Reviewing a few recent client assignments, I find myself intrigued when we get to speaking about what works and what doesn’t work. I’m also stimulated by comments offered in response to a previous SMR post about Sharing Techniques from the Development Community (which itself was inspired by Ian Thorpe’s Learning as Part of the Brand). As a result, …
Sharing KM Techniques from the Development Community
I’m a big fan of Ian Thorpe’s blog – KM on a Dollar a Day – and I’m not shy about recommending that others take a look. Here’s another opportunity for the rest of us to pick up some good tips, regardless of the industry we work in. Ian’s latest post, the second of two …
Knowledge Workers in the New KM Environment
After the build-up in prior posts about the Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) – held in Philadelphia last month – a bit of follow-up is appropriate. I won’t report on the entire conference, but I’m happy to share a few comments about some of the activities. Perhaps this brief post will be of …
Meeting Madelyn Blair: Garnering Competencies for KM, Knowledge Services, and Knowledge Strategy
[Guy St. Clair met Madelyn Blair at the recent KM Education Forum Summit in Washington. In their conversation, Madelyn described how asking two simple questions could lead to great success in identifying competencies for knowledge workers. Thanks to Madelyn for sharing this remarkable technique with SMR’s readers.] The business needed to look more carefully at …
Corporate Intranet = “Corporate KM System”?
Why not? As is often the case in our knowledge-sharing community, this post is inspired by a recent query on LinkedIn. This one was posted on LinkedIn’s Knowledge Management Group, from Aprill Allen: “What are your thoughts on intranets as a platform for knowledge management? No fancy SaaS or software, just an internal website. I …