Favorite The concept of a Knowledge Product is a common one in the development sector, and is used as a label for many types of document. But what makes a product a “knowledge product”? Many organisations working in the development sector create what they call “Knowledge Products”. The African Development
Favorite The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a pretty good process for capturing and distributing lessons. Here are the 11 steps. Every Emergency Services organisation pays close attention to Lesson-Learning (see for the approach taken by the Wildland Fire Service). They know that effective attention to learning from lessons can
Favorite Recording the Know-how is key to Knowledge management, but Know-Why is also important. Do you know the story of the monastery cat? It goes like this – Cat at Sovloki Monastery picture from wikimedia commons Once upon a time, there was a monastery where the monks meditated from dawn
Favorite Knowledge retention can be a massive exercise if not focused. But which knowledge should you focus on retaining? Imagine you are setting up a Knowledge Retention interview with a company expert. This expert has a lifetime’s knowledge which would take an eternity to capture – where do you start?
Favorite Reaching the Deep Knowledge often requires the help of a facilitator or interviewer, and there is a tell-tale sign that shows when you get there. “woman, thinking” by Robert Couse-Baker, on Flickr Superficial knowledge transfer happens all the time. A foreman leaves his job. The company arranges a hand-over