process of Nonaka and Takeuchi. Later, a method called Creative Space is proposed for integrating diverse approaches to knowledge creation. This method is based on SECI Spiral Process, I^5 System of Nakamori and especially on Rational Theory of Intuition of Wierzbicki. Conclusions concerning comparison and improvements of various methods of knowledge creation and applications to the construction of specific creative environments are outlined.