Favorite It is not uncommon for communities of practice to start with passion and intent, and to fade away and die out over a period of months. Here are 4 possible reasons why. Image from wikimedia commons I have just been reading a very interesting article entitled The Rise and

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Shared by Nick Milton November 26, 2018

Favorite If you hear any of these statements in the corridors around your organisation, then you need a better approach to Knowledge Management. Why do we keep having to re-learn this lesson? I’m sure I heard someone mention that to me the other day, now who was it? I am

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Shared by Nick Milton November 23, 2018

Favorite The video below is from the USAID-supported Vrisshi project in India, funded to scale up advances in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (+ adolescents as well). The video talks about a knowledge base, or collection of publications, that was created through the project for use by medical and

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Shared by Nick Milton November 22, 2018

Favorite Another example of quantified value delivered from KM – number 124 in a continuing series image from wikimedia commons This story comes from the same article from HBR I referenced yesterday, entitled “What managers need to know about social tools“.  It shows some of the value in seeking and

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Shared by Nick Milton November 21, 2018

Favorite Here is a very interesting article from HBR entitled “What managers need to know about social tools” – thanks to Anshuman Rath for bringing it to my attention.  It’s well worth a complete read. Image by Codynguyen1116on wikimedia commons The article by Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley, from the Nov/Dec

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Shared by Nick Milton November 20, 2018

Favorite Last week I blogged about the simplest and best Knowledge Management model – if you missed it, follow the link. Now let’s look at the key KM roles within this model. This model is a process-based model, and is based on the flow of knowledge in and out of

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Shared by Nick Milton November 19, 2018

Favorite Another reprise from the archives – a reminder of one of the simplest but most useful KM models for a project-driven organisation There are many Knowledge Management models available, and you can find a selection of them on the Knoco KM Models page. The one I present to you

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Shared by Nick Milton November 16, 2018

Favorite KM will be adopted if people can see local value – value to them – in using it How can we help people see that Knowledge Management is a “good thing”? People need to see not only that Knowledge Management delivers value to the organisation, but also that it

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Shared by Nick Milton November 15, 2018

Favorite There are two main types of community of practice depending on how knowledgeable the community members are. One type of community of practice exists to connect knowledgeable people, so they can share knowledge with each other and act as a resource for each other. The other type exists to

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Shared by Nick Milton November 14, 2018

Favorite The Unknown Knowns are a major component of experts’ tacit knowledge, and to uncover these, we need Knowledge Pull There is a lot of knowledge out there in the organisation that we Don’t Know That We Know, and one of the truths of Knowledge Management is that we don’t

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Shared by Nick Milton November 13, 2018