Archive for September, 2009
Change the Language, Change the World
The world can’t be boiled down to dichotomous thinking! Our world is too complex and we must change our language to reflect that. By reducing our world into either/or , this or that, one or the other, we limit what our world can be (both personally and universally). When will we realize that as we limit the words we use to talk about our problems, we limit what our potential solutions will be. The creativity comes from the convergence of seemingly conflicting and complex issues and the attempt to optimize the satisfying of all aspects, not just one.
David Snowden and Rendering Knowledge
These are great! Just want to spread the wealth from David Snowden
Rendering Knowledge
I may have finally broken a writing block. Aside from two book chapters in the last couple of months I more or less completed a paper length opinion piece for a report ARK are producing on KM in the Legal Profession. The title [...]
Trauma of layoffs on survivors?
This is a my response to the question posed on a LinkedIn OD Network Discussion: Is anyone working on helping organizations deal with the trauma of layoffs on survivors?
As in many situations, what a manager does in the normal course of their job has a significant impact on their employees. I was a leader of [...]
Knowledge Harvesting? Why?
“We always know more than we can say, and we willalways say more than we can write down.” David Snowden
Building Institutional Memory
Heard a member of a non-profit organization describe their content management process as “building institutional memory”. I really liked it… thought of co-opting it; “Build Organizational Memory” as a replacement for Corporate Knowledge Management. Then I realized that seemed very static. Historical. Looking through the rear view mirror. That’s ok, but only part of the [...]