Thoughts on KM, Collaboration, Organizational Effectiveness and Silo Busting
Posted in Knowledge Management on Dec 15th, 2009
I love to read – Harvard Business Review and Fast Company being my favorite business reads; FBI crime thrillers my favorite leisure read. Sandra Brown and Catherine Coulter really know how to write engaging dialogue! I used to just skim Fast Company for big ideas but I have been reading most of the articles now because [...]
Posted in Search on Nov 23rd, 2009
I just read a good summary of taxonomies (formal, forced-choice method to categorize information) vs. folksonomies (organic tagging method to organize information) in KM World; this author felt they were not equal and definitely not interchangeable. I am really glad someone has formally stated that.
Tagging does not necessarily create a repeatable, easy-to-find organizational structure. Tagging [...]
Posted in Knowledge Management, Social Media on Aug 17th, 2009
The most common question I get about web 2.0 tools is when should we use a wiki? I find this question most interesting. Even though Twitter has been around a lot less time than wikis, it seems like companies have figured out Twitter’s place in their tool box but wikis are still a head-scratcher.
We are [...]
Posted in Knowledge Management on Jun 24th, 2009
This is a tough question to answer and my response may be met with some criticism. To gain a firm foothold in business…the answer should be yes. We should pick a direction and vision and go with it. That is what we SHOULD do but that may not be the best strategy.
I have held two [...]