This seems to be the direction of most of the "best practice" discussions I have seen in KM circles. Unfortunately, the thing that best practices usually focus on is the obvious actions that have changed. And this can only work if everything is absolutely the same. Sounds like a good idea, right? Of course. MORE >>

First was Harold Jarche’ s post Working Together , in which he looked at Shawn Callahan’s ideas on group work against the backdrop of Tom Haskins discussion of the Cynefin and TIMN frameworks. Is that just aspirational, or is deliberative practice also studied for quick attainment of proficiency? MORE >>

What works in my marriage won't necessarily work in -- and may even damage -- yours. Even if moved from one situation to another very close one, the odds of transfer being made with practice intact is nil. How do we address those who pressure us to produce a list of, or abide by, "best" practices? MORE >>

Work Design - From Industrial to Networked Age (previously, Part I and the first half of Part II ) Horizontal networking often creates dissonance in the vertical enterprise The vertical structure of knowledge did not foresee the coming of horizontal networking tools now shaping today’s workplace. As Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>

He included this list from Davenport's Working Knowledge on why children share: You share with the friends you trust. Chris made the obvious connection to knowledge management discussions of why people do (or do not) share with one another. In the context of real need few people will withhold their knowledge. Interesting. MORE >>