ABSTRACT
Truth can and does "happen" to ideas. Perhaps more than any other branch of science, it is a truism in social science research that how a problem is stated many times defines the answers of research. Contrary to expectation, Indonesian counterparts did have a clear and consistent idea as to what was meant by the phrase "transfer of knowledge", and of its intent. The assumption on both sides was that merely by asking that a transfer of knowledge should take place in a common field, any such knowledge was no longer "innovative", but already familiar to a degree. The characteristics of counterparts previously discussed raised issues of the need for them to be motivated to learn, and to have basic abilities to absorb and assimilate the knowledge being transferred. Consultants and counterparts should be encouraged to practice their language skills, where language classes cannot be made available on a consistent basis.
