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Change Management "KM is the last thing on my mind!"

"KM is the last thing on my mind!"

Stuart French September 13, 2022

Often people who talk about the need for KM focus on the sexy stuff. The way it increases your organisation's ability to innovate, respond to cha…

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creative melbourne Why are some teams not creative?

Why are some teams not creative?

Stuart French August 06, 2022

A few years ago (only 2018 but it feels like a decade ago after COVID) I had an opportunity as part of the Creative Melbourne conference to sit down …

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culture Leadership, Fear and “Not happening here” syndrome

Leadership, Fear and “Not happening here” syndrome

Stuart French July 31, 2022

The power of a leader to shape and limit the capability of an organisation has fascinated me since I did my masters thesis. I have always tried to s…

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adaptive ability Avoiding the curse of Anti-expertise

Avoiding the curse of Anti-expertise

Stuart French July 20, 2022

Dinosaurs.   Everywhere. Surrounded by them. Many of them retiring, but some people become dinosaurs long before retirement age and others are in the…

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definition What do I mean when I say "Knowledge"

What do I mean when I say "Knowledge"

Stuart French July 05, 2022

I define Knowledge and KM as so: In other words, knowledge is about making good decisions based on evidence, and knowledge management is half about …

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BI Making the intangible visible.

Making the intangible visible.

Stuart French October 02, 2020

I recently had the opportunity to present some of my work at CFA to the Melbourne PowerBI Users Group. This turned out to be a great night with over…

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capability Helping non-KM Managers understand how Knowledge is a key part of their success

Helping non-KM Managers understand how Knowledge is a key part of their success

Stuart French September 29, 2020

I have supported RealKM Magazine for a while now and love the content and research they bring to the KM conversation around the globe. Much of it i…

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BPM "When the only KM tool you have is a hammer..."

"When the only KM tool you have is a hammer..."

Stuart French January 29, 2019

The biggest problem I have seem with KM isn't any particular approach, or system, but rather the idea that one approach is seen as a panacea a…

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engagement Interview with Arthur Shelley about the new ISO KM Standard

Interview with Arthur Shelley about the new ISO KM Standard

Stuart French November 08, 2018

Well, after several years of hard work by an international committee the new ISO-30401:2018 Knowledge Management Systems standard is upon us ( you …

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automation The Difference and Danger of Information versus Knowledge Management - a cautionary tale

The Difference and Danger of Information versus Knowledge Management - a cautionary tale

Stuart French April 13, 2018

Let me tell you a quick story. Recently at my uncle's funeral I had a fascinating conversation with an old farmer who's son was following i…

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assumptions The pros and cons of considering frameworks and models

The pros and cons of considering frameworks and models

Stuart French April 08, 2018

For a while now I have watched students and business associates try to pluck models (sometimes from thin air) and apply them to whatever problem th…

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definition "Can general critical thinking skills be useful?" Why is this even a question???

"Can general critical thinking skills be useful?" Why is this even a question???

Stuart French March 30, 2018

Today, the wonderful Lynne Kelly posted an article by Carl Hendrick about why we should not be teaching critical thinking skills in schools. I…

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artificial intelligence Social Collaboration tools in Foreign Cultures

Social Collaboration tools in Foreign Cultures

Stuart French May 03, 2016

Benedikt Sheerer is one of the up and coming young guys in the KM world.  I like his fresh approach, eager passion for social collaboration and the p…

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