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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
In your opinion, there is a difference between Data, Information and Knowledge?
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Eduard Hernandez
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Product Operations Program Manager Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
In a way, Data and Information are the inputs of the "Learning process", where Knowledge is its outcome.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Data is raw eggs
Information is boiled eggs
Knowledge is a Cobb Salad
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4 replies by Alok Priyadarshi, Arash Max Ghorbandaei, PMP, RMP, ACP, LSSBB, Rami Kaibni, and Stéphane Parent
Oct 02, 2019 10:16 AM
Alok Priyadarshi
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Totally agree with you Kiron.
Oct 02, 2019 10:43 AM
Rami Kaibni
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Very much so
Oct 02, 2019 1:45 PM
Stéphane Parent
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Great analogy!
Oct 02, 2019 4:29 PM
Arash Max Ghorbandaei, PMP,RMP,ACP,LSSBB
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Love the Analogy.
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Kavitha Gunasekaran Project Manager| Aerospace & Defence Organisation Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
In my opinion, Data is that which is unrefined, some random numbers. Information is what gives context to the unrefined data and Knowledge is the thing we imbibe and synthesize by processing or refining the data and information.

Further analysis on the application aspect of the knowledge translates to skills and abilities.
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Alok Priyadarshi Project Manager| Tata Consulting Engineers Limited Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Oct 02, 2019 7:05 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Data is raw eggs
Information is boiled eggs
Knowledge is a Cobb Salad
Totally agree with you Kiron.
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Matthew Buffett President| Kognitionsoft Ltd. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Data is the input to the function machine, i.e. analysis, learning endeavour, etc. It may be structured or unstructured but it is generally raw and its significance, correlation to events, and meaning is generally not understood before it is put through said function machine.

Information can be something which is peripherally obtained that adds context to data being analyzed, or it might be an output of the data analysis itself, which can then be applied to subsequent analysis, or to the development of understanding what the data represents.

Once you know what the data represents, and the information that it conveys, you begin to develop knowledge, which is the ultimate aim because it is the tool that allows you to move from the simple possession of abstract and amorphous data toward the specific application of knowledge with a purpose (clear objective) in mind.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 02, 2019 7:05 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Data is raw eggs
Information is boiled eggs
Knowledge is a Cobb Salad
Very much so
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Daire Guiney Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
As Kiron pointed out, its what you do with that information that makes it different. In leadership, statistics, local knowledge and technical know how maybe information that can be only gained by employing a Subject Matter Expert, by accessing a technical library or by meeting new people and expanding your professional network. Data is in it raw form. Information takes the data and makes some sense of the information either by applying research, experience or data analysis techniques. Knowledge is the accumulation of information and associated experience to come to new conclusions and applications.
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Oct 02, 2019 7:05 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Data is raw eggs
Information is boiled eggs
Knowledge is a Cobb Salad
Great analogy!
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Steve Ratkaj Ontario, Canada
Interesting question, but they are all useless, unless we decide to do something with each one of them.
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Arash Max Ghorbandaei, PMP,RMP,ACP,LSSBB Senior Project Manager| Associa Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 02, 2019 7:05 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Data is raw eggs
Information is boiled eggs
Knowledge is a Cobb Salad
Love the Analogy.
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