7 reasons for KM failure in a Pharma company

Favorite An interesting study on a failed Knowledge Management project highlights 7 reasons for failure Here is an interesting study of a failed KM approach in a Pharma organisation, by Ashley Braganza1 and Gerald Mollenkramer. It starts with the following vignette. On a sunny morning in July 1999, Samuel Parsons,

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Shared by Nick Milton April 26, 2018

The right way to learn from failure

Favorite We acknowledge, in KM, that learning from failure is desirable, but what kind of failure are we talking about? image from wikimedia commons We hear the terms “Failure” “Error” and “Mistake” very often in Knowledge Management circles; often treated as synonyms. In particular, the terms “Learning from Failure,” “Learning from

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Shared by Nick Milton April 25, 2018

Upcoming radio interview on Lesson Learning

Favorite Please find below the Promo Card for my intervew on May 10th with Alex Fullick on the VoiceAmerica channel, on the topic of Lesson Learning TROUBLE VIEWING? Click Here to view the Promo card on the web SIGN-UP NOW! SIGN-UP NOW! Click to become a VoiceAmerica Member for Free!

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Shared by Nick Milton April 23, 2018

The 5 ways in which KM becomes embedded

Favorite There are 5 ways in which KM can be embedded in an organisation. Some of these are more common than others, and to fully embed KM can take over a decade. The most common ways of embedding KM, from the Knoco 2014 and 2017 surveys I often have people

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Shared by Nick Milton April 20, 2018

How to structure your KM elevator pitch

Favorite Everyone needs an elevator pitch for KM. Base it around these 3 questions.  Buzzword Bingo – elevator pitchby Ron Mader on Flickr The elevator pitch is your 30-second attemtp to sell KM to a senior manager you meet in an elevator. It needs to be short, concise, and engaging. According

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Shared by Nick Milton April 19, 2018

Favorite In another updated reprise post from the archives, let’s look at typical roles in the KM organisation. As we pointed out earlier this week, the issue of Roles is an often-neglected part of the KM Framework. A fully mature KM organisation will contain several recognised KM positions in order

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Shared by Nick Milton April 18, 2018

The impact of the forgetting curve in KM

Favorite We forget stuff over time, if we don’t practice it. What does that mean for Knowledge Management? The human brain learns and remembers stuff, but it also forgets stuff too. We know all about learning curves, but also need to realise there is a forgetting curve. The brain discards

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Shared by Nick Milton April 17, 2018

How Deloitte revisit and refine their KM strategy

Favorite This video, hosted by SearchContentManagement.com, is a talk given by Rosemary Amato, the Deloitte program director for global client intelligence, during KM World 2011 during which she describes how Deloitte keeps its KM strategy current. Deloitte surveys their staff to test how people use knowledge, share knowledge and collaborate. Based on

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Shared by Nick Milton April 16, 2018