I have always been wondering why KM programs were so controversial, why they could flourish only « with a strong support of top management », why there were so many social activists among bloggers… Reading a book recently about Louis...
How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb? This is fun. And so true... That's why I moved to blogging. It's only part of the solution though....
I just came back from a three day company seminar. We had good food, nice entertainment, beer mugs with the corporate logo, little gifts and awards... More than a hundred people attended. We were celebrating the progress of a knowledge...
The KM Europe event took place in Amsterdam between November 10. And 12. I attended the two first days. This is a quick report on what I found to be of interest, even though I saw maybe only 30% of...
Carla O'Dell, president of APQC, gave a speech at the KM Europe Conference in Amsterdam on November 11. These are a few quotes I took from her speech: “Technology is non sufficient, but it is necessary. You can’t imagine a...
Fantastic suggestion by my friend Gilbert Brault: Using student interns as core group members for communities of practice in our company. Can you imagine the learning potential? Students are always looking for internships in large corporations, and large corporations often...
Dave Pollard’s paper, « the future of knowledge management » addresses the need to reinvent knowledge management after the failure of big K programs to deliver on their promises. Dave discards the old corporate-centric idea of KM, focused on ‘capturing...