Information Visualization Is Not Knowledge Representation

(Lynda.com – Overview of Data Visualization)

Information Visualization Is Not Knowledge Representation
This great video from Lynda.com shows how the processing language/interpreter is great for modeling information.

With such a multitude of interesting ways to model data, we find it hard to resist the temptation to call this knowledge, but it’s not!

All of the wonderful representations here still require us to interpret their meaning!

What if there were a way to present knowledge in which our own understanding is not required to interpret them? What if our understanding of what we have presented to us becomes part of the presentation itself, and in fact, influences what we take from that representation?

We obviously need knowledge representation that can provide their meaning on their own for only they can provide a true understanding of their inherent structure and dynamics.

You see real understanding is the personalization of knowledge into your own mind. If your mind cannot dialog with that knowledge, it’s not really yours and if your mind does all the work, it’s only information.