Applying IB Knowledge to IB Researchers: The Academic Capability Building and Knowledge Creation Process

Using the lens of Nonaka’s knowledge creation theory, we suggest the most effective ways of academic capability building for enhanced knowledge creation. Through an ex-post reflection on the first author’s recent experiences, we provide a framework and vocabulary that opens up new ways of understanding academic capability building and the academic knowledge creation process. We suggest that applying IB knowledge to our own profession may help us to better understand our own knowledge creation process.