What is Tacit Knowledge

28/07/2025 5 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
What is Tacit Knowledge

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Send us a textThe Tacit Knowledge podcast explores how environment-specific unspoken rules shape our ability to navigate and succeed in different situations. Host Elvira De Silva shares her personal journey from growing up street-smart in South LA during the volatile 90s to feeling completely lost when her family moved to the suburbs, highlighting how tacit knowledge that serves us in one environment may not transfer to another.<br><br>• Growing up in South LA required specific tacit knowledge about colors not to wear, streets to avoid, and constant awareness of potential dangers<br>• Moving to the suburbs rendered this knowledge irrelevant, creating a feeling of being "a fish out of water"<br>• College life presented similar challenges without parents who could provide guidance about university experiences<br>• Tacit knowledge gaps appear throughout life in situations like new parenthood, career changes, and unfamiliar social settings<br>• Personal example of clubbing as a teenager and eventually learning the unspoken rule about bottle service to skip long lines<br>• The podcast aims to create a platform where peers can share their tacit knowledge to help others navigate unfamiliar situations<br><br>Join us on this journey as we uncover the unwritten rules that help us succeed in various environments, making the invisible visible through shared experiences.

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