An ontology for framing

✍ Scribed by JOHN O'NEILL

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 898 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1071-5819
• DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1998.0228

✦ Synopsis

Framing is the process of conceiving new situations which may change an organization's behaviour. These situations are often ''wicked'' in nature, and may be defined by reinterpreting the meaning of an organization's intent. A real-world case study is used to illustrate the framing process and derive an ontology for framing. A computer tool called FRAMER is described that implements the framing ontology and supports the framing process. A key feature of FRAMER is the ability for people to adapt and redefine knowledge representations as they articulate new theories, and extend existing theories, about an organization.