Knowledge Rocks!

For a number of years, I have explored a concept (or framework) I call “Information Integration“. Whether we are looking intra-organizationally, at groups or inter-organizationally, information has a number of roles to play. For example, information acts as a vector for the transfer of knowledge (boundary spanning) or as a means of coordination. But one [...]

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One of my favourite magazines, The Futurist Magazine (July-August 2008), has an interesting article (“The 21st-Century Writer“) as the cover story. I was fascinated by this examination of knowledge media and its impact on the publishing industry. The article was reporting on a conference in  February — in midtown Manhattan — publishing magnate and tech [...]

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In January, Business Week ran an article about how cosmetics group L’Oréal uses an online strategy game to position itself as a “savvy recruiter”. This is part of a bigger strategy to develop relationships early with marketing students. The article says: “In addition to the games, which attract more than 50,000 students each year, the [...]

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Some of my longer pieces are on www.slaw.ca – once a month you can find me there. Here are two recent pieces: A review of David Weinberger’s book – Everything is Miscellaneous. Law and the Semantic Web – a thought piece. I will try to keep you posted of other columns as they get posted [...]

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I hosted (at BLG) and attended meetings with colleagues through the Conference Board KSEN group in September. This meeting was largely “in camera”; but here are some quasi-public thoughts for others. If you are in KM in Canada – you should consider joining this group. It is a fascinating collaborative group full of ideas and [...]

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