Favorite If you want a learning organisation, you need an organisation of learners. But what makes a good learner? Learner, by sangeight on Flickr Here’s an article called “Seven Characteristics of Good Learners” by Maryellen Weimer, which addresses just that question. According to Maryellen: Good learners are curious – They

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Shared by Nick Milton July 24, 2018

Favorite Large businesses can lose $47 million each year due to poor KM, claims a recent report English Currency by Images Money on Flickr That is the claim of the Panopto Workplace Knowledge and Productivity Report, a recent report based on a survey of 1000 US workers Here are some

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Shared by Nick Milton July 23, 2018

Favorite How far does your knowledge spread in your organisation? Image from wikimedia commons We are used to the idea of the Carbon Footprint – the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of your activities – but what about your Knowledge Footprint? This is the

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Shared by Nick Milton July 20, 2018

Favorite “Who owns a scientisist’s mind” is a really interesting article about the “ownership” of knowledge which raises some deep questions which are fundamental to KM. Image from wikimedia commons The article, written in “physics today” by Douglas O’Reagan, a historian of science and a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, takes

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Shared by Nick Milton July 19, 2018

Favorite A common question from clients in professional services, legal or consulting firms, which usually operate a strict time-writing regime, is “How do we Timewrite KM”? In an industry where billable hour is king, how do you timewrite, and therefore bill, time spent in Knowledge Management activities such as Peer Assist,

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Shared by Nick Milton July 18, 2018

Favorite Work gets done because people are accountable. KM also will get done if individuals are given accountability. Work gets done because people are accountable. They are given a job, and they do their job. Where I have seen KM really live for a long time in organisations, it is

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Shared by Nick Milton July 17, 2018

Favorite Knowledge Management is a simple concept, let’s explain it in simple words. So much of Knowledge Management is about communication; the communication of knowledge, solutions, work-around, tips and hints, the communication of concepts and ideas. Communication to stakeholders is the main thing we do as part of the change

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Shared by Nick Milton July 16, 2018

Favorite A decision log can be a useful tool in learning, and as part of a KM system Many projects and many non-project bodies maintain a decision log, to keep track of, and to publish, the major decisions which have been made. This allows you later to revisit the decisions,

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Shared by Nick Milton July 13, 2018

Favorite Embedded KM is as normal as any other embedded work practise, such as budgeting or time writing. People often ask “what does embedded KM look like? The answer is that it looks like any other embedded management discipline. It’s a work habit – something you dont think twice about.

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Shared by Nick Milton July 12, 2018

Favorite We have decided to open the results of our KM Survey to the public. In April 2014, and again in April 2017, Knoco Ltd conducted a global survey of Knowledge management activity and trends. Participation was free and confidential, and all participants received a free Knowledge Management Survey report.

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Shared by Nick Milton July 11, 2018