Stan Garfield
Stan Garfield is a knowledge management expert, author, speaker, and leader in the KM field. Stan began his career at HP, Compaq, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He launched Digital’s first knowledge management program, helped develop Compaq’s corporate KM strategy, and led the Worldwide Consulting & Integration Knowledge Management Program for HP. Stan leads the SIKM Leaders Community with over 600 members globally, and is invited to present at numerous conferences, including KMWorld. He has published over 100 LinkedIn articles on leadership, innovation, knowledge management, communities of practice, enterprise social networks, and social media, and has authored several practical and popular KM books, including Proven Practices for Promoting a Knowledge Management Program for Lucidea Press.
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Stan Garfield Webinars
Profiles in Knowledge Thought Leaders Part 4
Profiles in Knowledge Thought Leaders Part 3
Profiles in Knowledge Thought Leaders Part 2
Profiles in Knowledge Thought Leaders Part 1
The Five Cs of KM Part 5: Create
The Five Cs of KM Part 4: Collaborate
The Five Cs of KM Part 3: Connect
The Five Cs of KM Part 2: Curate
The Five Cs of KM Part 1: Capture
Tapping Into the Power of Knowledge Management Integration
Achieving Independence: Tips for Knowledge Managers
The Uses and Benefits of Analytics and Business Intelligence
A KM Conversation: Proven Practices for Social Collaboration
Advanced Discovery Techniques: A KM Conversation with Stan Garfield
3 Dimensions of 360° Access: A KM Conversation with Stan Garfield
Stump the KM Guru!
Communities of Practice (COP) Primer
The HP KM Program: Tools and Technology
Selling KM: Reuse Proven Practices, Part Five
Selling KM—Reuse Proven Practices, Part Four
Selling KM: Reuse Proven Practices, Part Three
Selling KM: Reuse Proven Practices, Part Two
Selling KM: Reuse Proven Practices, Part One
Selling KM: The 7 Competencies Of Highly Effective Knowledge Managers
Selling KM: Apply Lessons Learned
Selling KM: Avoid the Top 40 Pitfalls
Selling KM: Use the Keys to Success
Selling KM: Recognize and Reward
Selling KM: Nurture a Knowledge-Sharing Culture
Selling KM: Embrace Technology Appropriately
Selling KM: Improve Continuously
Selling KM: Build Your Team & Seek Outside Help
Selling KM: Communicating with Your Stakeholders
Selling KM: How to Educate Your Stakeholders
Selling KM – 10 Elements of the Business Case
Selling KM: Lay the Foundation
Selling KM: Define the Essentials
Leveraging Stakeholders to Promote your KM Program
Gamification Accelerates KM Adoption
5 Knowledge Management Pitfalls to Avoid: A KM Conversation with Stan Garfield (Jan 2016)
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Stan Garfield
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 118 – Etienne Wenger-Trayner
Etienne Wenger-Trayner is an independent thinker, researcher, consultant, author, and speaker whose seminal work focuses on comm...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 117 – David Weinberger
Discover the impact of author and speaker David Weinberger, whose work focuses on how technology AI and technology is changing t...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 116 – Chun Wei Choo
Explore Chun Wei Choo’s work on organizational knowledge, sense-making, and decision-making in this KM thought leader profile.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 115 – Zach Wahl
Learn about Zach Wahl’s contributions to knowledge management, including taxonomy, governance, and AI, in this profile curated b...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 114 – Georg von Krogh
Discover the influential work of Georg von Krogh, Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH Zurich. Von Krogh’s insigh...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 113 – Eric Tsui
Eric Tsui has shaped the global conversation on knowledge management and digital learning for over two decades. Discover his wor...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 112 – Karl-Erik Sveiby
Discover the work of KM thought leader Karl-Erik Sveiby, one of the first to define the fundamental concepts of knowledge manage...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 111 – Luis Suarez
This edition of Lucidea's Lens features Luis Suazez, Co-Founder of asynco–an international community of practice to help shape t...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 110 – Tom Stewart
In this Lucidea’s Lens profile, Stan Garfield spotlights Tom Stewart—strategist, author, and former HBR editor—whose groundbreak...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 109 – Dave Snowden
Dave Snowden, Founder of The Cynefin Company, applies complexity science, anthropology, and narrative to help organizations make...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 108 – George Siemens
In this edition of Lucidea’s Lens, Stan Garfield profiles George Siemens—pioneering voice in connectivism and a driving force be...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 107 – Arthur Shelley
Explore Arthur Shelley's insights on leadership, co-creation, and knowledge strategy through curated works that showcase his exp...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 106 – Hubert Saint-Onge
As the creator of the Knowledge Assets Framework, Hubert has shaped how businesses integrate strategy, leadership, and knowledge...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 105 – James Robertson
James Robertson is a pioneer in intranet strategy and digital workplace design, helping organizations create seamless employee e...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 104 – Vincent Ribière
Vincent Ribière advances knowledge and innovation management through AI, creativity, and KM. Explore his work in academia, resea...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 103 – Tony Rhem
In this edition of Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders, we highlight Dr. Tony Rhem, a leading expert in AI, big...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 102 – Madan Rao
Madan Rao is a globally recognized author, consultant, and expert in knowledge management and new media. With over 15 books to h...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 101 – Larry Prusak
Larry was a key figure in the field of KM. He influenced how organizations approach information, collaboration, and trust. Stan ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 100 – Gordon Petrash
Discover the work of Gordon Petrash, a pioneer in intellectual asset management, demonstrating how companies can unlock the valu...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders
Part 99 – Dennis Pearce
As a knowledge management strategist, Dennis Pearce has spent his career refining how professionals connect, learn, and innovate...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 98 – Rachad Najjar
Generative AI, expertise mapping, and knowledge sharing—Rachad Najjar has spent his career at the intersection of these discipli...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 97 – Art Murray
As CEO of Applied Knowledge Sciences and Chief Fellow of the Enterprise of the Future Program, Art Murray champions innovative a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 96 – Peter Morville
Peter Morville is a pioneer in the fields of information architecture and user experience, with expertise in organizational stra...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 95 – Matt Moore
Matt Moore is a project/program manager, blogger, presenter, webinar host, and deep thinker. He has worked in the knowledge mana...
KM and Curiosity: Is Asking Questions the Key to Limitless Knowledge?
One of the ways Leonardo da Vinci gained knowledge was by asking questions and looking for answers: Why is that happening? How d...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 94 – Nick Milton
Nick Milton is a consultant, author, speaker, and instructor who consults on knowledge management strategy, KM framework develop...
16 Suggestions for Better Communication from a Pragmatic KM Curmudgeon
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 93 – John Lewis
John Lewis is Chief Story Thinker, Owner, and CKO at Explanation Age LLC. He is a consultant, speaker, author, and coach on know...
Only You Can Prevent Knowledge Loss: How to Practice “Knowledge Archaeology”
An overview of ways in which knowledge is lost, with examples of how to perform knowledge archaeology to recover and restore it.
Ready to Read: Profiles in Knowledge: 120 Thought Leaders in Knowledge Management
We are pleased to announce that Stan Garfield’s new book, Profiles in Knowledge: 120 Thought Leaders in Knowledge Management, is...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 92 – Jay Liebowitz
Jay Liebowitz is a professor, consultant, author, and editor. His research interests include knowledge management, data analytic...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 91 – Frank Leistner
The late Frank Leistner was the former Chief Knowledge Officer for SAS Global Professional Services, where he founded the knowle...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 90 – Patrick Lambe
Patrick Lambe is Owner and Founding Partner of Straits Knowledge. He is a consultant and researcher in knowledge management and ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 89 – Valdis Krebs
KM leader Valdis Krebs developed a network analysis methodology that maps knowledge exchange and allows managers to see what was...
36 Examples of How AI Can Support KM Processes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can augment human knowledge work by automating time-consuming and difficult tasks.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 88 – Gary Klein
Gary Klein is President of ShadowBox LLC. He pioneered the Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM) movement and helped initiate the n...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 87 – Bill Kaplan
Bill Kaplan is the Founder of Working KnowledgeCSP, an independent knowledge management consulting company.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 86 – Murray Jennex
KM leader Murray Jennex is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Knowledge Management and President of the Foundation ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 85 – Harold Jarche
KM leader Harold Jarche provides pragmatic guidance on connected leadership, social learning, personal knowledge mastery, and wo...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 84 – Bill Ives
The late Bill Ives was one of the earliest and most prolific bloggers writing about knowledge management, Web 2.0, and social me...
What to Look for in Knowledge Management Software
Ideal KM software enables you to capture, curate, connect, collaborate, create, and communicate organizational intelligence in a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 83 – John Hovell
John Hovell is a leader in the convergence of Knowledge Management (KM) and Organization Development (OD) as a practitioner, spe...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 82 – Morten Hansen
Morten Hansen’s research focuses on social networks, collaboration, knowledge management, and corporate innovation.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 81 – David Gurteen
Gurteen Knowledge is a resource site that contains a blog on subjects including knowledge management, informal learning, creativ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 80 – John Girard
John Girard was a professor, storyteller, consultant, and author, and the Director of Knowledge Management at National Defense H...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 79 – David Garvin
KM expert David Garvin was a proponent of organizational learning to counter unpredictability in market forces and technology ad...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 78 – Carl Frappaolo
KM expert Carl Frappaolo was the creator of Delphi’s Knowledge Management Methodology (KM2)
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 77 – Leif Edvinsson
Leif Edvinsson, Professor Emeritus at Lund University in Sweden, specializes in Intellectual Capital Management of Enterprises, ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 76 – Seth Earley
Seth Earley works in cognitive computing, knowledge engineering, data management systems, taxonomy, ontology, and metadata gover...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 75 – Graham Durant-Law
KM leader Graham Durant-Law specialized in Business Network Analysis and developed the Six Knows Knowledge Model
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 74 – Steve Denning
KM leader Steve Denning is an expert on storytelling as a key element of KM, and advocates a model of radical management to crea...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 73 – Ross Dawson
KM leader Ross Dawson is a futurist, strategy advisor, author, and entrepreneur with expertise in Social Network Analysis and co...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 72 – Tom Davenport
Tom Davenport helps organizations transform management practices in digital business domains such as AI, analytics, and knowledg...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 71 – Rob Cross
KM Leader Rob Cross has identified specific ways to cultivate vibrant, effective networks at all levels of an organization and a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 70 – Jay Cross
KM Leader Jay Cross championed the cause of informal learning in business settings and was the first person to use the term “eLe...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 69 – Paul Corney
KM leader Paul Corney helps people make better decisions that improve how they work, helping realize their potential via best us...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 68 – Chris Collison
KM Thought Leader Chris Collison works with a variety of organizations, helping them improve performance by discovering and shar...
Why Senior Leadership by Example is Important for Knowledge Management Success
Getting C-level advocacy for KM is critical for success; senior leaders should provide funding, demonstrate support, and lead by...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 67 – Shawn Callahan
KM Thought Leader Shawn Callahan helps analytically-minded executives tell stories that ultimately inspire action from employees...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 66 – Bob Buckman
Very few corporate CEOs directly champion knowledge management, and write about it. KM Thought Leader Bob Buckman is one of them...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 65 – Johel Brown-Grant
KM Thought Leader Johel Brown-Grant specializes in using storytelling to create job stories, user journeys, and personas.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 64 – Mark Britz
KM leader Mark Britz is a performance strategist, helping people be better connected, build on strengths, identify opportunities...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 63 – Nick Bontis
KM thought leader Nick Bontis is with the Institute for Intellectual Capital Research, which specializes in human capital diagno...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 62 – Max Boisot
KM thought leader Max Boisot was known for his ideas about the information economy, the Information Space, social capital, and s...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 61 – David Bennet
KM thought leader David Bennet focuses on achieving growth and understanding through questions about knowledge, consciousness, a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 60 – Cindy Gordon
Stan Garfield on KM thought leader Cindy Gordon who focuses on ethical AI, AI governance, and AI for business.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 59 – Nancy White
Stan Garfield on KM thought leader Nancy White who supports communications for NGOs and NPOs thinking in, out, around, and besid...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 58 – Beverly Wenger-Trayner
Stan Garfield on KM thought leader Beverly Wenger-Trayner who develops strategies for cultivating communities, networks, and soc...
Knowledge Curation: A Vital Element of KM
Knowledge curation is part of KM and involves taking existing information and making it more useful.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 57 – Ana Neves
Stan Garfield on KM thought leader Ana Neves; she guides organizations on how to increase performance through KM, social network...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 56 – Victoria Ward
Stan Garfield on KM guru Victoria Ward’s work; the power of networks, neuroplasticity in the organization, knowledge management ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 55 – Kaye Vivian
Stan Garfield excerpts KM guru Kaye Vivian on knowledge transfer and outsourcing, truths of knowledge management, and thoughts o...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 54 – Keeley Sorokti
KM guru Keeley Sorokti has helped organizations create and share knowledge, connect across boundaries, collaborate, and learn.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 53 – Lesley Shneier
KM guru Lesley Shneier specializes in Collaborative Technologies, Communities of Practice, Narrative & Storytelling, and Themati...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 52 – Catherine Shinners
KM thought leader Catherine Shinners helps teams build effectiveness and trains leaders to master new competencies in the digita...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 51 – Nancy Settle-Murphy
KM thought leader Nancy Settle-Murphy’s primary focus is helping distributed teams and their leaders find new ways to collaborat...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 50 – Céline Schillinger
Céline Schillinger is a change activist and social collaboration leader specializing in international engagement, mobilization, ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 49 – Melissie Rumizen
KM thought leader Melissie Rumizen was an accomplished and highly respected leader in the field of knowledge management and know...
Ready to Read: Knowledge Nuggets: 100 KM Infographics
Book from KM expert Stan Garfield with 100 infographics on knowledge management proven practices with links to supporting extern...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 48 – Katrina Pugh
KM thought leader Katrina Pugh has a successful record in artificial intelligence, agile development, and organizational transfo...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 47 – Wendi Pohs
KM thought leader Wendi Pohs provided systems design and software tools, helping large companies integrate semantic technologies...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 46 – Nirmala Palaniappan
KM thought leader Nirmala Palaniappan’s is Vice President of Knowledge Transformation Services at Genpact in Chennai, India.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 45 – Moria Levy
KM thought leader Moria Levy is the founder and leader of a KM consulting firm offering knowledge sharing, retention, and develo...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 44 – Carla O’Dell
KM thought leader Carla O’Dell is one of the world’s leading experts in using knowledge to drive productivity and competitivenes...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 43 – Michelle Ockers
Expert Stan Garfield’s post on KM thought leader Michelle Ockers, organizational learning strategist and team capability builder...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 42 – Agnes Molnar
Expert Stan Garfield’s post on KM thought leader Agnes Molnar, CEO of Search Explained, specializing in information architecture...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 41 – Jane McConnell
KM expert Stan Garfield’s overview of KM thought leader Jane McConnell’s work in digital strategies and her book The Gig Mindset...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 40 – Alice MacGillivray (2 of 2)
KM thought leader Alice MacGillivray is a systems thinker who helps groups and organizations work through challenging problems a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 40 – Alice MacGillivray (1 of 2)
KM thought leader Alice MacGillivray is a systems thinker who helps groups and organizations work through challenging problems a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 39 – Brenda Dervin
KM thought leader Brenda Dervin developed Sense-Making Theory and Methodology, focusing on sense making in dialogue and informat...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 38 – Elizabeth Lank
KM thought leader Elizabeth Lank helped organizations improve effectiveness through greater cross-boundary collaboration and kno...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 8 – Linda Lavelle
KM expert Stan Garfield gives overview of presentation by Linda Lavelle Knowledge Management and Innovation: Partnering to Creat...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 7 – Maggie Starkey
KM expert Stan Garfield gives overview of presentation by Maggie Starkey, How to Make KM Stick: Steps to Achieving a Knowledge S...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 6 – Rachel Teague
KM expert Stan Garfield gives overview of presentation by KM expert Rachel Teague, Applying Knowledge Transfer: Real Life Tools ...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 5 – Rajesh Dhillon
KM expert Stan Garfield gives an overview of a presentation by KM expert Rajesh Dhillon, Sustainable Knowledge: Lessons from My ...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 4 – Dan Ranta
KM expert Stan Garfield gives an overview of a presentation by KM expert Dan Ranta: Transforming Existing Communities; text anal...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 3 – Valdis Krebs
KM expert Stan Garfield gives an overview of a presentation by KM expert Valdis Krebs: Knowledge Serendipity – Networks, Convers...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 2 – Zach Wahl
KM expert Stan Garfield gives an overview of Zach Wahl’s presentation at the Midwest KM Symposium 2023: Making Knowledge Managem...
9th Annual Midwest KM Symposium: Part 1 – Tom Stewart
Combining knowledge management and customer experience design is an important step for making KM valuable within organizations.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 37 – Jessica Lipnack
KM thought leaders; Jessica Lipnack is an author, speaker, and editor who has written extensively about virtual teams.
The Five Cs of KM: Create Part 4—Actions and Example
KM expert Stan Garfield discusses actions for creating knowledge within an organization, from his book The 5 Cs of KM.
The Five Cs of KM: Create Part 3—Analysis
KM expert Stan Garfield discusses the 5 Cs of KM.
The Five Cs of KM: Create Part 2 — Ideas and White Papers
KM expert Stan Garfield discusses basics of ideas and whitepapers as building blocks and catalysts for knowledge creation, the l...
The Five Cs of KM: Create Part 1—Basics, Connection, and Methods
Knowledge creation includes inventing concepts, approaches, methods, techniques, products, services, and ideas to benefit people...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 36 – Charlene Li
KM thought leaders; Charlene Li specializes in disruption, digital transformation, leadership, customer experience and the futur...
The Five Cs of KM: Collaborate Part 4—Working Out Loud
The goal of Working Out Loud (WOL) is to inform others about projects and to respond, learn, and apply the knowledge of others t...
The Five Cs of KM: Collaborate Part 3—Communities
Review of tips, tools, and proven practices that enable and support productive community of practice collaboration in knowledge-...
The Five Cs of KM: Collaborate Part 2—Teams
KM expert basics; collaboration as part of a team is important to a project-based approach. Certain tools make collaboration mor...
The Five Cs of KM: Collaborate Part 1—Use Cases
Knowledge managers should facilitate collaboration, helping peers and colleagues exchange ideas, share experiences, work togethe...
The Five Cs of KM: Connect Part 4—External Users
Connecting retirees, vendors, and others outside the firewall to certain websites or team sites enables collaboration, benefitti...
The Five Cs of KM: Connect Part 3—Content to Content
Connecting content-to-content means ensuring that when users view one knowledge asset, they are able to see all related items.
The Five Cs of KM: Connect Part 2—People to Content
There are 3 types of connection important for knowledge management: this post focuses on connecting people to content.
The Five Cs of KM: Connect Part 1—People to People
There are 3 types of connection important for knowledge management: people to people, people to content, and content to content.
The Five Cs of KM: Curate, Part 4—How to Curate
Knowledge curators are custodians of organizational knowledge and knowledge bases, going beyond prior librarian and information ...
Lucidea: One of KMWorld’s 100 Companies That Matter
Lucidea named to KMWorld’s 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management, for pioneering solutions for knowledge-intensive c...
The Five Cs of KM: Curate, Part 3 — Online Discussions and What Else to Curate
KM professionals should curate online threaded discussions (important components of any knowledge management program) for easy d...
The Five Cs of KM: Curate, Part 2—FAQs
Knowledge managers, information specialists, and special librarians curate lists of frequently asked questions (FAQs) along with...
The Five Cs of KM: Curate, Part 1—Search Results
In KM, curation is taking existing information and making it more useful: better organizing it, making it findable, and making i...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 35 – Dorothy Leonard
KM thought leaders; Dorothy Leonard specializes in knowledge transfer, innovation management, team creativity, assessment of kno...
The Five Cs of KM: Capture, Part 4 – Input
Capturing input involves getting feedback from the people you serve, including soliciting recommendations for KM improvements an...
The Five Cs of KM: Capture, Part 3 Information
Knowledge capture includes making entries into databases; examples of this information include personal profiles, repositories, ...
The Five Cs of KM: Capture, Part 2 Content
Content captured as part of a KM program includes documents, communications of various types, and training. Details each type, h...
The Five Cs of KM: Capture, Part 1— Basics
Knowledge capture includes collecting documents, presentations, spreadsheets, records, etc. that can be used for innovation, reu...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 34 – Mary Lee Kennedy
KM thought leaders; Mary Lee Kennedy is the Executive Director of ARL and led design and implementation of KM strategies at Micr...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 33 – Joitske Hulsebosch
KM thought leaders; Joitske Hulsebosch specializes in blended learning, choosing tools and platforms, communities of practice, a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 32 – Mary Adams
KM thought leaders; Mary Adams helps business leaders deliver sustainable value through ESG (environmental, social, and governan...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 31 — June Holley
KM thought leaders; June Holley has developed and implemented strategies for systems shifting, self-organizing networks that cat...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 30 — Marti Heyman
KM thought leaders; Marti Heyman designs, builds, and implements metadata solutions to enable discovery of data, information, an...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 29 — Heather Hedden
KM thought leaders; Heather Hedden designs, creates, and edits taxonomies, thesauri, metadata, and ontologies for indexing and t...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 28 — Jane Hart
KM thought leaders; Jane Hart is an advisor and consultant focused on helping modernize the Learning & Development (L&D) functio...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 27 — Jeanne Harris
KM thought leaders; Jeanne led Accenture’s business intelligence, analytics, performance management, KM, and data warehousing co...
Improving Gender Balance in KM Thought Leadership Recognition
Discussion of gender balance in acknowledging KM thought leadership; statistics over time; contribution of women to knowledge ma...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 26 — Kirsimarja Blomqvist
KM thought leaders; Kirsimarja Blomqvist; Professor for Knowledge Management; professional interests include trust, collaborativ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 25 – Mary Ellen Bates
KM thought leaders; Mary Ellen Bates; Bates Information Services provides high end research and analysis services to strategic d...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 24 – Rachel Happe
KM thought leaders; Rachel Happe is a digital workplace strategist who helps organizations use technology, power of community to...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 23 – Annie Green
KM thought leaders; Annie Green is an evangelist for individual and organizational thinking that leverages data, intelligence, a...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 22 – JoAnn Girard
KM thought leaders; JoAnn Girard works on many knowledge intensive issues including information anxiety, enterprise dementia, or...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 21 – Susan Feldman
KM thought leaders; Susan Feldman was known for her expertise in search, text analytics, and cognitive computing.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 20 – Lilia Efimova
KM thought leaders; Lilia Efimova is passionate about technology, understanding how people work, social media, changing workplac...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 19 – Amy Edmondson
KM thought leaders; Amy Edmondson is a thought leader in organizational learning, cross-boundary teaming, innovation, eliminatin...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 18 – Vanessa DiMauro
KM thought leaders; Vanessa DiMauro is a pioneer in online communities and using digital solutions to gain customer insight and ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 17 – Kimiz Dalkir
KM thought leaders; Kimiz Dalkir is Director of Information Studies at McGill U; she focuses on tacit knowledge sharing and orga...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 16 – Danièle Chauvel
KM thought leaders; Danièle Chauvel’s research interests included KM as a lever of innovation; and the knowledge economy.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 15 – Gloria Burke
KM thought leaders; Gloria Burke is a KM and IT digital transformation thought leader.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 14 – Helen Blunden
KM thought leaders; Helen Blunden specializes in workforce social learning, collaboration, Working Out Loud, and the effective u...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 13 – Madelyn Blair
KM thought leaders; Madelyn Blair has extensive experience in knowledge management and the use of story and narrative in busines...
Ready to Read: For Special Librarians & Information Specialists; the 5 Cs of KM
KM in special libraries and information centers revolves around the 5Cs: capture, curate, connect, collaborate, create, per KM e...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 12 – Alex Bennet
KM thought leaders; Alex Bennet is co-founder of the Mountain Quest Institute (MQI), focused on achieving growth and understandi...
Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 4 – Contrasts
Fourth in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert St...
Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 3 – Commonality
Third in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert Sta...
Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 2 – Exploring the 7 Cs
Second in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert St...
Lucidea’s Lens: Gartner Comparison, Part 1 – KM in the Key of C
First in a series analyzing the recent Gartner Report Guidance for Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy from KM expert Sta...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 11 – Irma Becerra
KM thought leaders; Irma Becerra is an expert, speaker, and author on Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, and Entrepren...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 10 – Debra Amidon
KM thought leaders; expansive community of practice of theorists and practitioners from diverse functions, sectors, industries, ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 9 – Verna Allee
KM thought leaders have proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; read about ValueNetworks me...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 8 – Mary Abraham
V. Mary Abraham is an author, consultant and facilitator who has been active in legal industry knowledge management since 1991.
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 7 – Susan Hanley
Susan Hanley is one of the leading experts on using Office 365 and SharePoint for knowledge management and collaboration, emphas...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 6 – Heidi K. Gardner
Heidi K. Gardner studies collaboration between highly autonomous, powerful knowledge workers such as partners in professional se...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 5 – Patricia Eng
KM thought leaders have proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; read about ISO KM Standard ...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders Part 4 – Nancy Dixon
KM thought leaders have proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; use collaboration and dialo...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders – Marcia Conner
KM thought leaders have proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; unite technologies, analyti...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders – Stephanie Barnes
KM thought leaders have proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; learning, curiosity, creati...
Lucidea’s Lens: Knowledge Management Thought Leaders – Patti Anklam
KM thought leaders have practical experience and proven strategies to share with knowledge managers implementing KM programs; fo...
KM Component 50 – Cognitive Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Defines key terms, provides background, and lists uses and benefits of cognitive computing and artificial intelligence as relate...
KM Component 49 – Analytics and Business Intelligence
Analytics and business intelligence are connected to KM strategy and knowledge flow within an organization and should be part of...
KM Component 48 – E-learning
Learning is one of the basic activities of knowledge management. KM programs should have a goal of better integrating knowledge ...
KM Component 47 – Gamification Applications and Digital Badges
Knowledge managers often use gamification and digital badges to motivate and reward desired knowledge management behaviors withi...
KM Component 46 – Process Automation
Knowledge intensive processes can be included in a KM initiative, including proposals, presentations, product development, surve...
KM Component 45 – Workflow Applications
Key elements of a KM program include workflow applications that enable knowledge capture and reuse to be embedded in routine bus...
KM Component 44 – External Access and Extranets
Key elements of a KM program include providing a “doorway”, which is an enabler for knowledge sharing; external access is very v...
KM Component 43 – Social Software and Social Media
Social software and social media comprise a range of tools that facilitate social networking and can play a key part in a KM str...
KM Component 42 – Syndication, Aggregation, and Subscription Management Systems
Knowledge managers can leverage content syndication, aggregation, and subscription management applications as an important part ...
KM Component 41: Podcasts and Videos
Offers 15 practical and proven examples of how to use podcasts and videos in a knowledge management program.
KM Component 40 – Wikis
When using wikis in a KM program, pick an application where they fit well, use a pilot implementation to see how they work, and ...
KM Component 39 – Blogs and Blogging
Primer on blogs, blog posts, and when and why to use them as part of a KM strategy
KM Component 38 – Archiving, Document Management, and Records Management
Archiving in a KM context is the process of moving files no longer actively used to separate storage for long-term retention
KM Component 37 – Search Engines and Enterprise Search
Search engines and enterprise search are key elements of an organizational knowledge management strategy and KM program; a detai...
KM Component 36 – Metadata and Tags
KM strategies include applying metadata and tags that allow related items to discovered, navigated to, syndicated, and collected...
KM Component 35 – Expertise Locators and Ask the Expert
Connecting people so they can take advantage of the expertise of others is one of the desired modes of knowledge flow in a typic...
KM Component 34 – Threaded Discussions and Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs)
Threaded discussions have now become the core functionality of enterprise social networks (ESNs) and as such are key to a knowle...
KM Component 33 – Repositories and Knowledge Bases
Knowledge capture requires a place to store what’s collected. A repository is such a place, designed to easily used for storing ...
KM Component 32 – Portals, Digital Experience, and Digital Workplace
A KM portal is a gateway website; it can be a personalized home page with aggregated content, a document repository, or a custom...
KM Component 31 – Conferencing and Telepresence
Virtual teams, including those focused on knowledge exchange, are widespread. There are many effective virtual channels for know...
KM Component 30 – Team Spaces
Team spaces are collaborative workspaces designed for teams to share documents, libraries, schedules, files and other building b...
KM Component 29 – Intranets
An organizational intranet is a key part of a knowledge management program; knowledge managers should be sure to leverage the in...
KM Component 28 – User Interface
Knowledge managers should incorporate the principles of good usability into the KM system user interface.
KM Component 27 – Storytelling, Business Narrative, and Anecdote Circles
Storytelling should be incorporated in many knowledge management implementation steps, activities, and components
KM Component 26 – Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Deviance
Appreciative inquiry and Positive Deviance take a positive approach to change and are methods that support a strong knowledge ma...
KM Component 25 – Social Network Analysis
Social network analysis in KM is mapping and measuring relationships and knowledge flows between people, groups, organizations, ...
KM Component 24 – Knowledge Valuation Process and Intellectual Capital
A knowledge valuation process involves quantifying the value of knowledge assets, reuse, and innovation, helping justify investm...
KM Component 23 – Workflow Process
Workflow automation applies to more than just KM, but can be used as part of a KM initiative to add knowledge flow to routine bu...
KM Component 22 – Change Management Process
Most KM initiatives involve significant changes to the existing behaviors, processes, and systems, so it is useful to create a c...
KM Component 21: KM Metrics and Reporting Process
Details the wide spectrum of options for measuring knowledge management activities with recommendations on what to measure and w...
KM Component 20 – Classification Process and Taxonomy
Classification means creating and maintaining a taxonomy to organize information for finding through navigation, search, and lin...
KM Component 19 – Content Management Process
In the context of a KM program, content management should be applied to documents, methods, and templates, especially reusable d...
KM Component 18 – Collaboration Process
Knowledge managers should provide a process for collaboration via document/image libraries, file sharing, discussion forums, pol...
KM Component 17 – Proven Practices Process
A KM proven practices process results in others in similar environments or with similar needs benefiting from proven successes.
KM Component 16 – Lessons Learned Process
In KM, reuse is putting to practical use the captured knowledge, community suggestions, or collaborative assistance provided thr...
KM Component 15 – Knowledge Reuse Process
In KM, reuse is putting to practical use the captured knowledge, community suggestions, or collaborative assistance provided thr...
KM Component 14 – Knowledge Capture Process
As part of a KM program, knowledge capture includes collecting multimedia materials that can be used for innovation, reuse, and ...
KM Component 13 – Knowledge Creation Process
Creating new knowledge is not simple or intuitive, but for knowledge managers it is worth perfecting because the potential benef...
KM Component 12 – Knowledge Management Methodologies
KM Methodologies are policies, rules, techniques, procedures that prescribe how knowledge work is to be performed and offer ways...
KM Component 11 – KM Incentives and Rewards
KM incentive and reward programs encourage compliance with goals, improve performance against metrics, and increase participatio...
KM Component 10 – KM Goals and Measurements
KM goals and measurements include targets included in employee performance plans and metrics to track performance against those ...
KM Component 9 – KM User Assistance and Knowledge Help Desks
KM user assistance and help desks provide support including tools consulting, finding reusable content, connecting to sources, a...
KM Component 8 – Knowledge Management Communication
Timely communications are critical to successfully introducing a new KM initiative and to keeping the organization informed on i...
KM Component 7 – Knowledge Management Documentation
Knowledge management documentation best practices and guidance for supporting training, communications and user assistance, from...
KM Component 6 – Knowledge Management Training
Knowledge management training best practices and resources, plus examples of plans for KM overview, knowledge capture, creating ...
KM Component 5 – Communities of Practice
Communities should be part of any KM program; connecting people is fundamental to getting knowledge flowing; communities are an ...
KM Component 4 – Social Networks
A KM program should help people add others to networks, facilitate social network analysis, provide tools for finding, communica...
KM Component 3 – User Surveys
KM leaders must use surveys to find out what users struggle with, what tools they still need, what they use, and if/why they lik...
KM Component 2 – Knowledge Managers
Knowledge managers raise awareness, align with business priorities, promote a KM culture, engage leadership, manage infrastructu...
KM Component 1 – Culture and Values
Knowledge managers should identify organizational culture/values, leverage elements conducive to knowledge sharing, and address ...
The Importance of Trust in Knowledge Sharing
A KM program will only be successful if leaders trust staff to share knowledge effectively and usefully; staff must trust there ...
Thankful Thursdays: Using Praise to Motivate Knowledge Sharing
Knowledge managers offer non-financial incentives to promote knowledge sharing, including encouraging praise with a weekly theme...
Knowledge Retention: How to Deal with a Departing Workforce
Knowledge managers can use a number of proven approaches and methods to ensure that knowledge doesn’t walk out the door with dep...
Curation: A Key Knowledge Management Activity, Part 2
Examples for Knowledge Managers of curated content and how to curate it, they should curate a wide variety of content as part of...
Curation: A Key Knowledge Management Activity, Part 1
Knowledge managers need to curate a wide variety of content to make the most important and useful information easy to find and r...
Why You Should Share Your Knowledge
Knowledge sharing provides numerous benefits to both individuals and their organizations; compelling reasons to share from a KM ...
16 Reasons Why People Don’t Share Their Knowledge – And What to Do About It
Knowledge managers must understand why people may not share their knowledge; there are 16 commons reasons, and solutions from a ...
15 KM Challenges, Part 2
Knowledge managers face common challenges when implementing a KM program. 7 challenges and proven solutions from KM expert
15 KM Challenges, Part 1
Knowledge managers typically face similar challenges when implementing a KM program. 8 challenges and proven solutions from KM e...
The ABCs of KM Leadership
KM leaders need 3 sets of ABCs: Attributes, Background, Capabilities; Actions, Behaviors, Characteristics; Ambassador, Broker, a...
KM Professionals Pay It Forward and Solicit Feedback
Knowledge managers should be active in communities and at conferences, learn from others, gain perspective and apply good ideas ...
Innovate KM Processes and Tools
Best practice knowledge management (KM) requires seeking user feedback and continuous implementation, iteration and improvement
Select and Implement People, Process, and Technology KM Components
Lists 50 most important components of knowledge management grouped by people c, process, and technology components; key for know...
Specify Desired Modes of Knowledge Flow, Part 3
Creating new knowledge is important but is difficult to enable. Using various modes of knowledge and adding processes can stimul...
Specify Desired Modes of Knowledge Flow, Part 2
Knowledge managers must establish links between different groups; this is boundary spanning; enabling discovery (learning from e...
Specify Desired Modes of Knowledge Flow, Part 1
Creating and executing a KM program plan involves implementing people, process, and technology knowledge flows that achieve obje...
Define KM Program Governance, Part 3
How a KM program is governed is key to success. Knowledge managers should pay close attention to getting this right, and it will...
Define KM Program Governance, Part 2
Knowledge managers must define KM program governance, including team composition, virtual teams, and leader communities
Define KM Program Governance, Part 1
Knowledge managers must define KM program governance including roles, team composition, objectives, processes, and decision-maki...
Define Compelling Use Cases
KMers should define compelling use cases that demonstrate a new KM system or program’s clear advantages over existing alternativ...
Define Your KM Strategy, Part 3
Detailed post on how to apply ten types of KM strategies in different types of organizations for maximum benefit.
Define Your KM Strategy, Part 2
There are ten basic categories of KM strategy: motivate, network, supply, analyze, codify, disseminate, demand, act, invent, and...
Define Your KM Strategy, Part 1
Knowledge managers must define the KM strategy, with specific actions taken to implement the program and achieve the top 3 objec...
9 KM Questions Part 2: Technology Questions, Resource Survey, and Examples
Planning a KM initiative includes determining who will participate, which processes and tools are required, and how tools should...
9 KM Questions Part 1: People and Process Questions
Starting a KM program includes defining participants and roles, which basic processes are required, and how tools should support...
The KM 10 Commitments
Knowledge managers should enlist support from top leaders in order to ensure the success of a KM implementation; 10 commitments ...
Identifying the Top 3 Objectives for a KM Program, Part 2: Examples
KM guru Stan Garfield provides specific examples of challenges and opportunities and how to turn them into knowledge management ...
Identifying the Top 3 Objectives for a KM Program, Part 1
Best practices for starting a KM initiative include constructing an opportunities survey to determine what your top 3 knowledge ...
12 Steps to KM Success
KM guru Stan Garfield describes 12 steps necessary to successfully introduce a knowledge management program in any organization;...
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 5
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post is the last in a series of posts on mistakes observed by KM...
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 4
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post is the fourth in a series of common mistakes observed by KM...
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 3
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post outlines the third 10 observed by knowledge management expe...
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 2
Best practices for KM include avoiding common pitfalls; this post outlines the second 10 pitfalls observed by knowledge manageme...
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 1
Best practices for KM include avoiding common pitfalls; this post outlines the first 10 pitfalls observed by knowledge managemen...
10 Priorities for a Knowledge Management Program
Knowledge management (KM) implementation include 10 best practices; Stan Garfield KM guru outlines these in this post on proven ...
Learning about the field of Knowledge Management
Knowledge managers should practice what they preach and learn from the experience of others, reuse the best ideas, and avoid the...
5 Reasons for Starting a KM Program
KM efforts begin for several reasons; initially due to individual people; more enduring reasons include enabling the organizatio...
Knowledge Management Defined: Part 2
Knowledge Management is simply management – of people and of processes – in any organization that is predominantly made up of kn...
Knowledge Management Defined: Part 1
Knowledge management has been defined by many scholars and business gurus; there are useful definitions which can be used to bui...
Knowledge Management: What’s in a Name?
The term knowledge management is debated, but if by manage we mean care for, grow, steward, make more useful, the term knowledge...
KM Conversation: Tapping into the Power of Integration
Knowledge managers need KM integration in three areas: process, platform and software.
KM Integration: Part 3; Software Integration
Best practices for KM include effective process, platform and software integration; this helps achieve a productive knowledge ma...
KM Integration: Part 2; Platform Integration
Integrated KM processes, workflows, platforms, applications, systems, and software are easier for users and delivers improved bu...
KM Integration: Part 1; Process Integration
Effective process, platform, and software integration helps achieve a productive KM ecosystem; proven practices to integrate bus...
KM Conversation: Achieving Independence; Tips for Knowledge Managers
Knowledge managers need independence from IT, independence for users, and secure advocacy at the senior level in order for KM pr...
Achieving KM Independence Part 3: Program Independence
KM program independence means it’s not tied to any one function in an organization, can continue to operate, and is funded and s...
Achieving KM Independence Part 2: User Independence
Best practices for KM include independence for users of a knowledge management system; expert advice on excellent UX and self-pa...
Achieving KM Independence: Technology Independence
KM independence related to technology, users, and the program itself are key to the success of any knowledge management initiati...
The Uses and Benefits of Analytics and Business Intelligence — A KM Conversation
Knowledge managers can use analytics to provide the right content, communicate effectively, and contribute to improved business ...
KM Conversation: The Uses and Benefits of Analytics
Knowledge managers can use analytics to provide the right content, communicate effectively, and contribute to improved business ...
KM Conversations — Using Analytics Part 2: Metrics and Reporting
Knowledge management best practices include capturing and reporting on goal-oriented, operational, and business impact metrics, ...
KM Conversations — Using Analytics Part 1: Understanding Search Behavior and Hot Content
Knowledge management best practices include analyzing enterprise search logs; offer in your UI the most frequently used terms to...
KM Conversation: Proven Practices for Social Collaboration
Best practices for KM include embedding social collaboration in a KM system making it more useful than a content-only or standal...
KM Conversations—Social Collaboration Part 3: Sharing and Reusing Knowledge
Knowledge management best practices include facilitation of sharing and reuse of internal and external knowledge via enterprise ...
KM Conversations—Social Collaboration Part 2: Communities of Practice
Knowledge managers build/facilitate communities of practice where community members share tangible and intangible information on...
KM Conversations—Social Collaboration Part 1: Enhancing Content
Knowledge management best practices include enabling users to enhance content through social collaboration: tagging, recommendin...
KM Conversations—Advanced Discovery Part 3: User Interface
The user interface is the knowledge management system point of entry providing navigation, search, communications, an index, a k...
KM Conversations—Advanced Discovery Part 2: Search
Best KM search engines enable searching for sites, documents, files, lists, content, and answers to questions, plus ability to s...
KM Conversations—Advanced Discovery Part 1: Classification
Knowledge managers use taxonomy, folksonomy, metadata and tags to classify content so it’s easily discoverable through navigatio...
Successful KM Programs Require User Input
KM leaders should base strategy on user input to determine needs to address. Conduct surveys to capture challenges, opportunitie...
KM Conversations—360º Access Part 3: Channels for Accessing Content
Knowledge managers deliver 360-degree access to all content users require, internal and external, via multiple channels, even on...
KM Conversations—360º Access Part 2: Connecting to Expertise
Connecting to expertise for advice and assistance is a key element of a successful knowledge management program and increases KM...
KM Conversations—360º Access Part 1: Types of Content
To enable users to repurpose content and learn from internal and external information sources, knowledge managers must offer com...
Tips for How KM Leaders Can Build an IT Partnership
Tips for KM leaders on how best to work closely with IT staff to successfully implement knowledge management technology projects...
Part 3: The Single Most Important KM “Sale” You Can Make
Knowledge management best practices include selling your KM program to senior leaders, including by selling specific organizatio...
Part 2: The Single Most Important KM “Sale” You Can Make
Knowledge management best practices include selling your KM program to senior leaders, including by making the business case.
Part 1: The Single Most Important KM “Sale” You Can Make
Storytelling is a very useful tool to help obtain leadership commitment as you promote your KM program. Here are some proven pra...
KM Participation – How to Overcome Reluctance Part 2
KM methods for getting people to present, and ask questions in meetings; knowledge management best practices for user adoption
KM Participation – How to Overcome Reluctance Part 1
Knowledge management methods for getting people to attend, speak, present, and ask questions in meetings; knowledge management b...
Put a SPIN on your KM Program
SPIN selling technique is a knowledge management best practice for getting leadership advocacy and ownership of your KM program
6 Proven Knowledge Management Methodologies
Knowledge management best practices include methodologies collected by KM expert Stan Garfield in his book Proven Practices for ...
KM Initiatives Require a Training Strategy
Knowledge management best practices include ongoing training strategies that leverage a variety of channels e.g., webinars and s...
How to Make Friends and Influence Organizations to Adopt KM
Selling KM is a journey; getting buy-in is an ongoing knowledge management best practice permanent process requiring a continuou...
KM Improves Content Findability
Knowledge management best practices include making content easy to find through multiple methods and channels, curating collecti...
KM Stories Obtain Leadership Commitment
KM programs should include storytelling before, during and after knowledge management implementation; this helps get leadership ...
Knowledge Management Implementation: Engage Key Leaders
Knowledge managers must engage key leaders to help sell, implement and support a KM implementation. Seek out influencers and req...
Knowledge Management Essentials, Revisited
KM best practices include getting others to sponsor, endorse, inspect, use, and promote a KM program, including its people, proc...
Knowledge Management Software Procurement; Insider Tips
Successful knowledge management software procurement and rollout requires thorough understanding of how technology products are ...
Ensure KM Adoption by Offering a Great User Experience
KM expert Stan Garfield stresses KM adoption is driven by a great KM user experience; make it easy to access people, process and...
Fundamentals of Knowledge Management
Definition of knowledge management, overview of KM origins, KM goals, fundamentals of knowledge management, value of knowledge m...
Killer KM Apps Include Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs)
Stan Garfield’s ideas on “killer apps” that provide technology foundation for a successful KM program. Enterprise Social Network...
Proven Knowledge Management Methodologies
Six proven knowledge management methodologies to help knowledge managers demonstrate need for knowledge management as well as im...
KM Secret: Documents and Presentations
KM leaders should focus on using various communications methods and channels to keep user base informed on knowledge management ...
KM Secret: Improve Findability Part Two
KM leaders should focus on improving findability of internal and external knowledge assets; do this by choosing and organizing c...
KM Secret: Improve Findability Part One
KM leaders should focus on improving the findability of internal and external knowledge assets; this can be done through various...
KM Success Stories
Knowledge management expert Stan Garfield stresses the need using success stories to communicate the positive impact of KM.
KM User Assistance: The Knowledge Help Desk
Knowledge management expert Stan Garfield stresses the need for one-on-one support as a KM communications method via a dedicated...
Articulate Your KM Vision
Knowledge management expert Stan Garfield stresses the need for a end-state vision for a KM program; passionately describe what ...
10 Tips for Starting a KM Program
Knowledge management programs have many common elements that form the foundation for success. This post contains 10 top tips for...
Three Keys to KM leadership
In order to sell KM, you must lead by example and model desired behaviors to show others how it’s done. Stan Garfield shares 3 k...
How to Sell KM to Leaders–Part Three
Implementing a successful KM program requires that leaders understand the benefits for them personally, and for the organization...
How to Sell KM to Leaders – Part Two
KM practitioners must make a logical case for how knowledge management programs will help achieve key business objectives of the...
How to Sell KM to Leaders – Part One
KM practitioners should use storytelling as a very useful tool to help obtain leadership commitment as they promote knowledge ma...
13 KM Insights for Successful Knowledge Managers
Successful knowledge management requires a commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration, storytelling, innovation and inc...
Part Two: Knowledge Management Networking Secrets
Knowledge management practitioners should take advantage of outside help including consultants; there are 3 steps to retaining t...
Part One: Knowledge Management Networking Secrets
You don’t have to go it alone to sell KM inside your organization, other KM professionals have encountered the same hurdles and ...
Effective Knowledge Managers—Do You Recognize These Traits?
What are the traits of a good knowledge manager? Stan Garfield has the answer and gives you a guide whether you are recruiting o...
Develop a Tailored KM Strategy with Proven Knowledge Management Components
While there is no one-size-fits-all KM strategy, there are specific components from which to select, based on organizational req...
10 Principles for Successful KM Communities
In Proven Practices for Promoting a KM Program, expert Stan Garfield says knowledge leaders should follow 10 principles for buil...
How are Your Organization’s Technology Apps Reviewed and Approved?
Too strong a focus on technology is a common problem in KM implementations; KM guru Stan Garfield discusses how to embrace techn...
Knowledge Management for Success: Reuse Proven Practices
KM expert Stan Garfield provides research on proven practices from Microsoft, NASA, Hewlett Packard and other companies that exc...
KM Programs: Implement, Improve, and Iterate
KM leaders adopt proven practices in software development: implement, improve, iterate to continuously involve users, get better...
Part Two: Building Your KM Nest – 5 of 10 Strategies for Special Librarians
Consultant Stephen Abram outlines strategies librarians can adopt to improve the health of a “knowledge ecology” rather than foc...
Seeking Outside Help: Tips for Knowledge Managers
KM expert Stan Garfield says knowledge managers should seek outside help when selling KM in their organizations and offers advic...
Part One: Building Your KM Nest – What Did Einstein Know about Knowledge Management?
Library consultant Stephen Abram describes how librarians can adapt to evolving end user needs, asserting that information combi...
How to Hold Successful “Face-to-Face” KM Meetings
KM expert Stan Garfield says meeting in person is key to KM leaders’ professional development—and shares how to hold successful ...
How Knowledge Managers Can Become (and Mentor) “Power Knowledge Workers”
KM expert Stan Garfield shares his thoughts on characteristics and skills of effective knowledge managers and leaders, and a tas...
How Your KM Platform Can Provide a Great User Experience
Knowledge management expert Stan Garfield shares his thoughts on the elements of a great user experience.
Find a Killer KM App
Knowledge management expert Stan Garfield shares his thoughts on “killer apps” that provide the technology foundation for a succ...
Part Two: Benefits of Knowledge Management
In part two, Stan Garfield shares more tips on how you can become your organization's KM expert and its benefits too.
Part One: Benefits of Knowledge Management
Selling a KM within your organization means becoming a KM expert. This involves having a clear understanding of KM’s benefits to...
Ready to Read: Proven Practices for Promoting a Knowledge Management Program
Stan Garfield announces that his new book, Proven Practices for Promoting a Knowledge Management Program, is now available. Get ...
How Can You Nurture a Knowledge-Sharing Culture?
The culture of an organization has an effect on what can be accomplished. Your KM strategy, should identify the current culture ...
How to be a Great KM Communicator
Guest blogger, Stan Garfield, discusses how to communicate as it is critical for new KM initiatives and keeping everyone informe...
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eBooks
Proven Practices for Promoting a Knowledge Management Program
Stan Garfield
KM expert, Stan Garfield lays out the essential elements of ensuring the success of your knowledge management program, including how to lay the foundation, the secrets to obtaining early and ongoing leadership commitment, tips for communication strategies that actually do influence and engage your audience, how to assess and leverage technology appropriately, and powerful methods of nurturing a knowledge-sharing culture.
Lucidea’s Lens: Special Librarians & Information Specialists; The 5 Cs of KM
Stan Garfield
Readers of this book will learn how and why incorporating knowledge management fundamentals into special library and information center products and services supports departmental and professional sustainability, and ultimately benefits organizations by offering clear strategic advantage and significant return on investment.
Knowledge Nuggets: 100 KM Infographics
Stan Garfield
Readers of this book from KM expert Stan Garfield will learn essential principles of knowledge management in easy to grasp infographics. Tips, tricks, techniques, and maxims to follow—and the book finishes with knowledge nuggets on communication, collaboration, and communities of practice.