Ba (場)
Enabling Contexts for Knowledge Creation
A Claude Code plugin marketplace for AI-human knowledge collaboration, grounded in Nonaka & Takeuchi's knowledge creation theory.
What is Ba?
In Japanese, Ba (場) means "place" - but in knowledge management theory, it represents something deeper: the shared context where knowledge emerges. Ba is not just physical space; it's the enabling conditions for knowledge creation.
This marketplace provides Claude Code plugins that create these enabling contexts for different types of knowledge work.
Plugins
knowledge-manager
The foundational plugin embodying the SECI/GRAI models for AI-human knowledge collaboration.
Features:
- SECI phase identification and guidance (Socialization → Externalization → Combination → Internalization)
- GRAI framework for human-AI knowledge interaction
- Ba context recommendations for different knowledge work
- Knowledge asset type classification
Skills: seci-grai, ba-contexts, knowledge-assets, extension-interface
Agents: knowledge-phase-advisor, knowledge-synthesizer
Commands: /km:assess
km-notion
Notion-specific knowledge management patterns extending knowledge-manager.
Features:
- SECI phase implementation for Notion workflows
- PARA organization patterns
- Notion-native architecture patterns
- Icon and visual organization strategies
Skills: notion-knowledge, icon-strategy
Agents: notion-externalizer
Commands: /externalize, /synthesize
eval-framework
Evaluation framework for assessing AI outputs against structured rubrics.
Features:
- Rubric-based evaluation patterns
- Judge agents for quality assessment
- YAML-based rubric definitions
Installation
# Add the Ba marketplace
claude plugins marketplace add github:therealchrisrock/basho
# Install a plugin
claude plugins install ba/knowledge-manager
claude plugins install ba/km-notion
The Four Types of Ba
| Ba Type | SECI Phase | Purpose | Plugin Support |
|---|
| Originating Ba | Socialization | Shared experience, tacit-to-tacit | Context building in conversations |
| Dialoguing Ba | Externalization | Articulation, tacit-to-explicit | /km:assess, /externalize |
| Systemizing Ba | Combination | Integration, explicit-to-explicit | /synthesize, knowledge bases |
| Exercising Ba | Internalization | Practice, explicit-to-tacit | Learning materials, examples |
Theoretical Foundation
Ba plugins are built on:
- SECI Model (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995) - Knowledge creation spiral
- GRAI Framework (Böhm & Durst, 2024) - AI extension of SECI
- Ba Theory (Nonaka & Konno, 1998) - Enabling contexts
Contributing
Contributions welcome! See individual plugin READMEs for development guidelines.
License
MIT
Author
Christopher Rock ([email protected])
