KnowledgeBoard #127 - 6 April

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EDITOR'S NOTE

 

Next week we launch KnowledgeBoard's first community book, a

compilation of KM case studies in different industries from KB

members around the world, edited by the content stewards. We will

be work-shopping the case studies at Contactivity on Monday and

then releasing the individual chapters in the KB library. The

introductions are now available in the KnowledgeBank.

 

We are proud to host Debra Amidon and her co-authors for our next

Book of the Month event on April 26, and Chris Kimble and Paul

Hildreth are looking for authors for their new book on

Communities of Practice for educators. The CEE editors have

written a fascinating review of KM in Slovakia and Jeevan Kamble

has a specific question for us all about enhancing documented

knowledge in organisations.

 

The members library has some great new papers and Contactivity is

now full to overflowing with a great bunch of people. We will be

reporting on it afterwards and you are welcome to keep an eye on

the wiki as we progress.

 

Best wishes,

 

Ed Mitchell

Editor

mailto:editor@knowledgeboard.com

 

SIG AND OTHER CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS

 

KB community book: Real life KM: lessons from the field

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The KnowledgeBoard community book of KM case studies will be

launched at Contactivity on April 10. All of the case studies

below are from KB community members and will be freely available

for download from the KB library. We are also printing a limited

number of books.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/knowledgebank/book.html

 

CoPs: Creating Learning Environments for Educators

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Chris Kimble and Paul Hildreth have just issued a call for

chapters for their new book on Communities of Practice,

'Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for

Educators'

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/2681

 

KM in Slovakia: actual review

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The approach to knowledge management in Slovakia is conditioned

by two factors. One is the historic fact that 15 years ago,

Slovakia re-emerged after more than 1000 years of subsistence

from someone else's shadow, and started creating its own image

from scratch. The other is the abrupt change in the socio-

political paradigm. This has resulted in restructuring of

Slovakia's industrial complex: one part of it was privatized,

mostly into foreign hands, the other part is idling.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/2678

 

 

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* Featured event: Summit for the Future *

* 3-5 May 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands *

The Summit 2006 will bring together thought leaders to discuss

significant, global challenges and opportunities. Speakers will

focus on the subject of risk and the role of risk in innovation

and global growth. Special KB members 200 EUR discount

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/150

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MEMBER LIBRARY PAPERS

 

Delivering business benefits through K-Transfer Partnerships

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This paper offers four small case studies that illustrate how

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are helping small

companies to adapt to changing environments and meet changing

customer needs. The paper outlines the principal characteristics

of KTPs and explores some of the key issues in the development of

improved customer service.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/lib/3194

 

Innovation systems, clustering and sustainability: regionality

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The concept of innovation systems carries the idea that knowledge

is generated not only by individuals and organisations, but also

by their complex pattern of interaction. As the innovation

systems perspective is primarily concerned with the flow of

knowledge and its impact on economic growth, it makes sense to

approach the presence of collective knowledge in a region with a

tendency to stimulate spatial clustering of innovation.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/lib/3193

 

The role of universities in the development of innovation systems

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The main aim of this paper is to analyse the transformation of

Russian technical universities into innovation actors and their

role in the development of innovation systems in the period of

Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE) formation.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/lib/3192

 

 

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* Featured event: Becoming an Effective Knowledge Worker *

* 11 May, London, UK *

Examine your changing role in the new economy and equip yourself

with the concepts, tools, and techniques for coping with emerging

workplace challenges. Expose yourself to new thinking and help

you to better understand, interpret, adapt and respond to the

challenges emerging from the growth and spread of the knowledge-

based economy.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/209

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COMMUNITY

 

Add your comments by clicking the 'add a comment' link at the

bottom of every article.

 

Knowledge Economies: Emerging Principles, Practices and Policies

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26 April, online in the KB chatroom, 15:00-16:00 CET

(CET is Central European Time, 1 hour ahead of GMT)

We are proud to invite you to meet Debra Amidon in our Book of

the Month event. Join us to a unique virtual event, meet and

converse with several of the world experts in Knowledge

Economics; the editors and authors of this new book. An

opportunity to ask what they think on issues that matter, or

express your own beliefs and experiences.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/cgi-bin/discuss.cgi?thread_id=20

 

Call for papers: Conference on Professional Services and KM

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The Department of Services Management of the Poznan University of

Economics is organising the 6th International Conference on

Professional Services & Knowledge Management in Poznan in

December 2006

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/2683

 

Sharing documented knowledge

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Jeevan asks: 'I would like to know from the KB members in what

other way we can enhance and improve people to people's

connectivity and especially to encourage and motivate them to

participate and contribute to share knowledge in documented

formats...'

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/cgi-bin/discuss.cgi?thread_id=19

 

 

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* Tools and techniques for effective knowledge sharing *

* 22-23 May, London, UK *

A highly practical 2 day workshop focusing on knowledge workers

and sharing within organisations, lead by Martyn Laycock and

David Gurteen, supported by experienced facilitators including

Chris Collinson, Richard Ellis, John Gordon, Dr. Bruce Cronin,

Graham Fernee, Professor Les Johnson, Oliver Schwabe, John Curran

and more.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/212

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KM EVENTS

 

You can register for events online by clicking on the 'Register'

link on the bottom of each event listing. This is only a sample

of our listings; for a full list of KM events, see:

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events

 

E-learning and the way humans learn

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6 June, London, UK

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/195

 

3rd European Semantic web conference

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11-14 June, Budva, Montenegro

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/145

 

Creating capacity for change

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22-23 May, Prague, Czech Republic

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/184

 

Knowledge Management for service professionals

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13-14 June, London, UK

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/211

 

 

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* KM, Content and Collaboration Australia 2006 *

* 14-16 August, Sydney, Australia *

KCC Australia is where KM and CM tools and techniques converge

offering you a holistic approach to managing your organisation's

unstructured information and collective expertise.

http://www.knowledgeboard.com/events/203

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