Abstract: ActKM is a Community of Practice for people interested in public sector Knowledge Management. Having begun in 1998, the community now numbers more than 550 members and is nurtured and maintained predominantly, but not exclusively, online. Utilising the Cynefin sense-making framework (Snowden, 2002a), this chapter analyses the ActKM community and provides a practical
Publications
Books, articles, and press releases relevant to Knowledge Management education and the KM career path
Chief Knowledge Officers Leverage Information
Abstract: New jobs seek to parlay knowledge assets into real business benefits. Chief knowledge officer and chief learning officer are the newest titles hitting many IT organizations. While these jobs cover a broad range of activities in areas such as research, training, and information coordination, most people agree their main objective
Coming Soon: The Chief Knowledge Officer
Abstract: Some companies are creating room for a chief knowledge officer to manage unstructured information. Many of the companies I work with are starting to seriously address the issue of information and knowledge management. One major step they are taking is to create the post of chief knowledge officer (CKO) or
Educating Knowledge Managers: A Competence-Based Approach
Abstract: The emerging knowledge economy and society bring new challenges to organizations, managers and workers: the accelerating pace of innovation in products, services and processes; the growing importance of work that requires extensive education, experience and judgment; and the escalating complexity of knowledge, which becomes increasingly distributed and changeable, among others. The field of knowledge
Knowledge Champions’ Activities
Abstract: Knowledge champions are Knowledge Management (KM) leadership roles appointed to one person from each department. They report to the central knowledge manager. These people promote, support and communicate knowledge management initiatives within their departments. By combining these activities they help ensure your new KM strategy can have the best possible starting point.