KMWorld 2018: Knowledge Management in the Age of AI, IoT and XROn November 7, 2018, I gave a talk at KMWorld 2018 on knowledge management in the age of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT) and XR (AR/VR/Mixed reality). This is a post based on that talk. It is not a transcript. IntroductionWhen it comes to the discussion of AI for knowledge management, much of … [Read more...] about KMWorld 2018: Knowledge Management in the Age of AI, IoT and XR
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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 that does not mean that they cannot be validated for their ability to serve as strategic insight and foresight tools. Rather than right or wrong, think of testing … [Read more...] about Scenario Planning: How to Test Scenarios
Knowledge and Expertise:Â Mental work modes and switching gearsÂ
Knowledge and Expertise:Â Most mental work falls into three distinct modes: synthesis, delivery, and collaboration. Knowledge synthesis Knowledge synthesis is usually a form of research characterized by reading, listening, and watching with a goal in mind, a hypothesis that needs to be tested. We characterize this as downward-looking. Down through data, through the … [Read more...] about Knowledge and Expertise:Â Mental work modes and switching gearsÂ
Knowledge and Innovation: 21 Critical 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 and context to create new, often unique possibilities requires an openness that the process view … [Read more...] about Knowledge and Innovation: 21 Critical Innovation Principles that Benefit from Knowledge Management
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 educational institutions and museums often find themselves locked into a matrix of intellectual intransigence hardened by politics, funding, and bias. To avoid this, they need to actively adopt ideas from knowledge management that help … [Read more...] about What can universities, colleges and museums learn from knowledge management about how to adapt?