knowledge management: a social learning perspective
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Knowledge ManagementA social learning perspective
Zaana HowardInformation and Knowledge Manager
Lovell Chen Architects and Heritage Consultants
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Outline What is knowledge
management?
The social learning perspective
Knowledge enabling environments
Communities of practice
Shared leadership
The informal approach
Role of technology
Benefits
Blue aliens by Redgum. Source: Flickr.
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What is knowledge management?
Practices used by organisations to identify, create, represent, distribute and enable adoption of what it knows, and how it knows it.
The attempt to secure the experience as well as the work product of individuals within an organisation.
Knowledge management (Tartakover Studio) by Openheimer. Source: Flickr.
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The social learning perspective
Organisations as communities: knowledge is acquired and understood through action, interaction and sharing with others
2 key areas: knowing what you know and knowledge for innovation
Creation opportunities for knowledge creation, cultivation, sharing and transfer
Pep talk by marianovsky. Source: Flickr.
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A little bit of theory….
Nonaka’s SECI model (1991)
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Knowledge enabling environments
A knowledge vision
Create of formal and informal learning opportunities
Cultivate community, collaboration, communication and leadership
Require effective ICT infrastructure IMG_3980 by paulsphotostash. Source: Flickr.
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Communities of practice Group of people who are
‘informally bound together by shared expertise and passion for joint enterprise’
Focuses on knowledge sharing
Experiential learning
Innovation and problem solving
Socialising – with an agenda
Community building & organisational participation
Example: NMIT Teaching and Learning Excellence Project
Community. Source: Australian Public Safety League.
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Shared leadership ‘Bottom up’
approach to leadership
Boundary crossing teams – with authority
Provides mentoring and succession planning options
Examples: King Library, San Jose State University, California; NMIT Visual Arts teachers
Sharing by ryancr. Source: Flickr.
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Creating the informal
Create opportunities for socialising and discussion
Community building
The power of food!
Example: Lovell Chen Poodle cupcakes by Tri Poodle. Source: Flickr.
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Role of technology
Support role – does not replace face to face
Capturing knowledge
Allows sharing, conversing and creating across time and space
Allows a ‘local’ experience to become ‘global’
Touched by Saf anna. Source: Flickr
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Benefits Organisational learning
Continuous improvement
Workplace information literacy
Change management
Workplace engagement
Organisational innovation / invigoration
Generation Y expectations
Skyride by smcgee. Source: Flickr
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The future
KM is a growing industry
More frequent staff turnover
More rapid global and technological changes
The social workplace
Future or bust! by Vermin Inc. Source Flickr.