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Community as the Cornerstone

There is a rush to social everything today. Organizations who rush to connect their workforce often painfully find out their big efforts fail.  I must say, that the idea of a completely connected workforce sharing and collaborating with knowledge flowing freely through Wirearchies is very enticing and frankly the right goal to strive for.  I want […]

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Going Tech-for-Tat

In a Twitter conversation with Craig Taylor, who had recently surfaced a year old post he had done titled “I got it wrong…Or did I?“, regarding the reaction to using technology while in a traditional face-to-face meeting I noted that the perception of technology use in meetings is still less than favorable a year removed. Many still

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My PKM approach: People, Simplicity, and Discipline

What I’ve learned about Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) I have learned socially, informally and “non-formally” too (See Harold Jarche’s @hjarche PKM Workshop opportunity in @C4LPT‘s Social Media Centre). Mostly I’ve pulled my understanding from a knowledgeable network of people of my choosing. Recommendations of people have been presented but not in a traditional formal method. My

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Won’t you open up your eyes?

Beatles songs have always given me pause. Some of my favorites include “Yesterday”, “Hey Jude”, “Across the Universe” and “Let it Be.” The Beatles were ahead of their time musically and lyrically. Recently, yet unfortunately, while running up a pretty steep hill the song “Dear Prudence” began playing on my iPhone. I say unfortunately because when you’re

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