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MENTAL MODEL · M11263

Knowledge Balance Sheet

Knowledge Balance Sheet
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Using financial statement thinking to inventory knowledge assets (what is possessed) and knowledge liabilities (what is lacking or outdated).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Knowledge health check. Making intangible knowledge assets measurable and manageable.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Borrowing the financial statement framework: assets = knowledge that is mastered, usable, and transferable; liabilities = knowledge that is lacking, outdated, or erroneous and not recognized (which drags down decision-making). Net value = true competitiveness. Making intangible knowledge measurable.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

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