The Synchronicity of Klogging Culture. This is a good post for those new to k-logs and klogging, and is the first of two items regarding the interaction of klogging with employers/co-workers -- should we/shouldn't we, when/when not, what to say/what not to say, etc. [Blunt Force Trauma]

» There's some mighty good stuff in here and definitely food for thought for me.

Paul's brief analysis of his reluctance to let people in on the secret of his k-log seems to me very important.  He makes the point that:

"I don't know how people might react to the things I've written. A klog is by definition not politically correct; you say what you think, not what you believe others might want to hear."

[Paul Holbrook's Radio weblog]

This is a very real and sensible fear.  Many organizations are highly politicised and you score no points for honesty, energy or dedication.  Only for keeping your head down.

From my perspective, what this says is that there are a whole lot of organizations for whom k-logging is not going to be appropriate, and, when the banks break and k-logging becomes big, are going to suffer real pain when they try to force people to k-log.

Only companies that give their people the slack to k-log honestly and without fear are going to benefit from this technology.

Anyone got a directory of those companies?

 

Be Creative Or Die.  I particularly like the explanation of the three T's that drive the growth of 'creative communities' such as those found in San Francisco and Boston. See:

My theory uses the three T's: technology, talent and tolerance. You need to have a strong technology base, such as a research university and investment in technology. That alone is a necessary but not in itself sufficient condition. Second, you need to be a place that attracts and retains talent, that has the lifestyle options, the excitement, the energy, the stimulation, that talented, creative people need. And thirdly, you need to be tolerant of diversity so you can attract all sorts of people -- foreign-born people, immigrants, woman as well as men, gays as well as straights, people who look different and have different appearances.

I think I am going to have to buy this book ... [Gurteen Knowledge-Log]

» As someone thinking about growing a business (okay actually I'm thinking about how to pay rent but at some point it's gotta grow yes?) this is interesting.

It describes some key factors in creating an ideal workplace:

• strong technology base
• excitement, energy, stimulation
• tolerance & diversity

Of course it's a monumentally wierd idea to me now to be considering the kind of workplace I want to create for my future staff...

 

7. Bush Took Oil Firm's Loans as Director (washingtonpost.com) (13.0 points). Bush Took Oil Firm's Loans as Director ... Washington Post [( blogdex : recent )]

» How long is a presidential campaign?

This guy is so dirty and only now do you find out?  I wonder if, in 3 years time, this will even make it to first reel of best of shrub?

Yep somebody was asleep at the wheel and for once it doesn't look like da'Man himself.

Perhaps all the journalists who wrote anything before, during or after the presidential race would like to check their own personal accounts and figure out whether they declared all their losses.

 

 

What if knowledge management actually is a technology problem?. I just came across a posting by Jim McGee in McGee's Musings that I found thought provoking. Here is how it starts :

What if knowledge management actually is a technology problem?

Current thinking holds that knowledge management's problems come from too much focus on technology when the key problems are about organizational processes and practices. I've said as much myself on many occasions. But this formulation risks perpetuating the myth that problems are either organizational or technological. We know the real world isn't that simple, of course. We shouldn't contribute to the confusion by oversimplifying our discussion.

Like Jim, I have always thought that KM is about people - "psychology - not technology" but I always love it when so called 'truths' that we hold dear are questioned - including my own. We've only got to look back through history to see the many times when we thought we were right and had all the answers - only to see those views totally overturned a few years later.

So what if KM is really all about technology and not people? I don't think so! Like Jim, I agree the real world is not that simple. We tend to like either-or arguments - [right-or-wrong] solutions - but reality is not like that - the answer is usually fuzzy and some where in between the extremes. So should KM be more about technology than people? Maybe its just that our current technology is poor or we are not using it appropriately. What role will technology play in the future?

Take a look at what Jim has to say - some interesting thoughts ... What do you think? [Gurteen Knowledge-Log]

» I guess that my view is that where traditional KM fails it is not especially because the technology wasn't sophisticated enough (and sometimes the reverse) but because it failed to address the social, emotional needs of the individuals it was supposed to be serving.

I think this is part of the reason why I suspect klogging will be such a huge success - it's a social thing.  People can create social capital by klogging.  They can network, foster communities, add evident value.  It creates new opportunities for them.  It's a win-win deal.

Is klogging a technological victory?  Only in the sense of the technology getting the hell outta the way.

 

Capitalists without a clue. Once all-seeing captains of industry, America's CEOs are now playing the Sgt. Schultz dumbo card, braying "I know no-thing, no-thing!" [Salon.com]

» Hmm... sounds a lot like the Big tobacco defence to me...

 

 

My Nikon 5700 is coming Monday. My Coolpix has arrived in San Jose, the UPS Web site tells me. So close, yet so far. I wanna go and pick it up!. [Scobleizer Radio Weblog]

» I wonder, as we go forwards, how many times people are going to look at these tracking systems and think "I wanno go pick it up!".  Why can't they?

Surely there is an opportunity here for these courier companies to get happier customers and cut costs?