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KM Blog January 2009
Knowledge Management and the power of a simple searchSometimes, I amaze myself with simple things! My website www.knowledge-management-online.com is three years old and, this morning, I was reflecting on future directions, topics and themes for knowledge management. I have always had a simple Google search on the home page, both to search the web, and to search within the website. Because the website contains all the structured input, as wellas all the unstructured, or less structured blog content frommy KM consulting blog this past three years, and it containsDirectory details and comments from KM practitioners aroundthe world, I was simply amazed at the results I received fromseveral interesting internal searches of the website. The searches gave me far far more information than I will everremember or recall. Even the content that I wrote myself! How powerful, and yet, so simple. Or is it really that simple? Think of all the advances that humanity has had to make to getto the stage of offering us all simple searches on the World WideWeb using a laptop computer, or even now, a simple searchusing my iPhone! I would call it simply marvellous. Ron Young
Thursday, January 29, 2009 New free KM ebook from Asia I was very pleased to hear from my good friend and work colleague, Dr. Serafin D. Talisayon, this morning. He announced that The Asian Productivity Organization today released a new free KM e-book entitled “From Productivity to Innovation: Proceedings from the Second International Conference on Technology and Innovation for Knowledge Management.” The conference was held in New Delhi, India last 12–14 February 2008. Dr. Serafin D. Talisayon of the Philippines served as the conference rapporteur and volume editor. I started session 1 'Setting the Tone' with my paper 'Back to Basics: Strategies for Identifying, Creating, Storing, Sharing and Using Knowledge. You can download the e-book for free by going to the section KM Blogs, ebooks and Knols The book has 20 chapters, plus Q&A and technical sessions: 1: Back to Basics: Strategies for Identifying, Creating, Storing, Sharing and Using Knowledge (Ron Young) 2: Technology and Innovation for Knowledge Management (G. S. Krishnan, Arundhati Chattopadhyay and Avadh Yadav) 3: A Strategy for Library Networking in the Knowledge Economy (Dr. Prema Rajagopalan, Prof. M. S. Mathews and M. Kavitha) 4: Global Knowledge Management Trends (Dr. Rory Chase) 5: HAWK-i: Holistic Analysis for Working Knowledge and Implementation (Anne Chappuis, Luc de Golbéry, Paramita Sen, Nirbhay Sen and Sanjay Gupta) 6: Case Study: Knowledge Management in Wipro (Ved Prakash) 7: The Knowledge Economy Project: The Experience of IIT Roorkee (Prof. Harsha Sinvhal and Prof. Vinay K. Nangia) 8: Knowledge Management Framework: An APO Perspective (Praba Nair) 9: The Status of Knowledge Management in Asia: Results of an APO Survey of Nine Member Countries (Dr. Serafin D. Talisayon) 10: Critical Factors Constraining the Growth and Development of the Indian Economy: A Sectoral Study (Dr. Prema Rajagopalan, Prof. M. S. Mathews and M. Kavitha) 11: Knowledge Management in the Food and Nutrition Community in India: The UN’s New KM Initiative (Gopi N. Ghosh) 12: Participation of the International Management Institute in the Knowledge Economy Project (Prof. Ashoka Chandra and Prof. M. K. Khanijo) 13: Innovation and Knowledge Management: An Indic Play Ethic and a Global HR Model (Dr. Prem Saran) 14: Dimensions of Knowledge Management Projects and Leveraging Technology in Higher Educational Institutions (Dr. M. S. Rawat) 15: Service Quality in the Supply Chain: A Knowledge Gap Perspective (Gyan Prakash and Kripa Shanker) 16: The Intellectual Property System (N. N. Prasad) 17: Knowledge Management Systems in an Engineering Consultancy Organization (Sanjeev Kumar) 18: The Transformation of Innovation into Technology, Economy and Society (K. Kalaiselvan) 19: A New Infrastructure for Managing Knowledge in High-Value Outsourcing (Avinash Rao) 20: Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage in the Steel Industry (Y. Bhaskara Rao and J. V. S. Sarma) Ron Young
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Intersection of Ethics and Knowledge Management I am so pleased to see that the Southern California KnowledgeManagement Forum have set a very powerful theme for this year'sconference.To my mind,'Ethics and Knowledge Management' are thekey issues before us, whether it's developing a KM strategy forHuman Rights, Extreme Poverty, or simply increasing the level oftrust within the organization. Third Annual Meeting, August 5 - 6, 2009 Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA Conference Theme The theme of this year's conference is "The Intersection of Ethics and Knowledge Management." The global business and economic landscape has seen many recent changes and firms are being faced with new challenges each day. But can all of the efforts to manage the knowledge of the firm be considered ethical and socially responsible? The conference seeks to explore the development and application of corporate knowledge practices and issues emerging in the knowledge economy from a social/ethical perspective. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Social, cultural and ethical impact of Web 2.0 Advancing privacy, security and trust in a knowledge-driven economy Advancing globally responsible practices through knowledge management Ownership, collaboration and digital rights management Individual rights vs. Collective rights Legal (and illegal) implications Stewardship, mentoring and succession management Multi-generational learning and knowledge-sharing Return on investment and corporate social responsibility (CSR) Establishing values-centered employees For more information about the conference go to: http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/kmforum/ Ron Young
Monday, January 26, 2009 New Global Knowledge Order - New Rules? This morning our UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, talked fromDowning Street about the global financial crisis and suggesteda new global order with some new rules. Although he was talking about the global financial economy,in the main,I could not help but relate it to the global knowledge economy.His words would not be amiss in a discussion aboutglobal knowledge management. He said we need a new way of thinking and governing. He talked about the high interdependence and connectivity ofthe world, and global flows. He stated that we cannot bring about better global security control with only national regulation. We need an open global economy and we need a global coordinated response. He proposed a new global order, with some new rules. He proposed an 'early warning' system, or an early alerting system to prevent systemic imbalances. In discussing a global regulatory system, he talked of theimportance of establishing a common set of principles, bestpractices and common standards across nations. He stated the need for 'agreed transparency'. I am not saying that I agree or disagree with his talkand proposals, at this stage, but I did think to myself,as he was speaking: 'I have seen and heard these same words, so many times,in many KM blogs, KM articles and KM books, including my own.But I do not like the thought of ,say, a new global knowledgeorder,with its emerging new rules, working with global regulation? I thought also, what risks do we take with sub-prime knowledge?'. But, is there anything here, between money flows andknowledge flows, that we can learn and use? Ron Young Friday, January 09, 2009 Book - Knowledge Management for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises I am working with a global km practitioner team to develop a bookon KM for small and medium sizes enterprises, to be completed byApril 2009. In part of the book, we are researching and writing KM for smecase studies, probably 8 - 10 good cases across industry sectorsand geography. Please let me know if you are interested in our developing acase study for your organization, or if you know of a good smeimplementation to nominate. We would probably define an sme as an organization with lessthan 200 employees and / or sales turnover of less thanUS$ 10 million pa. We intend to finalise the list of case study companies by theend of January 2009. Please, also, let me know if you are interested in receivingdetails of the book/ebook when published. You can contact me directly at: ronyoung@young-int.com Ron Young
Friday, January 02, 2009 Book - Personal knowledge management in a global knowledge economy I have set my New Year goal to finish my latest book which has the working title "Personal knowledge management in a global knowledge economy". It should be ready as an ebook within the first quarter of 2009. Naturally, I would be so grateful for any interest shown or feedback given, so I enclose a description of the book, as at today, as a soft pre-release. I do hope to get your feedback and interest, or email me directly ronyoung@young-int.com. Happy New Year Ron Young Planetary knowledge with personal knowledge management. This book is written to change lives and organizations around the world. It provides substantial opportunity in a rapidly emerging global knowledge economy, despite global recession in traditional economies. We are at the dawn of a revolutionary era where the means of production is not with the capitalists who own the land, buildings, plant and machinery etc, but with the individual, wherever he or she may live. We are entering the era of the individual knowledge capitalist, who owns the means to knowledge production! This book describes in simple steps the means to effective knowledge working. It is a book that contains one of the most critical and essential life skills for the 21st Century – how to become an effective knowledge worker - in a rapidly growing global knowledge economy. It is for those who wish to become Web citizens. The book is inspired by the Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, who said “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That is our commitment“ This book shows you how to much better develop your ability to create, capture, store, share, apply and sell your knowledge by applying the best personal knowledge management disciplines, process, methods and tools. It provides you with a very fast, convenient solution, immediately downloadable, and it has been written by one of the thought leaders in global knowledge management today. It is a book where you will learn how to: * Create personal income and wealth in a rapidly growing knowledge economy * How to develop a perfect business with no financial capital and turn your personal knowledge into digital income. * How to avoid stress and ‘information overload’ and save time and effort, by organising and accessing your information and knowledge effectively in a personal goal and results focused way * How to develop valuable sought after knowledge working skills and competencies * How to save time and money by less ‘reinventing of the wheel’ and ‘repeating the same mistakes’ * How to use your brain more effectively to provide you with the events, circumstances and opportunities you need to succeed in a knowledge economy * How to successfully participate in global knowledge community web services * How to develop a knowledge based livelihood that significantly contributes to a more sustainable and ecologically friendly planet For the past fifteen years, Ron Young has been giving presentations, running seminars, workshops and conferences all over the word in knowledge management. He was also inspired to write this book following his introductory quote from the late Professor Peter Drucker who said “The greatest contribution that management has made in the 20th Century was to increase the productivity of manual working fifty fold. The greatest contribution that needs to be made in the 21st Century is to similarly increase the productivity of knowledge working fifty fold”. This book aims to dramatically increase personal knowledge working skills, competencies, productivity and income. Whether you are working in a large organization in a developed economy that could benefit from your increased knowledge working skills, or an individual in an under-developed nation that wishes to fully participate in a global knowledge economy, this book will most certainly change your life. The book has been written as a result of Ron Young personally ‘practising what he preaches’. 1. A day in the life of a global knowledge worker2. Trust the system and start using the knowledge tools today3. The practical personal daily knowledge management process4. The principles of personal knowledge management5. The global knowledge community6. The global knowledge web services Copyright Ronald Young 2009 - All Rights Reserved
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