policy
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Evidence for KM practice
The (il)logic of legibility – Why governments should stop simplifying complex systems
Thea Snow discusses how the desire to make complex systems ‘legible’ can serve to constrain policymaking and lead to decisions…
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KM competency & capability
Taking responsibility for complexity (section 3.3): How? A toolkit for negotiated learning
This section outlines mechanisms for linking knowledge and action in policy implementation.
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ABCs of KM
Critical discourse analysis for policy analysis: a new tool
Critical discourse analysis reveals the inner biases and claims in policy documents. It also involves the identification of new discourses…
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Brain power
Do policy makers use the latest academic research?
New research looks at the extent to which political decision-making is evidence-based.
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News & community
US Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking releases final report
The Commission envisions a future in which rigorous evidence is created efficiently, as a routine part of government operations, and…
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Brain power
Why you get “results” when you pay for results
Financial incentives have unprecedented ability to strongly distort behaviour, often in undesirable ways.
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News & community
Should knowledge managers become more active in the development of public policy?
Information professionals are advocating for policy in support of information management, but knowledge management professionals don't appear to be doing…
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Tools & methods
Knowledge Translation Toolkit
An overview of what knowledge translation is, and how to use it most effectively to bridge the "know–do" gap between…
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Systems & complexity
System Failure: Why governments must learn to think differently
System Failure provides an introduction to systems thinking and why it is of critical importance. The traditional model of public…
