New York, New York

They say that the three most important factors in determining the value of a property are "location, location, location." We've certainly learned the truth of that old adage this week. We were among the lucky ones who live in a New York City neighborhood that did not lose electricity. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case for... Continue Reading →

Size Matters: An Introduction to Big Data

"We're here to tell you that size matters." This is how we began a presentation today on Big Data. I had the pleasure of presenting with Maura R. Grossman, Counsel at Wachtell Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and Chad C. Ergun, Director, Global Practice Services & Business Intelligence, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. [These are my notes... Continue Reading →

Matter Management, Pricing and Profitability

The speakers are Gene Berger (Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis, Dechert), David B. Hobbie (Litigation Knowledge Manager, Goodwin Procter) and Richard B. Friedman (Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge). [These are my notes from the 2012 Ark Group Conference: Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession.  Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the... Continue Reading →

KMWorld 2012 Roundup

It was my great good fortune to attend KMWorld 2012 in Washington, D.C. When I arrived at the conference I realized that it was going to be an experience of extreme frustration -- there were far too many interesting sessions offered at the same time. Without cloning myself, there was no way I could attend... Continue Reading →

The DIKW Pyramid Must Die! #KMWorld

Gordon Vala-Webb is former National Director, Knowledge Management at PwC Mnagement Services LP Canada. [These are my notes from the KMWorld 2012 Conference. Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the end of a session, they may contain the occasional typographical or grammatical error. Please excuse those. To the extent I've made any... Continue Reading →

Finding Answers Using Crowdsourcing #KMWorld

Ian Coyne is Sector Knowledge Manager, Russell Reynolds Associates. Using the experience of KPMG as they tried to answer the "Brave Banana" problem, he shares insights and tips on how to use crowdsourcing to share knowledge. [These are my notes from the KMWorld 2012 Conference. Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible after the... Continue Reading →

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