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 →
Why is Senior Law Firm Management Now Driving Knowledge Strategy?
The panelists are Thomas Kennedy (Partner & Global Head of Knowledge Strategy, Skadden, Arps), Kenneth Bender (Partner, Paul Hastings) and Jack Bostelman (President, KM/JD Consulting LLC and former partner, Sullivan & Cromwell). [These are my notes from the 2012 Ark Group Conference: Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession. Since I'm publishing them as soon as... Continue Reading →
Written in the Stars:The Truth Behind Lawyer Personalities and KM Adoption
Sally Gonzalez is Global Chief Information Officer, SNR Denton US LLP. [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 end of a session, they may contain the occasional typographical or grammatical error. Please excuse those. To the... Continue Reading →
Disruption, Transformation and a Matter-Centric View of Process
Oz Benamram (CKO, White & Case) and Christopher F. Boyd (Senior Director of Professional Services) will present a framework for implementing some of the innovative ideas we've discussed at this conference. [These are my notes from the 2 Ark Group Conference: Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession. Since I'm publishing them as soon as possible... 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 →
Driving KM Adoption and Collaboration with Gamification #KMWorld
Thomas Hsu (Global KM) and Stephen Kaukonen (Senior Manager) are at Accenture. [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 editorial comments,... 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 →