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Monthly Archives: June 2003

Googling "Return on Knowledge"

11-Jun-03

I figured the best way to start finding out about ROK was to Google it. The search on “Return on Knowledge” returned about 869 results, the top ones being such things as:

Return on Knowledge
“Show Me the Money” - Measuring the Return on Knowledge .pdf &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp (Google HTML)
Can you measure return [...]

Measuring the value of Knowledge

10-Jun-03

In the world of Information Technology, a key measure of success and failure is Return on Investment, or ROI. For many IT things, measuring the direct impact is a straightforward matter, such as how many man-hours were saved because of the insertion of technology.
Since many knowledge management initiatives and systems are seen as information [...]

Organizational Knowledge - What is it (part 2)

10-Jun-03

When most people discuss Knowledge Management in organizations, they are mainly talking about managing the knowledge of the individuals in the workforce. It seems to me that from an organizational standpoint this is really nothing more than information management. I say that because the “knowledge” that a worker possesses, when put into the [...]

Check it out…

09-Jun-03

Three words:
Complex Adaptive Systems.

Analogies

09-Jun-03

Sitting here studying some statistics - I’m sorry, “quantitative analysis” - listening to and watching a Joe Satriani DVD: Live in San Francisco (2001). I love just listening to his music, and enjoy watching him and his band play even more.
Part of my fascination, especially as an amateur piano player, is watching the ease [...]

What is Knowledge Management, anyway?

07-Jun-03

Many definitions of Knowledge Management have been, and continue to be, thrown about. One I’ve always had trouble with is the “right information to the right person at the right time” thing. My main problem with it is my belief that there is no such thing as THE right answer. Maybe a [...]

07-Jun-03

Organizational Knowledge - What is it?
What exactly does “organizational knowledge” mean? We know what knowledge means in people, or do we?
What level of knowledge are we thinking about? The knowledge that we are conscious of? The knowledge that we are not usually aware of but can consciously call on at [...]

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