Finding knowledge better vs finding better knowledge

Favorite Here is another reprieve from the archives, looking at the 2 ways in which KM can add value. There are two ways in which Knowledge Management can add value to an organisation, and we can look at them in this way: Finding Knowledge Better; Finding Better Knowledge. The first

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Shared by Nick Milton June 19, 2018

When "cutting corners" in KM destroys value

Favorite Here is a sad story, about how trying to save costs in KM destroyed value. The moral of the story is about hopw bring people together face to face and letting them experience the knowledge for themseves, in context, established the necessary credibility for re-use. The organisation in question

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Shared by Nick Milton June 15, 2018

Does working more efficiently mean working less safely?

Favorite One of the arguments for Knowledge Management is that it helps people do their jobs more quickly. But does this compromise quality or safety? I blogged recently about how Knowledge Management can reduce both cost and time without compromising quality and safety. This is very counter-intuitive, and many times over the past

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Shared by Nick Milton June 13, 2018

A new way to look at knowledge and information

Favorite The relationship between knowledge and information has always been problematical. Here is a new way to look at it. The Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom pyramid is a very common diagram in the KM world, but despite its ubiquity and simplicity it has many problems: It implies that each class can be turned

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Shared by Nick Milton June 12, 2018

The Long Tail of experience in communiies of practice

Favorite Part of the value of communities of practice is proividing access to the Long Tail of experience There is a tendency in many companies to see Knowledge as being the province of the Experts. As a result, they set up expert centres to look after the knowledge, and expert

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Shared by Nick Milton June 11, 2018

short blog silence

Favorite I will be in Jakarta much of this week, so expect blog silence for a few days View Original Source (nickmilton.com) Here.

Building DWP’s Delivery Manager Community (video)

Favorite Here is a nice Youtube video about the launch of a community of practice for Delivery Managers at the UK Department for Work and Pensions. It’s good to see the energy this event created, as well as the opportunities for knowledge sharing. You can read more about their community

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Shared by Nick Milton June 1, 2018