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Welcome to the Serendipity Economy
Welcome to the Serendipity Economy Industrial age economics obscures economic activity that doesn’t fit neatly into its models of productivity and efficiency. In an ever more connected world, a new framework is required that accounts for the valued derived from …
What is the difference between Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom?
What is the difference between Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom? Need help with your KM Strategy? Click here for the Serious Insights KM Services The debate over the relationship between data, information, knowledge and wisdom continues to evolve as new …
How Not to Give THAT Vendor Presentation
How Not to Give THAT Vendor Presentation Trade show and conference attendees don’t like vendor presentations, and neither do conference organizers. Why? Because most vendors send a sales or marketing person up to do the company pitch, even when they …
Quick Take Review: Monarch Series from UAG
Quick Take Review: UAG Monarch Series Price: $59.99 Review and Features There are case makers, and then there is Urban Armor Gear, or UAG. UAG makes outstanding products that look cool and provide all the protection required for most device …
Quick Take Review: Native Union Drop Wireless Charger
Quick Take Review: Native Union Drop Wireless Charger Product: Native Union Drop Wireless Charger Price: $59.99 Native Union has a great design team. Their Drop Wireless Charger combines a non-slip silicon treaded pad with an aircraft grade aluminum housing to …
Quick Take Review: MyCharge Unplugged 10K
Quick Take Review: MyCharge Unplugged 10K Product: MyCharge Unplugged 10K Price: $69.99 Most people carry an extra battery pack these days, at least on long trips where electrical outlets might prove hard to come by. The majority of battery packs …
Scenario Planning: How to Test Scenarios
Scenario Planning: How to Test Scenarios As an organization converges on a set of long-range scenarios, it typically wants to validate its scenarios. Since scenarios reflect logical speculations about the future, there is no right or wrong about them, but …
Review: Polk Command Bar Offers Alexa with Attitude
Review: Polk Command Bar. Alexa with Attitude It used to be, when a house started talking to you, it was time for a chat with the local priest or vicar about some spiritual cleansing. But now everywhere I turn, my …
Knowledge and Expertise: Mental work modes and switching gears
Knowledge and Expertise: Mental work modes and switching mental gears Most knowledge work falls into three distinct modes: Knowledge synthesis Knowledge synthesis is usually a form of research characterized by reading, listening and watching with a goal in mind, a …
Knowledge and Innovation: 21 Innovation Principles that Benefit from Knowledge Management
Knowledge and Innovation: 21 Innovation Principles That Benefit from a KM Perspective Knowledge management often sounds like a controlling function, but it can also be a liberating one. Seeking knowledge, examining problems from different points of view and synthesizing content …
Serious Insights Device Case Buyer’s Guide
Serious Insights Device Case Buyer’s Guide Overview How people use their cases varies widely. People need device cases that work when traveling, running to the market, attending a concert, climbing a mountain, bicycling, taking pictures, listening to music, watching video …
What can universities, colleges and museums learn from knowledge management about how to adapt?
Education and museum knowledge management It seems counter-intuitive to advise learning organizations about how to implement learning, but universities, colleges and museums often find themselves locked into a matrix of intellectual intransigence hardened by politics, funding and bias. To avoid …