A simple KM approach focuses on how knowledge is shared in a system: Within any environment, we expect to find people who are being infected with HIV while there are those who are not being infected. A KM framework might ask the following questions:

• How are those not getting infected by the disease organising and synthesising their experience differently from those who are getting infected?

• Do those not getting infected have access to different information, technologies, organising metaphors or skills in contrast to those who are getting infected?
• Are they accessing different kinds of learning experiences by virtue of their role, status, gender, socioeconomic class, literacy level, access to technology, financial means, etc?
• What are their skill sets with regards to preventing the spread of HIV?
• How could these skills be transferred to those who do not have them?
• What are the beliefs and stories that circulate around HIV?