**Last Update**: 25.07.2024
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It is the series of stages that knowledge moves through on its way to becoming a finished product. The stages vary based on what exactly that finished product is, but can include:
- Identifying knowledge
- Capturing knowledge
- Verifying knowledge
- Interpreting knowledge
- Organizing knowledge
- Categorizing knowledge
- Disseminating knowledge
- Combining knowledge
- Creating knowledge
- Using knowledge
- Re-evaluating knowledge
![[knowledge-lifecycle.jpeg]]
The key feature of these stages is that there are relatively few of them, and they change slowly. The _products_ of creativity are constantly evolving and in flux, but the creative _process_ is ancient and unchanging. By tagging according to the stages of this process, we can facilitate creativity without having to constantly redesign our organizational systems.
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**References**:
- [A Complete Guide to Tagging for Personal Knowledge Management](https://fortelabs.com/blog/a-complete-guide-to-tagging-for-personal-knowledge-management/)