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(stole the title of this post from there ...) Let's start these posts by this fantastic recent study by Bain about trends on usage of management tools in 2007. This study shows usage and usage satisfaction, in different continents, of the main "management tools" : Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, BPR, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Ethnography, Core Competencies, Corporate Blogs, CRM, Customer Segmentation, Growth Strategy Tools, Knowledge Management, Lean Operations, Loyalty ...
Among existing yottabytes of data , we will use, during our life, billions of information ( data becomes information when it correspond to some conscious or unconscious project or objective I have...), but how much tacit or explicit knowledge (information embodied after really using it, "learning by doing"...)? I always was reluctant to the next word, wisdom , the word appearing a bit too spiritual to me. But competency is a good one. In my opinion, competency emerges when ...
Synthesis about KM, ERP, and some more....
- Just found a good new book about KM and performance manager. It examines the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide them with information to drive better decisions and suggestions for 42 decisions areas, taking into account the need to understand your data, but also plan and monitor performance. - One way to start KM in an organization is to consider it as a service - KM often needs technology, what do you do in front of that kind of people (good funny story about ...
Ultimate and permanent challenge for people, companies, societies is to innovate (to survive?) This week, a lot of point of view on this topic, re-emphasizing some basic evident ideas: First, innovation in IT is often nowadays coming from "transgressive renegades" . Continuous flow of new emerging technologies allows permanently unsatisfied end-user to invent their way. A good IT department must consider/absorb these innovations, considered as valid prototypes, and to transform ...
- Is KM enabling more automated decisions ? This "old", very good level and still stimulating article on "nonsense of KM", can bring some ideas, with good thinking about what is really tacit knowledge, and a synthesis of a lot of point of views. Nice commentary on it too... - Sharing calendars and schedule is a good metaphor of som KM challenges - In the real life, what can be one's personal "rules" for KM? You can apply those one (but who does?) So ...
After conducting this test (takes 5 minutes for the first test..), I must admit I am a typical procrastinator (but maybe you are too...) (I defer very important thinks to do, creating permanent stress for myself...). I like this article and formula on the topic. It is surely too late for me to change !! My permanent auto-justification is the fact I consider not doing things (at the end, I do some things...) is a way to unconsciously regulate myself, to leave non evident priorities/urgencies ...
Good News: Knowledge Management still alive. In spite of vendors appropriation of KM logo ( just type "Knowledge Management" on Google and you will find 90% of the connected sites are selling something, products, tools, consulting, ....), fundamentals of KM are surviving. Recent contributions: - Relation of KM with semantic web and web2 (with this permanent problem of the balance between "coding the world" and creativity freedom!). See too that nice reaction on this ...
