Summary and Directions

On one hand, some might point to a certain irony in presenting a book (using primarily one-dimensional alphabetic linear writing) on a topic touting the use of two and many-dimensional knowledge representations. On the other hand, even if traditional knowledge representation is not the best in all situations as we have argued for in the book, it does have some merit to present a linearization of the knowledge e.g., for making it easier for others to understand certain aspects. Although an Active Knowledge Modeling (AKM) tells many stories with precise meanings, thanks to the context, a written book tells one story, but leaves many interpretations, depending on the mental models of the readers. Therefore, we have tried to create as much context as possible from the first chapter. So what has been presented in this book is just one possible path through the AKM landscape.