A Technology Broker and Management Company Specializing in KM Systems
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
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Shared by Nick Milton March 2, 2020
This reprised blog post is a reminder of that amazing example of free and open knowledge sharing that is Radiopaedia X-ray published in ABC news, taken from Radiopaedia As described in this fascinating article, Radiopaedia is an online wiki where Radiologists all over the globe share online X-rays that are interesting, unusual, or demonstrate particular
Read More Shared by Nick Milton February 26, 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
We are built to share knowledge within our tribes. To improve knowledge sharing, build bigger tribes. Papua New Guinea – True North –on Flickr – source/credit: North Star Cruises. Photograph by David Kirkland. Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0) As humans, we have always had the ability, through language to
Read More Shared by Nick Milton February 3, 2020
People often ask us “how do we incentivise knowledge sharing?” I often answer “don’t bother. Incentivise knowledge seeking and re-use instead”. I give this answer, because knowledge sharing in itself achieves nothing. Knowledge needs to be sought and re-used before any value has been added, and re-use is often a
Read More Shared by Nick Milton January 17, 2020
Connecting people is far less efficient than Collecting while being far more effective – but how much more effective? Knowledge can be transferred in two ways – by Connecting people so that they can discuss, and Collecting knowledge in written (explicit) form so others can find and read it (see
Read More Shared by Nick Milton November 18, 2019
The heart of KM keeps knowledge flowing, and that heart has two chambers. Image from wikipedia You can think of the organisation as a body, and knowledge flowing round the organisation like blood flows round a body. But what is at the heart of KM? Is it knowledge sharing? Is
Read More Shared by Nick Milton September 24, 2019
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for knowledge transfer, because not every transfer context is the same. However we can look at four main classes or types of knowledge transfer, by looking at the dimensions of TIME and LOCATION. There are other dimensions as well, such as whether the transfer is
Read More Shared by Nick Milton September 5, 2019
Many people prefer to use the term “Knowledge Sharing” instead of “Knowledge Management”. However as a synonym “Knowledge Sharing” is inadequate and misleading. I know lots of people prefer the term Knowledge Sharing, but sharing is only one element of KM. There are at least four other major elements of
Read More Shared by Nick Milton August 28, 2019
“The thread through the labyrinth” is a metaphor for allowing others to follow our steps safely. This is what Knowledge can do. German cave diver holding line, by Hossam El-Hamalawi on Flickr When Theseus negotiated Daedelus’ labyrinth in order to kill the Minotaur, he left a thread behind him (provided
Read More Shared by Nick Milton July 5, 2019