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Five Orders of Ignorance

The Five Orders of Ignorance – Philip G. Armour

1. 0th Order Ignorance (0OI)—Lack of Ignorance.
   You know the question and you even know the answer.
2. 1st Order Ignorance (1OI)—Lack of Knowledge.
   You don’t know the answer, but you at least know the question.
3. 2nd Order Ignorance (2OI)—Lack of Awareness.
   You don’t know the answer or the question, but you know you don’t know and you have a way to find it.
4. 3rd Order Ignorance (3OI)—Lack of Process.
   You have no way to discover that you are unaware of your ignorance.
5. 4th Order Ignorance (4OI)—Meta Ignorance.
   You don’t know that there are Five Orders of Ignorance; now you do.

What is your order of ignorance?