9. A method for operating a knowledge market comprising: providing a knowledge base comprising a plurality of knowledge assets, wherein each of the plurality of knowledge assets includes a strike value; determining by a processor, an earned value for each of the plurality of knowledge assets based on a corresponding usage of each of the plurality of knowledge assets; providing a plurality of knowledge accounts, wherein each of the plurality of knowledge accounts includes a balance; permitting each of the plurality of knowledge accounts to increase its balance by adding a new knowledge asset; and permitting each of the plurality of knowledge accounts to pay a portion of its balance to use the knowledge base wherein the strike value is determined for each of the plurality of knowledge assets before use of the knowledge asset using an estimate of importance of the knowledge asset and an estimate of replaceability of the knowledge asset.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising rewarding a portion of the knowledge accounts, wherein the balance of each of the portion of knowledge accounts is equal to or greater than a threshold value.