random/hot-posts
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…

Read more
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…

Read more
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…

Read more
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 …

Read more
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…

Read more
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…

Read more
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…

Read more
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…

Read more
Change Management Is corporate politics that bad?

Is corporate politics that bad?

Stuart French March 07, 2016

Corporate Politics... "the process and behavior in human interactions involving power and authority" I used to hate it. Managers stab…

Read more
Change Management "The operation was a success but the patient died"

"The operation was a success but the patient died"

Stuart French January 08, 2016

Are you a man or a microbe? You're human right? So you would always choose a surgeon over a microbiologist to fix your medical problem. But…

Read more
BPM Enabling Process Improvements with Business Systems

Enabling Process Improvements with Business Systems

Stuart French December 23, 2015

Really enabling our workers Business Automation is a key deliverable of any digital transformation program . Many business systems help solve the …

Read more
apprenticeship Do you know that, or is it just something you remembered?

Do you know that, or is it just something you remembered?

Stuart French November 10, 2015

I have struggled for a little while with the Tacit/Explicit model of knowledge, feeling it was incomplete. The Cambridge Dictionary defines Tacit K…

Read more
education Call for info about KM Tools & Solutions

Call for info about KM Tools & Solutions

Stuart French October 14, 2015

Do you create, maintain, sell, implement, support tools for better KM?  If so I want to hear from you. As part of the upcoming KM 101 course I am…

Read more