UNDERSTANDING TACIT IN COMPUTER - ARTICLE-1

Theory of computer support for innovative (non-routine), cooperative design based on an analysis of interpretation in design. They will argue that the central impediment to computer support of innovative design is that designers make extensive use of situated tacit understanding while computers can only store and display explicit representations of information.

The process by which designers transform their tacit preunderstanding into explicit knowledge is termed interpretation. Interpretation is central to the process of solving design problems and is part of the process of collaborating with other designers; the explicit knowledge. that is generated by this interpretation is therefore a natural by-product of innovative, cooperative design. Representations of this knowledge defined using computer-based design support systems can be captured by these systems for the support of subsequent design work, including the maintenance and modification of the designed artifacts.