Internalization is a process of converting explicit information into tacit knowledge. This involves taking raw, unprocessed information: article, book — and turning it into internalized knowledge based on one’s experience, personal understanding or mental models.
In my understanding, Internalization is the process of turning your knowledge into how-to applicable essence. You’ve learned something and got it internalized to the point that it formed a mental model in your mind. You can now apply it, share it with others, alter it. It became a tool — a tool for thought.1
An example of Internalization could be any concept that you figured out how to apply it. In my case, I can use computational-thinking as an example. Once I’ve learned what that is I found out that I’ve already used it.
When? When I was decomposing key parts for building ******* business. I actually broke down the whole business infrastructure to its essential components.
- Logistics
- Materials
- Packaging
- ***** source materials
This means that after internalizing, one can apply a know-how as a Mental Models and form their own understanding of the world.
Footnotes
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How can we develop transformative tools for thought? — Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen. October 2019 ↩