What is PKM workflow?

PKM workflow is a concept in personal epistemology: Input processing storage retrieval and output form a complete information pipeline.

Example: You read an article about a new project management methodology. That is input. You highlight the three core principles and jot a one-sentence summary of each in your own words. That is processing. You file those notes in your project management folder with tags linking them to your current team challenges. That is storage. Three weeks later, your team hits a coordination problem and you search your notes for 'handoff protocols' — the relevant summary surfaces in seconds. That is retrieval. You draft a proposal to your team incorporating the methodology, adapted to your context. That is output. The article was noise until the pipeline turned it into a decision you could act on.

This concept is part of Phase 43 (Information Processing) in the How to Think curriculum, which builds the epistemic infrastructure for information processing.