Wired: Encyclopedia of the New Economy
Wired: Encyclopedia of the New EconomyThis has got some of the best descriptions of complex concepts. Here's the description of knowledge management:
Husbandry for ideas. If knowledge is the only real asset, why not manage it like any other? That thought has spawned a mini-industry, from purportedly knowledge-capturing software to corporate "chief knowledge officers" responsible for making their companies smarter. A lot of these efforts are misguided.
The problem is that knowledge isn't like other inventory - it can't just sit in the warehouse until needed, then be dusted off and used. It has to be kept fresh, relevant, and alive. It has to be exercised through continual discussion and revision. And it cannot be managed separately from the people in whose heads it resides. That's the reason companies that successfully manage their knowledge focus on putting people in touch not with vast databases, but with other people...
- New Economy
- Innovation
- Intellectual Capital
- Education
- Just-in-time learning
- Knowledge Worker
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