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

Conversation Matters

In the summer of 2009 GM filed for bankruptcy. 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. The knowledge existed within GM to develop a more competitive strategy. Why didn’t KM save General Motors?

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[Webinar recap] Building a culture of recognition: Credit Union ONE’s Employee Success™ Story

Achievers

Organizations with high engagement rates are 78 percent more productive and 40 percent more profitable than disengaged organizations 1. Top employers realize that engaged workplaces begin with a recognition-rich culture, and this is where the Credit Union ONE Employee Success story starts. Let us know in the comments below. 8 Apr 2013.

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Transparent Office: In-the-Flow and Above-the-Flow

Transparent Office

These wikis are typically replacing knowledge management systems (or creating knowledge management systems for the first time). That was one of the great (if depressing) learnings of the Knowledge Management movement. Left to their own devices, people dont collaborate very much in above-the-flow ways.

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McAfee on Widening the Flow

Transparent Office

In the old world of emails and knowledge management systems, our tools and processes force a rigid distinction between "doing your job" (i.e., in-the-flow activities, usually in email) and "giving back to the organization" (above-the-flow contributions to a knowledge management system).

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A-Space (Facebook-like) Is Making a Difference Across the U.S. Intelligence Community

Conversation Matters

This report provides an overview of an exploratory scientific, qualitative study conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Knowledge Laboratory in April- June of 2009. Tags: Effective Conversations Knowledge Management Strategies Sharing Tacit Knowledge.

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The Bamboo Project Blog: Do You Know How to Ask the Right Questions?

The Bamboo Project Blog

June 05, 2009 in knowledge management , knowledge sharing , learning , professional development | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Do You Know How to Ask the Right Questions? And how are we going to address this? What's your "questioning IQ?"

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The Bamboo Project Blog: More on Scarcity vs. Abundance Thinking

The Bamboo Project Blog

Posted by: Cara | January 30, 2009 at 05:47 AM looking good! Posted by: Cyber Rainbow | March 15, 2009 at 03:50 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. So the big question for me is what kinds of activities can organizations engage in to begin moving from scarcity to abundance?