More Debate On “Should We Protect Our New Ideas?”
It’s not easy for people to accept that continuous critical evaluation of our ideas is a good thing. During the discussion in the actkm listserv Neil Olonoff responded very strongly to my view that...
View ArticleKnowledge Management and Conflict: Part One, Seeing Problems and Making...
Recently, in the actkm group, my friend Stephen Bounds raised the question of the relationship of KM to conflict in the context of a specific situation in which excessive conflict behavior within a...
View ArticleThe Problem Solving Pattern Matters: Part Fifteen, Summary and Conclusions
(Co-Authored with Steven A. Cavaleri) In this series, we developed the ideas of the Problem Solving Pattern (PSP) and Problem Solving Pattern Management. We pointed out how vital performing PSP...
View ArticleDemocracy and Spreading Knowledge Transparently
President Obama, both in his campaign, and in his Administration, has emphasized the importance of transparency in Government. This very day, as I write, he’s running “a world wide” on-line town hall...
View ArticleThe Problem Solving Pattern Matters: Part Eleven, Still More On Enhancing...
(Co-Authored with Steven A. Cavaleri) We’ve now arrived at the question of how we can enhance processes of evaluating and selecting new ideas in such a way as to move the organization toward the Open...
View ArticleThe Problem Solving Pattern Matters: Part Ten, More On Enhancing Developing...
(Co-Authored with Steven A. Cavaleri) Here are some examples of criteria that may be used for comparing alternative solutions (i.e. decision models) in a Comparative Decision Making (CDM) context. –...
View ArticleThe Problem Solving Pattern Matters: Part Eight, Still More On Enhancing...
(Co-Authored with Steven A. Cavaleri) This post is the third discussing the question of enhancing processes and activities we use to develop new ideas. Fourth, current organizational knowledge bases...
View ArticleWhy Don’t We Write Much About KM Policies?
In my last post, I asked why we in KM don’t write much about KM strategies. Here I ask the same question with respect to policies. Policies and strategies are not the same. A high-level plan for...
View ArticleCreating High Performance Adaptive Teams Through KM: Part Two
To foster openness in an adaptive team, try to create a culture where team members internalize the following norms, collectively known as the Sustainability Code, developed by Mark McElroy and I a few...
View ArticleCreating High Performance Adaptive Teams Through KM: Part One
In a recent discussion in actkm over the past few days, Steve Denning raised the question of how one might create “high performance teams.” In this and the next post, I’ll provide a slightly revised...
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