Abstract: A database of information stored in a fixed medium, and a method for creating and managing such a database, the database comprising: a set of tangible data elements, the tangible data elements representing things which have physical weight and can cause an effect; a set of intangible data elements, the intangible data elements representing words and concepts which have no physical weight and cannot be weighed; the set of intangible data elements including a first subset of effect data elements (16), the effect data elements representing verbs standing alone and in combination with other words, which describe actions, objectives, results, missions, combination with other words, which describe actions, objectives, results, missions, and procedures and processes; and, the set of intangible data elements including a second subset of descriptive data elements (18), the descriptive data elements describing the tangible data elements, the effect data elements and degrees of performance of the tangible data elements.

Abstract: A database of information stored in a fixed medium, and a method for creating and managing such a database, the database comprising: a set of tangible data elements, the tangible data elements representing things which have physical weight and can cause an effect; a set of intangible data elements, the intangible data elements representing words and concepts which have no physical weight and cannot be weighed; the set of intangible data elements including a first subset of effect data elements (16), the effect data elements representing verbs standing alone and in combination with other words, which describe actions, objectives, results, missions, and procedures and processes; and, the set of intangible data elements including a second subset of descriptive data elements (18), the descriptive data elements describing the tangible data elements, the effect data elements and degrees of performance of the tangible data elements.