Very thoughtful reflection.

Why has knowledge management come to prominece now. I was asked the other day why has knowledge management come to prominence now. There is a short answer that is summed up in that one word called "Internet". Connectivity, capacity and access for all make it possible to share knowledge. But the point is - we always have and we always will. The Internet is change in means and mode, not a root cause. I think knowledge management's prominence has deeper roots in an individual's need to learn at this point in history. People are finding they need to become more reliant and old ways don't serve them any more. We are no longer content to take what the boss gives us and seek greater choice. We are starting to see the need to learn again and that is best done in a community. Knowledge sharing/management is a community based activity. The change we are facing is nothing new. Changes of this magnitude have happened before and will happen again (Industrial revolution anyone?). It's just this time around we have a name.

Posted by David C. Buchan

[thought?horizon :: non inferiora secutus]

5:31:17 PM       - See Also:  knowledge-sharing knowledge-management

Nice resource - Thanks Rick

Annotated Blog Bibliography.

An annotated bibliography on weblogs & blogging, BlogBib CARL 2002 [LLRX Newstand]

Hadn't seen anyone else pick this up. Caught it at Sabrina Pacifici's LLRX site. The Newstand is a great collection of daily links to tech news around the web.

[tins ::: Rick Klau's weblog]

4:15:03 PM       - See Also:  weblogs knowledge-management k-logs resources

Ray's comments help me understand why the digital dashboard mock ups haven't caught my interest. I don't see any reason to believe that one single tool on my desktop is any more desirable than one single tool in my workshop.

A few comments about John Robb's liking of digital dashboards. [Ray Ozzie's Weblog]

In an era where we do more and more and more of our communications and work with others online, we need tools that help us to get that work done faster and more effectively. That means creative, innovative software, hardware, and systems. That means leveraging the power of technology with effective human and inter-human interface as the #1 goal. Different interfaces for different activities on the PC, different devices as appropriate if not. Best-of-breed, and highly-tuned.

3:08:22 PM       - See Also:  tools digital-dashboard design knowledge-management