Below is a copy of an email I sent to Wordpress Pro mailing list addressing the dynamic between information stored in a wiki and knowledge spurred on by conversations in a forum. In it I make recommendations as to why and how to link the two assuming that the community won’t shift to a pure […]
In http://socialwrite.com/2007/02/12/short-report-from-fastforward07/ Jevon said:
People tried on several occasions that this era is just Knowledge Management repackaged. I feel like I am missing something drastic here. The change now goes deeper, has immediate impact and is focused on PEOPLE, not knowledge. Rebuttal needs work.
“Knowledge Management” has been around since about 1988. It’s mature enough as a […]
Chapter 1: Language, maps, communication and memory.
“The horror of that moment,” the King went on, “I shall never, never forget!” “You will, though,” the Queen said, “if you don’t make a memorandum of it.”
Lewis Carroll ( 1832-98 ) - Through the looking glass (1872)
To exchange thoughts is a fundamental need of every human being. No […]
Its been a few months since our last TorontoWikiTuesday event. As you can see,by averaging 12 people, we’ve never had tremendous turnouts.
Speaking with Seb Paquet last week I was stunned to hear that Montreal Wiki Night frequently has turnouts exceeding 50 people.
Its clear we need a new strategy. I suspect a pub venue (while mandatory […]
Since 1991 I’ve been contributing to websites of one sort or another: Online forums, bulletin board and especially since 1999, wikis. What do I have to show for it? Very little.
While I like to think I am not ego-centric, personal reputations are increasingly important in a world of high mobility in the workforce. I need […]
Transitioning a group into using a wiki is vital to its adoption. Some features can ease this transition.
Most people use email for communication and tracking, with all its foibles for duplicating and fragmenting content.
In a recent case I responded by email to a dozen or so individuals interested in looking at our Wiki Consulting offerings […]
How much visibility do your staff get into your company’s processes?
Integrating thoughts is a core human task. Its central to everything we do both at the individual level, and as companies (and companies are just a mechanism for humans to get economies of scale and get focus in their efforts).
Integrating thoughts at the individual’s level […]
