Category Archives: Knowledge Retention

Lifestream logging: I’m lifetrailing my laptop and iPhone.

Posted on January 25, 2009 by mrjcleaver

Over the past few months I have been experimenting with collecting “life-trail” information about where I go and what I do. If I use an application, or make a phone call, I want it logged. I automate the collection of … Continue reading →

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Forums and Wikis: Providing conversation-knowledge linkage for WordPress MU

Posted on March 27, 2008 by mrjcleaver

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 … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Management revisited: Enterprise 2.0

Posted on March 4, 2007 by mrjcleaver

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 … Continue reading →

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Chapter 1: Language, maps, communication and memory.

Posted on February 28, 2007 by mrjcleaver

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 ) … Continue reading →

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Resuming Toronto Wiki Tuesday

Posted on November 20, 2006 by mrjcleaver

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 … Continue reading →

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Tracking Wiki contributions to a blog

Posted on November 19, 2006 by mrjcleaver

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, … Continue reading →

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Subscribing others to a page on a wiki

Posted on November 7, 2006 by mrjcleaver

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 … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 shifts Organisational transparency

Posted on November 6, 2006 by mrjcleaver

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 … Continue reading →

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