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Working Smarter, Not Harder. Chapter 1. OBJECTIVES. What is Knowledge Management? Why Knowledge Management How It Came About KM Myths Implications for Knowledge Management. “Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness” -Lao Tsu. The knowledge race is on - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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OBJECTIVESWhat is Knowledge Management?Why Knowledge ManagementHow It Came AboutKM Myths Implications for Knowledge

Management

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“Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness”

-Lao Tsu

The knowledge race is onBritain - “ambition is to turn Britain into

the leading knowledge-based economy of the world.” Prime MinisterTony Blair, November 16, 1998

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Economic reliance on knowledge workers is increasing

Knowledge gap Customers and businesses want a

more integrated approachBest to say you are in the knowledge

business

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Three primary causes of change

Global literacy Invention of electronic infrastructuresSocial revitalization

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Source:http://www.erols.com/mwhite28/literacy.htm

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Source:http://www.erols.com/mwhite28/literacy.htm

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“A knowledge society requires literacy -because of the vastly expanding corpus of knowledge we will also be required to learn how to learn.”

Peter Drucker, Managing For the Future, 1992,

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Literacy - Knowledge Business Jargon “Community of Practice”The Learning Organization Corporate UniversityChief Learning Officer (CLO)Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)Dean of Corporate Education

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2. Electronic infrastructures

1990 - Toffler’s Powershift - five features of electronic infrastructure Interactivity Mobility Convertibility Connectivity Globalization

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“Result produces a revolutionary nervous system... a far more adaptable, intelligent, and complex nervous system than ever before imagined.” Alvin Toffler, Powershift, 1990, page 364

Methods of creating, storing, accessing and selling knowledge are changing

Customers are demanding access to “just-in-time” inventories of knowledge

Invest in a well-designed electronic infrastructure

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Electronic Infrastructures - Knowledge Business Jargon

"[Knowledge management] embodies organizational processes that seek synergistic combination of data and information-processing capacity of information technologies, and the creative and innovative capacity of human beings." “Deciphering the Knowledge Management Hype", Dr. Yogesh Malhotra, www.brint.com/km/whatis.htm, 1998

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Electronic Infrastructures - Knowledge Business Jargon Innovation “Leveraging intellectual capital”Bill Gates - “Digital Nervous System”Bill Gates – “Banks are on the way out;

not banking”

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3. Social Revitalization

Literacy and technology skills cannot replace physical human interaction

People want more meaningful connections both professionally and personally

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“Concern for personal well-being: Augmentation of intellect education,

entertainment, information Health - physical and mental Security - personal safety and financial Personal services - customization Spiritual well-being - spiritualism, religion and

ethnic affiliation” John Yerxa, “1995 Yerxa Report”

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The overriding questions are Who am I? What is my purpose in life?

Result is a new language of revitalization.

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Revitalization - Knowledge Business Jargon

“Corporate Soul” “Balanced Lifestyle” “Workplace Diversity” “Values Based Management” “Inspirational Leadership”

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Integrated Example - The Changing Education Business “Education is BIG business In 2001, the U.S. spent $5 billion on

elementary books and $3.7 billion on college books

Lifelong learning is BIGGER businessWho is a Teacher?

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“Just-in-time learning”Communities of Practice

When is recess? When is recess?

Literacy and EducationLiteracy and Education

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The message is Hurry Up and Learn

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Revitalization and Education

Educators, parents, communities are concerned about the well-being of children

Revitalization movements are increasing

More people are calling for values education , spiritual training, and customized learning programs

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Working Smarter, Not HarderOverlapping Human/Organizational/

Technological factors in KM: People (workforce) Organizational Processes Technology (IT infrastructure)

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WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT?

Process of capturing and making use of a firm’s collective expertise anywhere in the business

Doing the right thing, NOT doing things right Viewing company processes as knowledge

processes Knowledge creation, dissemination, upgrade,

and application toward organizational survival Part science, part art, part luck

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OVERLAPPING FACTORS OF KM

Knowledge

PEOPLE

TECHNOLOGY

ORGANIZATIONALPROCESSES

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EXPLICIT AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE

Oral Communication“Tacit” Knowledge

50-95%

Information Request“Explicit” Knowledge

Explicit Knowledge Base5 %

Information Feedback

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THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

Create

KnowledgeOrganization

Collect

Organize

Refine

Disseminate

Culture

Leadership

Techno-logy

IntelligenceMaintain

Competition

KnowledgeManagementProcess

KM Drivers

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THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION (Fig. 1.3) The middle layer addresses the KM life cycle A knowledge organization derives knowledge

from customer, product, and financial knowledge. Also from financial practices

Indicators of knowledge: thinking actively and ahead, not passively and behind

Using technology to facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation

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IDEAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

PEOPLE

KnowledgeBase

OutsideEnvironment

Existing methods/processes

Learning

Newideas

Conversion

Insights

KnowledgeCreation

OrganizationalBenefits

Codified Technology

• New products• New markets• Smarter problem-solving•Value-added innovation•Better quality customer service•More efficient processes•More experienced staff

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IDEAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Strategy Measurement Policy Content Process Technology Culture

People

PeopleKnowledgeExchange

Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge Assets

KnowledgeCapture

KnowledgeInternalization

People

KnowledgeReuse

KnowledgeReuse

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IDEAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (Fig. 1.4)The ideal knowledge organization

allows people to exchange knowledge across functional areas via technology and established processes

Knowledge internalized and adopted within the culture of the organization

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THE KM CYCLE AND THE ORGANIZATION

Organizational personnel

Organizational personnel

ManagementDecision making

 Culture

Informationtechnology

KM Life Cycle. capture. gathering. organizing. refining. transfer 

Figure 1-6 The KM cycle and the organization

        

       

 

 

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WHAT KM IS NOT ABOUT

Reengineering Discipline or philosophic calling Intellectual capital, per se Based on information or about data Information value chain or knowledge capture Limited to gathering information from the

company’s domain experts or retiring employees and creating databases accessible by intranets

Digital networks

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WHY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT?

Sharing knowledge, a company creates exponential benefits from the knowledge as people learn from it

Building better sensitivity to “brain drain” Reacting instantly to new business opportunities Ensuring successful partnering and core

competencies with suppliers, vendors, customers, and other constituents

Shortens the learning curve

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KM System Justification Is current knowledge going to be lost? Is proposed system needed in several

locations?Are experts available/willing?Can experts articulate how problem will

be solved? Is there a champion in the house?

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THE DRIVERSTechnology Drivers. Process DriversPersonnel-Specific DriversKnowledge-Related DriversFinancial Drivers

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FACTORS TRIGGERING INTEREST IN KM Innovation as core competency Globalization and geographic disperson changed

the organization’s scope Downsizing and reengineering resulted in staff

attrition and knowledge drain Networking and data communications made it

easier and faster to share knowledge Increasing dominance of knowledge as a basis for

improving efficiency and effectiveness triggered the need for utilizing knowledge gained from previous experiences

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KEY CHALLENGES Explaining what KM is and how it can benefit a

corporate environment Evaluate the firm’s core knowledge, by employee,

by department, and by division Learning how knowledge can be captured,

processed, and acted on Addressing the still neglected area of collaboration Continue researching KM to improve and expand

its current capabilities How to deal with tacit knowledge

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KM MYTHS KM is a fad KM and data warehousing are essentially the same KM is a new concept KM is mere technology Technology distributes human intelligence KM is another form of reengineering Company employees have difficulty sharing

knowledge Technology is a better alternative than face-to-face It is “no brainer” to share what you know

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KM LIFE CYCLE

Four-Process View of KM: Capturing – data entry, scanning, voice input,

interviewing, brainstorming Organizing – cataloging, indexing, filtering,

linking, codifying Refining – contexualizing, collaborating,

contexualizing, collaborating, compacting, Projecting, mining

Transfer – flow, sharing, alert, push

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PROMOTING TRUST Decentralize organization structure to allow

decision making by teamwork Reduce control-based management and encourage

management by results Revisit company’s mission statement and ethics

policy to demonstrate its new views about values Assess and improve employee responsibilities and

accountability Eliminate unnecessary directives or barriers Install programs to improve employee commitment

to knowledge sharing

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Conclusion

Literacy + Electronic Infrastructure +

Social Revitalization =

Opportunity for New

Societal Infrastructure

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Strategists needs all three change elements

Literacy and Electronic infrastructures relate to knowledge distribution

Social revitalization relates to motivation

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THE WORLD OF RE-EVERYTHINGKnowledge is productive ONLY when

captured in people’s mindShareability requires decentralized

intelligenceWe need to empower knowledge

workersTop performers can be a problem; they

are not the most humble

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The Knowledge Business has already changed

Are you in the knowledge business?How will you close your knowledge

gap? Is your mind geared to re-think what you

think you know?

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