In my last two KM blogs, I’ve analyzed the relationships between KM and conflict, in the context of seeing problems, making knowledge, and integrating knowledge. This post will extend the analysis to the top-tier of the Three-tier model, Knowledge Management activity itself. I distinguish three major top-tier categories of KM activities. These are activities: I) […]
Entries from May 2009
Knowledge Management and Conflict: Part Three, The Top-tier
May 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Knowledge Management and Conflict: Part Three, The Top-tier
Tags: Knowledge Integration · Knowledge Making · Knowledge Management
“By Definition . . .” There Goes the Constitution of the United States
May 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on “By Definition . . .” There Goes the Constitution of the United States
”By Definition, if it was authorized by the president it did not violate our obligations under the convention against torture.“ Condoleeza Rice, responding to a question about waterboarding, 04/27/09. ”Article I, Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and […]
Tags: Politics
Knowledge Management and Conflict: Part Two, Integrating Knowledge
May 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Knowledge Management and Conflict: Part Two, Integrating Knowledge
In my last KM blog, I analyzed the relationships between KM and conflict, in the context of seeing problems and making knowledge. This post will extend the analysis to integrating knowledge. I classify knowledge integration activities into four categories: knowledge and information broadcasting (KIB), searching and retrieving (S and R), teaching, and sharing. All of […]
Tags: Complexity · KM Techniques · Knowledge Integration · Knowledge Making · Knowledge Management
Put ‘Em Out of Business, Redux
May 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
One of the hardest things about decision making is distancing yourself enough from the alternative you prefer, to look at its possible side effects, or unintended consequences, and then compare it against other alternatives with both their intended and unintended consequences. The Obama Administration decided to subsidize the big banks, while also allowing them to […]
Tags: Politics