Knowledge and Expertise: 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: Mental work modes and switching gears
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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?
Don’t Deploy IoT Without Knowledge Management
Don’t Deploy IoT Without Knowledge Management The Internet of Things (ioT) empowers organizations to apply knowledge management (KM) in the physical world. IoT provides a platform for capturing and managing metadata about physical objects. IoT also requires knowledge management for its success. A good IoT implementation requires descriptions and management of architecture, … [Read more...] about Don’t Deploy IoT Without Knowledge Management
Why Strategy Needs Knowledge Management
Why Strategy Needs Knowledge Management Strategy requires knowledge. Too often, strategy begins with a foray into an environmental scan—a knowledge project initiated to develop the context for the strategic dialog. Research projects at the start of a strategic planning process should put a red flag, as they suggest that the organization regularly operates without understanding … [Read more...] about Why Strategy Needs Knowledge Management