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There is a school of thought that knowledge lies only in the minds of individuals. I think this is misleading, and that reality is both more complex than this, and more interesting. A search of the internet will find a commonly held view in KM circles that Knowledge only exists
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Shared by Nick Milton November 22, 2021
It is tempting, when starting KM in your organisation, to set up a Knowledge Management community of practice as a way to demonstrate the value of communities. I suggest this may be a mistake. Of course knowledge management will need a community of practice, but there are three reasons why
Read More Shared by Nick Milton September 4, 2020
Here is a cautionary tale about the importance of active Community of Practice management and facilitation, and what happens when the facilitator is removed. The story comes from Tom Humbarger, who was the community facilitator for a professional community from January 2007 until he was made redundant in July 2008.
Read More Shared by Nick Milton July 6, 2020
Results from the Knoco 2020 global survey of Knowledge Management seem to show that the use of Communities of Practice is in decline. Every three years since 2014, knoco has conducted a global survey of Knowledge Management. The latest survey is completed, and the final report written (go here to
Read More Shared by Nick Milton May 26, 2020
You want to plan a face to face event for your Community of Practice in order to transfer knowledge, but which event style do you select? This is a discussion I have been having recently, and it struck me that this might be a useful blog post. Now there may
Read More Shared by Nick Milton March 2, 2020
You want to plan a face to face event for your Community of Practice in order to transfer knowledge, but which event style do you select? This is a discussion I have been having recently, and it struck me that this might be a useful blog post. Now there may
Read More Shared by Nick Milton March 2, 2020
Do online social media drive a “spiral of silence” which can stifle proper debate? It can, according to this techcrunch article, which points to this survey from Pew Research. Shhh by Catherine on Flickr I think everyone would agree that for knowledge to be shared effectively in organisations, people need to
Read More Shared by Nick Milton February 12, 2020
People often think of Knowledge as being Organic, or being an Ecosystem. But what does this imply for Knowledge Management and for the Knowledge Manager? gardener, Filoli, by David McSpadden on Flickr The ecosystem or the garden is a pretty good metaphor for the world of Knowledge in an organisation.
Read More Shared by Nick Milton February 5, 2020
Communities of Practice are a promising intervention in Aid and Development, but what do they need to make them work? Give a person a fish, you feed them for a day. Teach them to fish and you feed them for life. Set up a Fishing Community of Practice and you
Read More Shared by Nick Milton February 4, 2020
There have been many articles and blog posts (including here) listing “Top Success Factors for Communities of Practice“. Usually these are based on a combination of experience and theory. Here’s a different approach. Image from wikimedia commons As part of our global global Knowledge Management Surveys in 2014 and 2017,
Read More Shared by Nick Milton August 27, 2019
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