Beyond knowledge management to better management
Do you know what kind of fuel you need for inspiration and innovation? I discovered the answer to that question the hard way this past weekend. Last weekend several members of my family achieved important milestones. As a result, the entire weekend was taken up with large family events. And, with all that celebrating, I... Continue Reading →
We know that failure is necessary for innovation. In fact, experience shows that repeated failure usually precedes a major breakthrough. So then, why do we constantly run from failure when we should be planning for it? According to Scott Anthony, it's because the cost of failure is perceived to be so high that we don't... Continue Reading →
At the recent LegalTech 2009 conference, nearly every session I attended started with some variant of the words: "Doing more with less." To be honest, even the session I spoke at spent some time on why a downturn is a good time to invest in social media tools. (Hint: Social media tools help you do... Continue Reading →
One of the tricks to moving past the paralysis of choice is to get a better sense of what's really at stake. You could focus on how much is to be gained by the contemplated action or -- more likely -- you worry about how much harm can befall you if the steps you take... Continue Reading →
In our success driven society, it's easy to believe received wisdom that there's nothing worse than failure. Unfortunately, this consistent message has led to the greatest failure of all -- the failure of nerve resulting in a decline of innovation. However, if you ask anyone who has launched a truly successful knowledge management initiative how... Continue Reading →
One of our favorite holiday traditions is to listen to the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast from King's College Cambridge. It provides a glimpse of a useful knowledge management lesson -- in this case regarding innovation.For those of you unfamiliar with the service of lessons and carols, it is a tradition that began... Continue Reading →
A recent New York Times article touted the benefits of collaborating to innovate. Debunking the myth of the lone genius who creates in solitude, the article suggests that the best innovation comes about through collaboration -- where many people and perspectives intersect to create and refine ideas. However, it isn't enough just to put a... Continue Reading →
I spent some time this past weekend working through some problems I was having on my home computer with Mozilla Firefox. After doing a little research, I found the way through the problem by using the safe mode Mozilla provided. What a brilliant option! We've talked often about the need to tolerate failure in order... Continue Reading →
Those of you who follow the art scene will know that the Tate Modern in London is hosting a celebrated exhibition of Mark Rothko paintings. Thanks to the BBC, those of us outside London can have a taste of the exhibit via a brief video tour by the sculptor, Anish Kapoor, and Sarah Montague.The conversation... Continue Reading →
In honor of Halloween, I thought we might take this opportunity to scare our information technology colleagues, as well as those knowledge management folks who have been unable to rise above and beyond technology. Let's start with an interesting piece by Susan Cramm entitled IT Project Funding: Less is More. In it she confronts the... Continue Reading →
Above and Beyond KM 