The personal learning matrix

Knowledge management is about the better application of collective knowledge to the individual problem. 

She includes a matrix, similar to the one above, to show the sources of collective knowledge available to knowledge workers, and the means by which they can access that knowledge. I particularly like the fact that is the whole matrix is pull-driven – “Who can I learn from”, “What can I learn”, “How can I learn it” – all driven by knowledge-seeking.

It’s like a “seekers guide to knowledge sources“. I like the concept, and have created the matrix here as an extension of Yasmin’s example. 

This is refreshingly different from the more normal “who can I share with”, “where shall I store this” conversation. It’s like a personal Knowledge Management Plan – all that’s missing is the “What do I need to learn” element. It would be a useful chart to stick on the wall during a Knowledge Gap Analysis or Knowledge Management Planning session.

A table like this would be a good reminder to all knowledge workers in the organisation of the sources of knowledge available to them, and the means at their disposal to access that knowledge.