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Why Knowledge Management Didn’t Save General Motors: Addressing Complex Issues By Convening Conversation

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At one point GM had 138 best practice teams and 33 centers of expertise working with identified subject matter experts. In 2008 KM was alive and well at GM. GM was brought down by a flawed strategy, but an organization’s strategy is clearly a product of the knowledge that exists within its walls.

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Transferring Expertise: The Best Way to Move Tacit Knowledge

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The Bank ended up with an impressive video library, which unfortunately, very few people ever bothered to look at. Ashby’s* law of requisite variety at work! Orr explains that the repair technicians, in a given geographic area, often meet at the same restaurant for lunch. Let’s turn to a real life example.