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Knowledge Management of Structured and Unstructured Information

Joe Hilger . March 16, 2017 . Blog

Our KM Consultants help organizations improve the way they capture, share, and reuse information. Many KM projects focus on managing unstructured information like documents, emails, and web pages. While this type of unstructured information is critical, it is not the … Continue reading

Search UX Best Practices Part 1: User Input

Rebecca Wyatt . March 13, 2017 . Blog

Search impacts everything from the way we find a website (Google), to how we find content on a site. But search also puts a heavier burden on the user than most website interactions. Users must locate your search form, enter … Continue reading

Are Internal Social Networks Ungovernable?

EK Team . March 9, 2017 . Blog

I recently ran a workshop for one of EK’s clients that was designed to discover, document, and then model how their internal social network (Yammer in this case) was running in their organization. The idea was to figure out if … Continue reading

Agile vs. Waterfall Project Management Series Part 2: What is the “Right” Approach?

Lulit Tesfaye . March 2, 2017 . Blog

Our constant pursuit for efficiency and effectiveness has presented us with two popular approaches: one gives us a rooted structure and discipline and the other probes us to change the way we think. It is within these fundamental concepts that … Continue reading

Common Issues In Auto-Tagging Thesauri

EK Team . February 24, 2017 . Blog

Thesauri are powerful knowledge organization systems that allow knowledge engineers to describe the world by expanding hierarchical taxonomies to create rich relationships between concepts. Thesauri offer many benefits for both indexers and information seekers who wish to find and discover … Continue reading

Taxonomy Governance Best Practices

Zach Wahl . February 21, 2017 . White Paper

When a taxonomy design is done well, it goes unnoticed, as it enables a seamless connection between the end user and the content. However, as business needs evolve, it’s inevitable that a taxonomy design must also evolve in order to … Continue reading

Business Agility Starter Kit

EK Team . February 17, 2017 . Product

Lead your organization through the next disruptive change in your industry. EK’s business agility starter kit will kickstart your organization to being agile at the enterprise level. Whether business agility means a more collaborative workforce, faster organizational learning, or resilience … Continue reading

3 Steps to Developing a Practical Knowledge Management Strategy: Step 2 Define the Target State

EK Team . February 15, 2017 . White Paper

There are three key questions to ask when developing a Knowledge Management (KM) strategy: where are you, where do you want to be, and how do you ensure you get there successfully? These are the three pillars crucial for the … Continue reading

What is an Ontology and Why Do I Want One?

Joe Hilger . February 1, 2017 . Blog

Ontologies and semantic technologies are becoming popular again. They were a hot topic in the early 2000s, but the tools needed to implement these concepts were not yet sufficiently mature. Ontology and semantic technologies have now matured to the point … Continue reading

Knowledge Management and Making Connections

Zach Wahl . January 31, 2017 . Video

Zach Wahl explains the importance of knowledge management and making connections.