7. The method of claim 6 further comprising: accumulating second metadata associated with a first plurality of intellectual knowledge files; extracting a first plurality of patterns from said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files; creating a first plurality of concept spaces, using rules-based processing, said first metadata, and said first plurality of patterns, wherein said plurality of existing concept spaces comprises said first plurality of concept spaces; and, grouping, using rules-based processing, said second metadata, and said first plurality of patterns, said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files into first respective concept spaces in said first plurality of concept spaces, wherein said steps of accumulating, extracting, creating, and grouping, are performed by said general-purpose computer.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising: accumulating second metadata associated with a first plurality of intellectual knowledge files; extracting a first plurality of patterns from said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files; creating a first plurality of concept spaces, using rules-based processing, said first metadata, and said first plurality of patterns, wherein said plurality of existing concept spaces comprises said first plurality of concept spaces; and, grouping, using rules-based processing, said second metadata, and said first plurality of patterns, said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files into first respective concept spaces in said first plurality of concept spaces, wherein said steps of accumulating, extracting, creating, and grouping, are performed by said general-purpose computer. 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising: assigning third metadata, responsive to said assigning said intellectual knowledge file, to at least a portion of said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files; creating a second plurality of concept spaces, using rules-based processing and said third metadata; and, grouping, using rules-based processing and said third metadata, said at least a portion of said first plurality of intellectual knowledge files into respective concept spaces in said second plurality of concept spaces, wherein said steps of assigning, creating, and grouping are performed by said general-purpose computer.