Tag Archive for 'Knowledge transfer'

Best of the KM Cafe - A Recap of the April 29th Symposium at Bentley U.

Published by lynda on April 20, 2010 in Friday Breakfast Meetings and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.  Rebecca’s at Reservoir Place, Trapelo Road, Waltham.

TOPIC:  We don’t know what we will know after the series of roundtable discussions on April 29th but from the following six topics, each being debated and discussed three times, we expected some novel or new ideas:

•    Avoid future crisis – How can business and application process documentation be kept up-to-date and in sync?
•    Social networking redo – How can a failed collaboration implementation be successfully re-launched?
•    Clinical practice experts online – What’s the next step in a collaboration infrastructure?
•    Taxonomies – How can they improve enterprise search?
•    “Library/information management” and “knowledge management” – Are these professionals’ competencies alike? and Do titles matter?
•    Records management, knowledge management, and information management – Are they converging or diverging?

Come to share what you learned at the meeting OR learn what you missed.

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KM Gurus - Who are they & What Guidance do they Provide for You?

Published by lynda on February 23, 2010 in Friday Breakfast Meetings. 0 Comments

Friday, March 5, 2010 at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Rebecca’s at Reservoir Place, Trapelo Road, Waltham.

TOPIC:  We just enjoyed a great roundtable discussion in February at which the group shared career path stories about what led each attendee to a focus on knowledge management activities. Learning what influences and interests in the workplace pointed individuals toward KM revealed a lot about how we all grow into and within our chosen professions, regardless of the initial degree or job title.

In the next meeting we want you to share stories about the people who have inspired you to have an interest in KM. This can be people whose writings you read, presentations you have experienced, role models in school or the workplace, or individuals outside of the work arena that provided a spark. With a goal of learning how KM gets traction and mind-share, as well as collecting specific anecdotes on guiding lessons, we’ll open the roundtable conversation with stories of the people who inspire us.

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Getting the Most KM Bang-for-your-(information technology) bucks

Published by lynda on October 6, 2009 in Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 0 Comments

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Microsoft, 201 Jones Rd., Sixth Floor, Waltham, MA 02451. Directions. 

SPEAKERS: Simon Trussler,  Senior VP, and Anna Gilpatric, Content Coordinator - Health Dialog

TOPIC: In the current economy it’s more important than ever to get the highest ROI possible on your knowledge management endeavors. This presentation will show how Health Dialog is using SharePoint for low-investment, high-impact knowledge management, as well as identifying out-of-the-box features and simple add-ons any company can use to get the highest return on its  KM investment.

BIOGRAPHY: Simon Trussler has led Health Dialog University, the firm’s training and knowledge management function, since early 2007, and also works in the international business development group.  Prior to joining Health Dialog, he led the global KM function for Boston Consulting Group for 12 years, and was a previously a partner in BCG’s consulting practice in Europe.  He has MA and PhD degrees from Cambridge University.

Anna Gilpatric is the Content Coordinator Health Dialog University. Anna graduated from the University of Maine in 2008 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Business Administration. In 2008 Anna started working for Health Dialog University, coordinating their knowledge management initiatives. Anna is also the company’s designated internal SharePoint trainer.

PLEASE Register even if you are not certain you can attend so we have an accurate estimate of attendees for handouts.

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Using Conversations to Further KM Objectives

Published by lynda on September 23, 2009 in Friday Breakfast Meetings. 0 Comments

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Rebecca’s at Reservoir Place, Trapelo Road, Waltham.

TOPIC:  Kate Pugh of Align Consulting gave a terrific presentation on Sept. 17, Eliciting Knowledge and Putting it to Work: How to Leverage Seekers’ Incentives and Curiosity. You’ll find a link to the slides there. We are going to continue the discussion about the process of conversation and how it is best conducted to elicit knowledge and understanding in the workplace.

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The Learning Knowledge Connection

Published by lynda on March 25, 2008 in Friday Breakfast Meetings. 1 Comment

Friday, April 4, 2008 at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Rebecca’s at Reservoir Place, Trapelo Road, Waltham.

Brandy King of the Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children’s Hospital sent this link a couple of months ago:
http://www.bl.uk/news/2008/pressrelease20080116.html

It is about a UK (British Library) study on a correlation with and possible impact on the heavy use of online content reading comprehension and analytical competencies. This has potential implications for how much understanding a younger population may accrue from the barrage of electronic content to which they have access. We will discuss how electronic media, with all of the 2.0 tools we are adopting, may have a significant down side when it comes to leveraging electronic knowledge assets.

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