AI requires KM – quote

Favorite A quote from a CIO Dive article “Skills required of a successful 2020 IT service management professional“ Knowledge management capabilities Many self-service technology initiatives have failed in recent years due to the neglect of knowledge creation and nurturing. The same may be true of any new technology initiatives if

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Shared by Nick Milton August 11, 2018

4 management styles and how they affect KM

Favorite We know that culture and management style affects KM; here is a way of characterising management style through 2 dimensions. The Boston Square shown here explores four management territories, and their impact on Knowledge Management. The two axes of the square are management by power v management by empowerment;

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Shared by Nick Milton August 10, 2018

3 ways to look at the KM Paradigm Shift

Favorite Here is another couple of ways to characterise the KM paradigm shift. Image from wikimedia commons When I looked at this topic in 2009, I saw the KM paradigm shift as a shift from seeing knowledge as personal and individual property, to seeing it as collective. I presented the

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Shared by Nick Milton August 9, 2018

Is it possible for an organisation to learn?

Favorite Can organisations learn, or can only people learn? Some thoughts on the subject. from creative commons images We often hear about “organisational learning” but is learning something that organisations actually can do? Or is learning the province of people and animals? (Let’s put machine learning aside for the moment

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Shared by Nick Milton August 8, 2018

Knowledge Management Awards – brilliant Multimedia example

Favorite The link below is to an excellent and high-quality multimedia description of the Knowledge Management Awards 2007 at ConocPhillips, introduced by the Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production, John Lowe It provides a glimpse into how a mature KM program maintains visibility, and recognises the good KM performers.

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Shared by Nick Milton August 6, 2018

The 6 steps of Knowledge Retention

Favorite The Knowledge Retention process consists of 6 generic steps. Missing pieces, by OnePoint services, on Flickr In many organisations crucial knowledge is held in the heads of a few ageing experts, and when they retire, that knowledge is lost. In some Western organisations, with large baby-boomer populations, up to

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Shared by Nick Milton August 3, 2018

The 4 Ifs of Knowledge Management

Favorite This post is an elaboration of a Linked-In comment, and is based on a diagram from a paper I co-authored called Implementing a Framework for Knowledge Management There are four key enablers for Knowledge Management – the 4 legs on the KM table. Roles and Accountabilities Processes Technology Governance The

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Shared by Nick Milton August 2, 2018

The dangers of Neomania in KM

Favorite Why search for what’s new? Why not search for what we know works? Image from wikimedia commons Rolf Dobelli in his book “The Art of Thinking Clearly“, and Nassim Nicolas Taleb in “Antifragile“, refer to the term Neomania. Taleb defines Neomania as follows “The “love of the modern for

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Shared by Nick Milton August 1, 2018

How to learn from critical decisions (video)

Favorite This video from the University of Bath, UK, shows Joseph Borders describing a varation of the Critical Decision Method. This is a method used to elicit knowledge from an expert, in the context of an unusual even they were involved in, through an analysis of their decision making process.

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Shared by Nick Milton July 31, 2018