Patrick Marren
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Patrick Marren is a provocative thinker in the fields of strategic foresight, knowledge management, and economic epistemology. His most cited work, "Where did all the knowledge go?" (2003, 15 citations), challenges conventional assumptions about the knowledge economy by arguing that true knowledge—defined as a human being’s rightful certainty of what is actually the case—is often lost in organizational systems. Marren contends that while knowledge bases proliferate, they rarely translate into actionable on-the-job understanding, using vivid examples of knowledge creation to illustrate this disconnect. This critical perspective has made him a distinctive voice in debates about how economies and institutions manage intellectual capital. Beyond this paper, Marren is known for his incisive commentary on the intersection of technology, strategy, and human cognition, often pushing readers to reconsider the gap between information accumulation and genuine insight. His work, though modest in citation count, resonates deeply with practitioners and scholars seeking to bridge theory and practice in an increasingly data-saturated world.
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- 1Where did all the knowledge go?15 citations · 2003