On digital identity

I want to discuss the topic of digital identity in future posts. Let me introduce a couple of thoughts here.
In particular, I want to discuss “identity politics” in the Web 2.0 age. I don’t mean the traditional definition of identity politics. I define “identity politics” in the context of Web 2.0 in terms of the [...]

On communities of practice

Yesterday I commented on rewards and communities of practice. I also included the link to my 2003 paper on how I established several communities of practice (called pubs) at a previous workplace.
A couple of days ago, Shawn from Anecdote released the revised short paper,  Tacit knowledge retention with communities of practice. I pretty much concur with what was said, [...]

On rewards for communities of practice

There was a short discussion recently on a list-serv I belong to about whether constructing a rewards programme for an online community of practice should be developed or not.
My general view on reward systems is that they often create a behaviour that seeks to maximise the reward rather than trying to maximise the outcome the reward [...]

On icebergs

Icebergs? Yes, icebergs.
I have just finished reading “Our iceberg is melting: changing and succeeding under any conditions”. The book is a story (fable) about a colony of Emperor penguins (one of my favourite animals) who live on a particular iceberg in Antarctica. The story is about how the penguins respond to the claim that their [...]

On wikis at the NSW KM Forum

The next NSW KM Forum will be held next Wednesday evening, 29th August, in Sydney. The topic will be knowledge management and wikis, featuring James Matheson from Saikore and Andrew Mitchell from Urbis.
Although I will be in Canberra and thus unable to attend, I am sure the evening will be as interesting and entertaining as always.

On sins and other things

It’s been quite a week since I lasted posted. I have been confronted with some technical issues regarding web access and have been limited in the online time available to me. A wireless 3G account might have to be arranged…
Anyway, I can give some follow-up to a couple of activities from last week. Firstly, Patrick Lambe [...]

On the seven deadly sins of KM

The Canberra-based actKM forum is having their regular meeting tomorrow night at the National Library of Australia, featuring the indubitable Patrick Lambe. Patrick will also be at the IIM conference in Canberra later in the week (has Patrick migrated here or what?).
Patrick will be speaking about the “seven deadly sins of KM”. Patrick will also be discretely flogging his book [...]

On the personal elevator (lift) pitch

Dave Pollard has an interesting blog post about the personal elevator (lift) pitch, “a one-minute summary that conveys the most important information about you”. Quite rightly, such an ice-breaker is a useful skill for those first-time meetings, whether in the lift, at a conference, or at that networking event.
Dave provides a nine point framework based on questions in [...]

On everything is miscellaneous

I have been discussing podcasts recently. I have also been doing a bit of long-distance driving. One benefit of the driving has been listening to podcasts.
One good podcast I listened to yesterday afternoon on my MP3 player was a recent interview with Dave Weinberger, author of the book, Everything is miscellaneous. Weinberger discusses web 2.o, web-based [...]

On podcasts from SXSW Interactive

When looking to complete a set of podcast downloads for my MP3 player last night, I came across a great selection of podcasts from SXSW Interactive 2007 held earlier this year in Austin, Texas.
The topics cover web 2.0, emerging digital technologies, creative media, and marketing. Check out the podcast list for yourself (note the next page option in tiny, [...]

On the future of media report 2007

I have been alerted (thanks, James) to the latest Future of Media Report 2007. The report gives a nice snapshot of the changes happening in global media for the year to June 2007 (although just missing out on the consummation of the Rupert Murdoch-Wall Street Journal deal). In addition, there is some interesting data on advertising, [...]

On podcasting (Rick Hutley) and marketing

I love listening to podcasts. I will be doing some long-distance driving in the coming weeks and I will take the opportunity to listen to a number of downloaded podcasts that I haven’t had time to listen to at home. One of my favourite podcasting sites is IT Conversations, among others.
I also have a couple of podcasts that [...]