12 years ago this month I got laid off from a job I held for just under 2 years. You’d think that wouldn’t be much time to make it memorable but it was. And an experience that I didn’t recognize as such at the time but one that subconsciously nestled in and blossomed later. I […]
It’s not the Length of Experiences that matter but the Experiences that Lengthen Read More »
For a recent presentation designed to help people better understand Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) I anticipated that beyond the word Personal things would get sticky, lofty, and filled with preconception. “Knowledge Management” is loaded to say the least. As such it can serve as a barrier to understanding the information. I decided to bookend the
Surf’s Up!: An Analogy for PKM Read More »
A social network conjures an image of people connecting and sharing from personal to professional and driven by ones own interests. Although it can be large in terms of connections, the conversations can be small in nature which in my opinion builds stronger bonds between the participants. When Enterprise is added to the title, as
When I joined my current organization there was much talk of the need for a corporate university to support the growing workforce. As I grew to understand our workforce I believed the model typically envisioned was not a good fit but rather than fight city hall and banter about with semantics I worked to massage
Recreating The Corporate University Read More »
One of the activities considered a great benefit to the transparency that social networks afford is the ability find, connect with, and learn from others. If we narrate our work in social networks, we gain contribution, get questions answered, and can see the work of others which improves our own knowledge and skills. Many critics
Learning Through Inexperts Read More »
