graph TD
core["Knowledge Embodiment
(a company's manufacturing process)"] core --> cross["Cross-Generational
Knowledge"] core --> sticky["Geographic Knowledge
Stickiness"] core --> decay["Knowledge
Decay"] core --> spill["Knowledge
Spillover"] classDef center fill:#F8E3CE,stroke:#E8871A,stroke-width:4px,color:#212529,font-size:16px classDef intentional fill:#DCE6F1,stroke:#2E5A87,stroke-width:3px,color:#212529,font-size:15px classDef lossy fill:#FBEFD0,stroke:#B8860B,stroke-width:3px,color:#212529,font-size:15px class core center class cross,sticky intentional class decay,spill lossy click core call showInfo("core") "The knowledge itself" click cross call showInfo("cross") "Intentional transfer" click sticky call showInfo("sticky") "Stays put" click decay call showInfo("decay") "Fades" click spill call showInfo("spill") "Leaks"
(a company's manufacturing process)"] core --> cross["Cross-Generational
Knowledge"] core --> sticky["Geographic Knowledge
Stickiness"] core --> decay["Knowledge
Decay"] core --> spill["Knowledge
Spillover"] classDef center fill:#F8E3CE,stroke:#E8871A,stroke-width:4px,color:#212529,font-size:16px classDef intentional fill:#DCE6F1,stroke:#2E5A87,stroke-width:3px,color:#212529,font-size:15px classDef lossy fill:#FBEFD0,stroke:#B8860B,stroke-width:3px,color:#212529,font-size:15px class core center class cross,sticky intentional class decay,spill lossy click core call showInfo("core") "The knowledge itself" click cross call showInfo("cross") "Intentional transfer" click sticky call showInfo("sticky") "Stays put" click decay call showInfo("decay") "Fades" click spill call showInfo("spill") "Leaks"
The embodied knowledge
Intentional / controlled
Unintentional / lossy
How Embodied Knowledge Moves, Fades, and Leaks
Click any box in the diagram to see what it means.