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A Knowledge Management Strategy for Non-Profits Working in Developing Countries

Conversation Matters

I recently conducted a study of eleven non-profits to find out how knowledge management (KM) was being implemented in developing countries. In this article I have 1) outlined the findings from that study, and 2) developed a knowledge management strategy based on the findings.

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Knowledge Management: Add Project Management To the Process

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Knowledge management is the process of organizing, using, and sharing knowledge within the organization. According to IBM, there are three types of knowledge: tacit, implicit, and explicit. Tacit knowledge is acquired through experience. Keynote speaker Michael Kannisto, Ph.D.

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How to capture institutional knowledge

Insperity

When your employees stay in the same role for extended periods, they accrue institutional knowledge – or information and understanding about the systems, relationships and tactics that make your company run optimally. That is, unless you have a system for regularly capturing institutional knowledge.

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Improving the Employee Experience with Better Technology

Cornerstone On Demand

Seventy-one percent of employees say they want their companies to provide them with the same level of technology as they use in their personal lives as consumers, according to Salesforce's 2017 State of IT report. Americans check their phones as often as 80 times per day , and one in five of all pages views in the U.S.

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7 Reasons HR Needs to Learn About Unretirement

HR Bartender

The company threw them a party, gave them a gold watch, and wished them well. Knowledge Management : Retaining workers, even in a part-time or contingent status, allows the organization to retain knowledge. Organizational history, information about processes, and background about key clients is essential to the business.

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Ten Big Ideas of Knowledge Management

Conversation Matters

In many meetings a U shape is set up to enable seeing a screen placed at the opening of the U. But a large U has a very different feel, because the focus is on the screen rather than on each other. And by mentally organizing the information in preparation for speaking, we create greater understanding for ourselves.

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The 10-Step Process to Setting Up a Knowledge Management Program

EDSI

Knowledge management is not just a stand-alone program or project. KM refers to the explicit and tacit information life-cycle that runs throughout the entire organization on a continual basis. This 10-step setup process will teach you everything you need to know to minimize risks and maximize results.