On visualisation and topic maps

Visualisations or information graphics are a powerful resource, not just for social network analysis. I have been alerted (thanks to Stephane Cheikh’s blog) to sixteen awesome data visualisation tools. I need to examine them in more detail, but I am impressed with what’s available.
Similarly, I am reminded of an article I read a couple of months ago, The tao [...]

On oganisational network analysis (Part b)

Last evening’s NSW KM Forum presentation by Laurie Lok Lee from Optimice gave a good overview of organisational network analysis (ONA). Laurie explained how ONA could be applied to help identify and solve workplace problems, as well as how ONA could be used to identify strategic management opportunities.
Laurie emphasised that ONA was “all about visualising real people connections [...]

On organisational network analysis (Part a)

I attended the NSW KM Forum this evening in Sydney. Laurie Lok Lee from Optimice presented on “relationships by design” and covered the application of organisational network analysis as a way of developing innovation networks and finding innovation gaps within organisations. The topic was a nice follow-up for me after my post on social network analysis yesterday.
I will write my summary of Laurie’s presentation [...]

On social network analysis

Social network analysis (SNA) has been around a while now. Patti Anklam wrote a good article, KM and the social network, that describes how social network analysis can be used for knowledge management.
Social network analysis can be used for discovering networks, visualising them, and testing knowledge flows within a knowledge management context. Essentially, it’s all about who is, [...]

On bits and pieces

No real theme today other than some bits and pieces…

 A favourite of mine - Internal corporate blogging - why the fear?
And another … Podcast to your employees
A nice article on Web 2.0 applications and implications for libraries
A conference alert for Learn X Asia Pacific 2007 - e-learning and training conference in Sydney on 26-27 July
A conference [...]

On libraries and Web 2.0

I have been having an interesting online (see earlier post) and offline exchange regarding the state of libraries in the Web 2.0 world. Wired ran an article earlier this year on libraries and Web 2.0 that covered the training and awareness aspect of librarianship:
“The last thing we want is for people to come into our libraries and ask about [...]

On content management and virtual worlds

One of the interesting dimensions of content management is the virtual world. Like the transition from traditional media content and architecture to online platforms, will there need to be a shift in what, and how, content is produced and presented from the “real world” to the virtual worlds of Second Life and others?
The Guardian has an article on how [...]

On learning and KM

The education and the knowledge management disciplines have much in common that can be explored within a broad learning context, as I have referred before. Knowledge management practices seek to improve personal and organisational performance, as does organisational learning. Andreas Schmidt proposes using context awareness to bridge the gap between education and knowledge management with respect to learning within organisations.
In the same [...]

On libraries

I came across Matt’s musings on libraries. The upshot of his story is that libraries are still living in an enterprise 1.0 world. He cites the fact that one has to physically go to a library, that the collection is basically hard copy (and even the hard copy is not reliable since items may be [...]

On Alfred Chandler Jnr.

I was saddened to hear of the death last week of American, Alfred Chandler Jr., aged 88. Chandler was widely regarded as the father of business history, particularly industrial history.  He was the author of the ground-breaking Scale and scope: the dynamics of industrial capitalism.
I came across “Scale and Scope” in my Economics degree in Sydney (many [...]

On commerce and social computing

Australia’s ITNews reports that Japanese consumer electronics company Sony is getting in on the social computing act with Vaio Nation. The site accepts video productions for uploading, commentary, and ratings. Not surprisingly, Sony is a big player in the camcorder market. Sony can use this new site to showcase Sony products like camcorders, laptops, cameras, music, and software [...]

On KM theory and practice

I have been traipsing around central and southern NSW for work, visiting our regional offices, and haven’t been active on my site for over a week. However, I was pleased to hear about an upcoming conference on knowledge management in Australia (thanks, Suzanne). It is the 10th Australian Conference for Knowledge Management and Intelligent Decision [...]

On knowledge management

One of the things I like about knowledge management is the range of activities that fall under its wide subject umbrella. There are many different explanations about knowledge management. David Gurteen has captured such opinions on his media player section on his website (just scroll through the list in galleries and look for what is knowledge [...]

On searching (for time)

I have to say that finding enough time to do everything I want to do, let alone everything I have to do, is quite a challenge. The 21st century communications revolution hasn’t changed that. My discretionary activities like blogging and reading have been on the back-burner in the past week, unfortunately. Consequently, with a recent book [...]