Thursday, November 21, 2002

SAIC Employee Knowledge Network Posted by Vincent Outlaw, 3/19/01 at 10:53:31 AM. Or, for short, The EKN (Employee Knowledge Network). SAIC's business is Knowledge.  SAIC employees are the quitessential Knowledge Workers (46% Masters degree or higher, 46% Scientific Degree Disipline, 77% Technical Professional). Knowledge workers thrive when knowledge is continually searched out and expanded upon.  Knowledge aggregated into a Knowledge Network can be easily searched for and expanded upon. Knowledge Networks build relationships between Knowledge Workers.  Relationships build Knowledge.  Knowledge is SAIC's business. The Employee Knowledge Network (EKN) enables SAIC employees to easily produce, publish, and syndicate knowledge using web-enabled tools and technology.  Employee, project, organization (and other category) template-based web sites maintained by any employee featuring fully-realized original content and value added commentary expanding on the knowledge of others.  The EKN Home aggregates (groups, indexes) content on EKN web sites enabling internal sharing, extension, grouping, and discussion of SAIC knowledge.  EKN content and EKN members are published to the SAIC Public Site to enable Knowledge Relationships with non-SAIC employees to build and grow, making SAIC the hub of an Internet Knowledge Network. 3 Major Components/Paradigms 1. Individual and Group Journals of Original and Value Added Knowledge. Weblog model, template architectured web-sites. Examples of creative, knowledge weblogs include Scripting News, Robot Wisdom, Tomalak's Realm and CamWorld. Postings can be both self (metadata) and auto (search index) categorized and classified. Essential to knowledge sharing and organization. XML, RSS standard for syndicating (sharing) links and value added knowledge 2. Knowledge Workers Networked. Weblog aggregator periodically scans all weblogs for new/changed knowledge postings. Why: What is the new knowledge in the EKN? Model: My.Userland (http://my.userland.com). List of Updated Weblogs. Why: Who is adding to the EKN? Model: Weblogs.com (http://weblogs.com/) Most popular (linked-to) weblogs. Why: Where are other SAIC Knowledge Workers getting their knowledge from? Model: Hot List at Weblogs.com (http://weblogs.com/hotList) Most updated (active) weblogs. Why: Who is sharing the most knowledge with the EKN?  Model: Local Update at Weblogs.com (http://weblogs.com/updates) Customized Knowledge Channels.  EKN members can personalize  their own customized view(s) of the Weblogs they want to follow (and hopefully learn from/collaborate with). Model: My.Userland Channel Chooser (http://my.userland.com/choose)  Model: SalonHerringWiredFool.com (http://salonherringwiredfool.com/, please read the About) 3. Knowledge Workers Networked with Knowledge Seekers. Ride to Increased Profits on The Cluetrain. Public view of ENK, featuring non-proprietary or semi-proprietary (teaser) links and value added knowledge. A channel of SAIC EKN knowledge that flows to the Internet through other aggregators, like My.Userland.Com, and directly to other Knowledge Workers that begin relationships with SAIC Knowledge Workers and build business. SAIC ENK channel on http://www.SAIC.com Employee-Customer Relationships Created. Read The Cluetrain Home Page! I have been looking for good examples of a company using Weblogs to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing in companies.   Here is a good example from SAIC (although it is a little old.  I would like an update) 11:02:59 AM   comment []>

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