Knowledge Cast – Dr. Paulette Hasier of Library of Congress
In this episode of the Knowledge Cast, EK CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Dr. Paulette Hasier, Geography and Map Division Chief at the Library of Congress. Dr. Hasier has served as Chief of the Geography and Map Division at the … Continue reading
Knowledge Cast – Stephanie Hill of Paypal
In this episode of the Knowledge Cast, EK CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Stephanie Hill, Sr. Director, Knowledge Management at PayPal. Stephanie Hill became the Senior Director of Knowledge Management in June 2019, and has focused on developing the content … Continue reading
Measuring the Success of KM Digital Transformation
Over the past decade, digital transformation has been a key focus for many organizations. Yet, it wasn’t until the recent months when many have been forced to become fully digital that we’ve seen how critical knowledge management is to an … Continue reading
Designing Content for the Apprehensive Consumer
Content consumers, regardless of their form, be they a shopper, a reader, a creative, (the list goes on), are increasingly trepidatious about the content they choose to trust. With an ever-increasing slew of web content from a range of sources … Continue reading
Why Headless CMS is the Future of Content Management
An important trend is occurring in web content management that provides insight into the future of all content management systems (CMS), whether used for enterprise content management (ECMS), digital asset management (DAM) or document management (DMS). Specifically, “headless” content management … Continue reading
The Importance of Content Governance, Part I: Enhancing Content Governance By Involving the Right People
Content Governance is more than just rule-making. It is about coordinating efforts, creating opportunities, being responsive to the surroundings, acting decisively, and moving your team towards a common objective. When we talk about Governance this way, it sounds a lot … Continue reading
The Magical Art of Tidying Up Content
If you have Netflix, you’ve probably seen Tidying Up pop up on your feed. It’s a new series based on Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, which presents her methodology for clearing your clutter, getting organized, and … Continue reading
6 Simple Design Principles to Supplement Your Messaging
Visual Design to Enhance Your Message On a daily basis, EK consultants create presentations for clients including everything from facilitation materials for knowledge management workshops and meetings, to educational web resources for web products. As a design enthusiast, I’m often … Continue reading
Cleaning Up Content Cobwebs
Every Knowledge Management (KM) effort should include cleaning up existing content, whether the goal is migrating to a new system, implementing a taxonomy or search tool, or just clearing the clutter of old, irrelevant content cobwebs. Regardless of your KM … Continue reading
How to Create a Content Type
In earlier blogs from this series, we described in simple terms what a content type means through a sweet analogy with cakes (see “What is a Content Type?”) and talked about the benefits of creating a content type (see “Three … Continue reading