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KM wiki resources.

KM Wiki maintains an evolving list of information sources on knowledge management. The idea of sorting them "in order of originality, consistency and KM focus" is great. I encourage anyone who puts lists online to order the items. However subjective that order may be, it's still more informative than random order. [Seb's Open Research]

Good set of knowledge management resources. I'm not just saying that because I'm one of the resources listed . Besides they list me as "Tim" not "Jim."
Somebody help my on the etiquette of wikis. Do I edit the page to fix the mistake or do I ping someone who maintains the page? [ Source: McGee's Musings]

Oh, I know one other thing -- don't erase it all!

Review: Managing the Unexpected

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A review of "Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity" by Karl Weick with Kathleen Sutcliffe. Reviewed by Jim McGee.

[...] Weick and Sutcliffe take an intriguing route in this book. They ask what lessons might be found in the experiences and practices of high-reliability organizations. What's an HRO? Flight-deck operations on an aircraft carrier. Nuclear power plant control room. Fire fighters. Cockpit operations on a 757. Common to all of these is a tension between routine operations and potential disaster. All face the problem of how to take ordinary, fallible, human beings and create organizations that work; organizations that operate reliably day-in and day-out, avoiding disasters for the most part, and coping effectively when they do. [...]

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Source: McGee's Musings]

On the 3-month anniversary of this weblog, it's time for a change -- new name, new colors, new blah blah. When I began I knew nothing about weblog technology, less about weblog purpose, culture, and promise. I had an inkling about what to write, but no clue where the exercise would lead. [more...]