Mapping Knowledge Creation in Digital and Workplace Environments: A Data-Driven Scoping Review of Trialogical Learning

Abstract

This study presents a data-driven scoping review of trialogical learning within the knowledge creation and collaborative learning literature, with particular attention to workplace and digitally mediated contexts. Although collaborative knowledge creation has been widely studied, the relationship between its theoretical foundations and its application in organisational and digital environments remains insufficiently integrated. The study examines the evolution, structure, and applications of the literature using a dataset of 6,525 publications that cite key foundational works. Bibliometric analysis and text mining were used to identify publication trends, thematic clusters, and the distribution of workplace and digital dimensions. The results show sustained growth in the literature and a diverse thematic structure dominated by educational and theory-driven research. Digital mediation is highly prevalent (approximately 89% of studies), while workplace-related research is also widely represented (approximately 65%) but remains secondary in the thematic structure. Approximately 59% of studies include both workplace and digital elements. The findings indicate that research is distributed across multiple domains but lacks systematic integration. The study highlights the need for approaches that connect theoretical frameworks with workplace practices and digital environments.

Keywords: Exemplary Paper, Human Systems Integration, Systems Engineering, Systems Modelling Language

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1007288