Sep
26
Why do we need KM anyway?
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And how do you do it? Steve Trautman, author of “Teach what you know” makes a pretty good case for KM and he argues that all you need is an Excel Spreadsheet and a Word Document.
In some organizations, 50% of the workforce will be will be retiring in the next 10 years. That means that we don’t have a lot of time to bring new employees up to the caliber of expertise that our more knowledgeable colleagues posses. Read more
Sep
26
KM World…
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Yes, this will be my first blog ever… (I need to catch up to all that emerging 2.0 technologies!)
My main objectives coming here were to see what others are doing, gain some insight into the emerging trends and bring back some best-practices which may be applicable in our business environment. Were my objectives met? Certainly.
I participated from beginning to end, and beyond. There were four different themes each day with a choice of 60 sessions. I attended 15 sessions and four keynote presentations. I found that all of the sessions were too short, 45 min each, which did not allow a lot of room for questions, a very valuable part of a session. All conferences had the same approach: a power-point presentation. I would have liked to see some diversity such as a discussion panel. Luckily there was a lot of opportunities to encourage networking.
Out of the 15 sessions attended, I particularly liked “Connecting Knowledge, Learning and Innovation” by the Federal Reserve Bank; “Integrating Knowledge and Business Processes” by the World Bank and “Transferring Knowledge Isn’t just for Nice People” by Steve Trautman. There were a few nuggets from other presentations as well.
I will provide more details in my next blog about the sessions attended. I did not forget your question Kyle. But overall, I was quite impressed by the progress of the Federal Reserve Bank. Stay tuned…
Catherine
Sep
24
It’s about people! That’s not a revolutionary statement, but it’s one that needs to be re-enforced as knowledge management re-aligns itself once again within the digital age. Knowledge resides within individuals and at times, looking at our org charts, we can’t see the trees through the forest.
Numerous presentations at KMW08 focus on techniques that promote knowledge sharing by giving individuals an opportunity to make their mark in an organization’s knowledge, information, and document repositories. Yves Noble, from Capgemini, had a simple solution for his organization, “Copy what works on the internet”. Rather than investing in software, he and his team put the focus on investing in people. Using a mix of open source tools like Drupal, Mediawiki, phpBB and a dash of Google Search Appliance, in a year and a half, Yves successfully created an intranet where 27,000 active users connect, belong, share, and collaborate.
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Sep
23
Dr. Kao’s Innovation Nation
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The first official day of KMW08 and talk about information overload. As I move from session to session, take notes, ask questions, and network with other participants, I can’t help but think, “Boy am I glad I have a blog to informally capture some of my thinking around what I’m hearing and seeing in order to share it with others.”
The day starts off with the opening keynote, Dr. John Kao. Author of Innovation Nation and guest of The Colbert Report, he’s been called the “Innovation Sherpa” who, I take it, will help us climb Innovation Everest. What is innovation? It’s not as simple a Creativity + Value. According to Dr. Kao, its more like Capabilities + Desired future. It’s a definition that I find interesting because its far more realistic and forces you to hold a mirror up and ask yourself, do I have the capabilities to reach my desired future? Anything that slaps you silly as a wake up call for change is fine by me.
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Sep
22
Sharepoint and KM: In Search of the KM Particle
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While scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) search for the elusive ‘god particle’ to help solve the mysteries of the universe, a number of participants at this year’s KM World and Intranet conference have come in search of the ‘KM particle’; the one unifying element that permeates all organizations and will help unify KM theory. Microsoft Sharepoint presents itself as that element.
Sharepoint can be somewhat described by looking at its six pillars: collaboration, portal, search, content management, business focus, and business intelligence. Confused yet? Don’t worry. So was I.
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