Unlearning before creating new knowledge: A cognitive process

Thomas Grisold; Alexander Kaiser; Julee Hafner

doi:10.24251/HICSS.2017.561

Unlearning before creating new knowledge: A cognitive process

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Recent research expresses serious doubts on the concept of unlearning. It is argued that knowledge cannot be discarded or eliminated in order to make space for the creation of new knowledge. Taking into account the recent scepticism, we focus on the cognitive dimension of unlearning and propose an alternative conceptualization. Considering how far unlearning can go from a psychological/cognitive scientific perspective, we propose that unlearning is about reducing the influence of old knowledge on our cognitive capacity. This study: (a) investigates the unlearning process within the cognitive domain and on an individual level and (b) proposes unlearning process triggers that detract or facilitate the knowledge change process, which could subsequently
contribute to unlearning on an organizational level.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Fiftyth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-50)
Editors	Ralph H. Sprague, Jr.
Place of Publication	Waikoloa
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society Press
Pages	4614-4623
ISBN (Print)	978-0-9981331-0-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2017.561
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Grisold, Thomas ; Kaiser, Alexander ; Hafner, Julee. / Unlearning before creating new knowledge: A cognitive process. Proceedings of the Fiftyth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-50). editor / Ralph H. Sprague, Jr. Waikoloa : IEEE Computer Society Press, 2017. pp. 4614-4623 (Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)).

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Grisold, T , Kaiser, A & Hafner, J 2017, Unlearning before creating new knowledge: A cognitive process. in Ralph H. Sprague, Jr. (ed.), Proceedings of the Fiftyth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-50). IEEE Computer Society Press, Waikoloa, Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), pp. 4614-4623. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2017.561

Unlearning before creating new knowledge: A cognitive process. / Grisold, Thomas ; Kaiser, Alexander; Hafner, Julee.
Proceedings of the Fiftyth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-50). ed. / Ralph H. Sprague, Jr. Waikoloa: IEEE Computer Society Press, 2017. p. 4614-4623 (Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)).

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Grisold T , Kaiser A, Hafner J. Unlearning before creating new knowledge: A cognitive process. In Ralph H. Sprague, Jr., editor, Proceedings of the Fiftyth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-50). Waikoloa: IEEE Computer Society Press. 2017. p. 4614-4623. (Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)). doi: 10.24251/HICSS.2017.561

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