Comments on: Context Matters http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/12/context-matters.html A discussion of knowledge management that goes above and beyond technology. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mary Abraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/12/context-matters.html/comment-page-1#comment-199 Mary Abraham Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:50:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=219#comment-199 Thanks, Samuel. John and Dave have looked at this issue before. As they say, there is nothing new under the sun. However, I thought Mark's black/white test provided a powerful visual of the importance of context. It's a useful reminder.<br/><br/>- Mary Thanks, Samuel. John and Dave have looked at this issue before. As they say, there is nothing new under the sun. However, I thought Mark’s black/white test provided a powerful visual of the importance of context. It’s a useful reminder.

- Mary

]]> By: Samuel Driessen http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/12/context-matters.html/comment-page-1#comment-196 Samuel Driessen Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:09:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=219#comment-196 Ah, this is really good, Mary. I fully agree with you. I've had an interesting discussion with John Tropea on this topic (following one of his posts). Dave Snowden has interesting stuff on this too. I agree with Mark that digital KM or IT often doesn't fully understand what information and knowledge is. No context, no real understanding and sense-making! Ah, this is really good, Mary. I fully agree with you. I’ve had an interesting discussion with John Tropea on this topic (following one of his posts). Dave Snowden has interesting stuff on this too. I agree with Mark that digital KM or IT often doesn’t fully understand what information and knowledge is. No context, no real understanding and sense-making!

]]> By: Mary Abraham http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/12/context-matters.html/comment-page-1#comment-191 Mary Abraham Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:56:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=219#comment-191 Mark - <br/><br/>You're right about the dangers of digital media. The ability to pinpoint content and extract it is both helpful and harmful. Because of this, I'm particularly grateful for social media, which give us an opportunity to add commentary and, thereby, add context. We're not going to be able to put the search genie back in the bottle (thank you Google), but with social media we can ameliorate some of the negative aspects of finding content out of context. Further, just as my blog post grew out of yours, the focus shifts from static content to social media conversations and becomes both relevant and necessary.<br/><br/>- Mary<br/><br/>- Mary Mark –

You’re right about the dangers of digital media. The ability to pinpoint content and extract it is both helpful and harmful. Because of this, I’m particularly grateful for social media, which give us an opportunity to add commentary and, thereby, add context. We’re not going to be able to put the search genie back in the bottle (thank you Google), but with social media we can ameliorate some of the negative aspects of finding content out of context. Further, just as my blog post grew out of yours, the focus shifts from static content to social media conversations and becomes both relevant and necessary.

- Mary

- Mary

]]> By: Mark McGuinness http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/12/context-matters.html/comment-page-1#comment-190 Mark McGuinness Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:23:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=219#comment-190 Thanks. Maybe one of the problems with digital knowledge management is that it's digital - a very black/white on/off medium. Maybe commentary like yours and the social media conversation can offer clarifying context? Thanks. Maybe one of the problems with digital knowledge management is that it’s digital – a very black/white on/off medium. Maybe commentary like yours and the social media conversation can offer clarifying context?

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