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KM & SDGs campaign

Bruce Boyes25 Sep 2024
365

KM & SDGs Update #4: Pact for the Future released, phase 2 of RealKM-KM4Dev-K4DP campaign set to begin!

With the Pact for the Future now in place, the KM & SDGs campaign is now turning it's attention to influencing the implementation of the Pact.
Events

MediaWiki3 Sep 2024
387

MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024

4-6 November 2024, Gasometer D, Vienna, Austria, and online.
In the news

Bruce Boyes20 Aug 2024
1,129

Happy 9th anniversary RealKM Magazine!

It's been a year of very big milestones – THANK YOU to our RealKM Patrons, authors, readers, and collaborators!

ABCs of KM

ABCs of KM

Shen Beining23 Oct 2024
288

MBTI: can it really replace HR’s judgement?

When recruiting employees, should you choose a codification strategy like the Type 16 personality test, or a personalization strategy that relies on the interview?
Decolonising knowledge & KM

i2insights23 Oct 2024
237

Weaving knowledge systems: Honouring Indigenous knowledge

What does successfully honouring Indigenous knowledge look like? What needs to change so that it can it be properly recognised?
KM standards

Bruce Boyes16 Oct 2024
402

The potential benefits of implementing the knowledge management and artificial intelligence ISO standards together

Responding to the UN's call for enhanced AI governance through synergistic implementation of ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AIMS and ISO 30401:2018 KMS.
KM in international development

Jennifer Koh16 Oct 2024
251

Community development in disaster-stricken nations through a knowledge management lens

Critical KM factors to consider from my experiences in community development projects with non-profit organisations in disaster-stricken nations.
ABCs of KM

Barbara Fillip9 Oct 2024
413

Evolution of my concept mapping practice – what if it’s a building block in the AI revolution?

My concept mapping practice has played a role in my growing fascination with knowledge graphs, but I did not initially apprehend it's full potential.
Arts & culture in KM

Shu Mabel Lum2 Oct 2024
1,506

Echoes of knowledge – a poetic look at what knowledge management (KM) involves [Arts & culture in KM part 15]

When KM practitioners are asked "what is KM?" they often give dry disengaging technical responses. Let's take a different approach.

Analysis & counterpoints

Analysis & counterpoints

LSE Business Review9 Oct 2024
316

Beliefism: why birds of a feather shouldn’t flock together

Surrounding yourself only with people who share similar beliefs to yours is called "beliefism" – it keeps us from making good decisions.
Analysis & counterpoints

The Conversation2 Oct 2024
277

The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?

In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone. Now, commercial interests rule – but users do still have some control.

Brain Power

Brain power

Adi Gaskell23 Oct 2024
256

We need more than inclusion to get ideas out of employees

Inclusive strategy processes hold promise, but their outcomes often fall short of expectations. Why?
Artificial intelligence

The Conversation23 Oct 2024
1,729

A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem

AI systems mass-producing cheap research would be bad news for an already struggling scientific ecosystem.
Artificial intelligence

The Conversation16 Oct 2024
573

Wondering what AI actually is? Here are the 7 things it can do for you

AI isn’t just about chatbots. The “capabilities stack” explains the seven broad capabilities AI offers.
Brain power

Adi Gaskell16 Oct 2024
363

Physical proximity is key to effective collaboration

The Allen Curve has long demonstrated the importance of physical proximity in knowledge sharing. New research finds this works best when we interact with people holding differing viewpoints.
Quality of science & its communication

The Conversation9 Oct 2024
258

Is big tech harming society? To find out, we need research – but it’s being manipulated by big tech itself

Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t have this kind of power.

Systems & complexity

Systems & complexity

The Conversation3 Sep 2024
309

Crashes, blackouts and climate tipping points: how can we tell when a system is close to the edge?

New research predicts when noisy systems are approaching precarious “critical points” – and finds that some parts of the brain prefer to work at the edge of instability.
Systems & complexity

i2insights21 May 2024
647

Competencies for systems thinking practitioners. Part 2: Skills and behaviours

A systems thinking practitioner should have these skills and behavioural attributes.
Systems & complexity

i2insights14 May 2024
536

Competencies for systems thinking practitioners. Part 1: Overall expectations and knowledge

What systems thinking practitioners should be able to, and the five areas of knowledge they require.

Community

Because You Need to Know

Edwin K. Morris23 Oct 2024
134

Because You Need to Know – Blake Dafoe Melnick

Innovation is what a firm needs to best influence its future with Blake Dafoe Melnick.
In the know

RealKM Magazine9 Oct 2024
578

In the know: Congratulations Gladys Kemboi! | KMGN Global Knowledge Week 2024

In the know is a regular roundup of knowledge management (KM) items of interest.

Josephine Watuulo
Great learning experience...
Ross Bigwood
Great article Siyuan. I feel the six links that the tourism...
Prof. Thomas A. Senaji
Indeed the multiple knowledges, including indigenous knowled...
Adi Gaskell
There have also been a few papers recently, including this f...
Bruce Boyes
Thank you Dennis for your comment, but this isn't a case of...
Dennis Pearce
One of the authors of this study (Frey) published a follow-u...

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