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User-Centric Content Engineering to Improve Customer Experience

The Challenge A global financial firm needed to improve the user experience (UX) for its technical support documentation hub. Prior to EK’s involvement, the client company received user feedback expressing that interacting with the technical support documentation was cumbersome. Only … Continue reading

The Importance of Agility During The Great Resignation (Part I: Retention)

With more people than ever leaving their jobs, Agile teams can encourage retention and attract the right talent. Introduction People are still leaving their jobs, and in record numbers. According to Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey, a … Continue reading

What Software Engineering Can Teach Knowledge Engineers about Version Control

Information models like taxonomies and ontologies are rarely built independently, and they are never static. At EK, knowledge engineers partner with clients to build these models through an iterative process of design, validation, and implementation. The models that come out … Continue reading

Knowledge Cast Product Spotlight – Andreas Blumauer of Semantic Web Company

In this episode of Product Spotlight, EK COO Joe Hilger speaks with Andreas Blumauer of Semantic Web Company. Andreas has been CEO and managing partner of Semantic Web Company (SWC) for more than 15 years. At SWC, he is responsible … Continue reading

Designing Your Taxonomy to Fit Your Use Case: Common Taxonomy Use Cases (Part 1)

At EK, we’ve designed countless taxonomies for our clients over the years. These taxonomies are reflective of each individual client’s content and needs, and provide direct business value. One of the keys to our success is that before we even … Continue reading