Knowledge Management (KM) comprises a range of practices used in an organisation to identify, create, represent, distribute and enable adoption of insights and experiences. Such insights and experiences comprise knowledge, either embodied in individuals or embedded in organisational processes or practice.
ICTs have been the prime catelizer to increse information and access to create knowledge that leads to wisdom in human development. (nM,2009)
Knowledge Management
Enabling Knowledge Sharing and building briges with content
Enabling Knowledge Reserch, Creation, Sharing and discussion
Developing Knowledge Networks for inclusion, participation and collaboration
Enabling Knowledge Tools devevelopment
Important considerations
Localization
Adoptation
Impact assesment & Capacity building
knowledge management strategie
rewards for motivating for knowledge sharing
storytelling
cross-project learning
after action reviews
knowledge mapping
communities of practice
best practice transfer
competence management
proximity & architecture
master-apprentice relationship
collaborative technologies
knowledge repositories
measuring and reporting intellectual capital
knowledge brokers
social software
A collection of data is information
A collection of information is knowledge.
access to knowledge leads to wisdom.
Understanding patterns
Understanding Relations
understanding developing principals
making behavior modifications
Information relates to description, definition, or perspective
(what, who, when, where).
Knowledge comprises strategy, practice, method, or approach (how).
Wisdom embodies principle, insight, moral, or archetype (why).
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