Favorite In another reprised post from the archives, we look at People Finder systems, and suggest they should follow the model of dating sites rather than Facebook Image from wikimedia commons A “People finder” or “Yellow Pages” is one of the key supporting tools in knowledge management, but at the
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,
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
Favorite A famous author claims we are the first generation to know less than our parents, and calls this a “net loss of knowledge”. Is he right? Image from wikimedia commons – “The Dunce” According to the writer, Sebastian Faulkes, reported in the Daily Telegraph, this generation of will be
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!
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
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
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
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
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