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I characterized my most recent post (Putting Personal Knowledge Management in Context) as potentially a grumpy old man rant. The triggering event was a side-by-side software review, Obsidian vs. Roam: Which PKM App is Right For You? – The Sweet Setup. My instant reaction was “PKM isn’t about apps” and thinking that it was will […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersThe notion of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) is experiencing something of a renaissance. This rebirth is being driven by a combination of new apps, new ideas, and new thinkers promoting their wares. The apps, ideas, and thinkers are all worth paying attention to. At the same time. the brightness of shiny new things is obscuring […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersI’ve been writing for more than half a century now. One of the early outlets for my writing was the school paper. Most of that was on assignment and there were no bylines on stories. There was, however, one op-ed piece I wrote that did carry a byline. From my cumulative wisdom of 17 years, […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersBack in the days when I was a full time consultant working inside a firm, I wore two hats; Chief Knowledge Officer and Chief Learning Officer. The accepted argument was that there was value in capturing and organizing what we knew as an organization so that we could teach it to our consultants and they […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersThe best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas Linus Pauling I suppose it’s fitting that I have struggled with this blog post far more than most. It began with a desire to improve the rhythm and cadence of completing and published writing deliverables. Having just passed nineteen years writing […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersWhat does the second law of thermodynamics tell us about knowledge management? There’s some pretty complex mathematics around the laws of thermodynamics, but the poet’s version will do for our purposes: You can’t win You’re going to lose You can’t get out of the game Life is a constant battle against entropy or disorder. Cars […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersNancy Dixon provides an excellent review and analysis of the US Army’s Center for Lessons Learned and its role in the Army’s KM efforts. The following model gives you a quick picture of Dixon’s take on the topic. A Model Lessons Learned System The US Army Nancy Dixon Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:49:02 GMT […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersI wanted to make you aware of a survey about personal knowledge management that’s currently underway that would benefit from your participation. Here are the details along with relevant background. Survey for Knowledge Management (KM) Practitioners and Researchers Hello! My name is Kate Bower, and I m a graduate student studying knowledge management, strategic change […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersOne of the best parts of participating in KM World 2009 last month was the opportunity to catch up with some long-time friends, turn some long-time e-friends into face-to-face friends and to make some new friends. One of those new friends was Allan Crawford, who directs an online master’s program in knowledge management at California […]
Read More Essay Scam BustersBefore Lotus Notes or SharePoint we had Happy Hour. Arthur Andersen/Accenture grabbed an early lead in knowledge sharing because it recognized the value of a liquor license long before there was even a technological environment capable of supporting the likes of Notes or SharePoint. Their efforts demonstrate why successful knowledge management is rooted in the […]
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