Fueling Learning and Development with Knowledge Management
Projects at the intersection of knowledge management and learning and development are increasing. As the workforce diversifies to include five generations, and technology has matured to enable learning at the point of need, organizations have the opportunity to progress from … Continue reading
NPS Launches Common Learning Portal
The NPS Common Learning Portal (CLP) fosters a collaborative knowledge building environment which enables the NPS workforce to co-create and share learning resources anywhere, at any time, and on any device. While the CLP has been available inside the NPS … Continue reading
What is an Enterprise Knowledge Graph and Why Do I Want One?
Enterprise Knowledge Graphs have been on the rise. We see them as an incredibly valuable tool for relating your structured and unstructured information and discovering facts about your organization. Yet, knowledge graphs have been and still are far too underutilized. … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Featured at Upcoming KMWorld 2018
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) will once again be speaking at KMWorld and the associated conferences this year. EK’s KM Experts will be sharing their experiences and guiding thought leadership discussions at the events, occurring the week of November 5th, at the … Continue reading
Choosing the Best Metadata Fields For Your Taxonomy
Introduction As a big music fan I am always on the hunt for new and better ways to organize my personal music library. Some days it makes the most sense for me to make a playlist for a specific activity, … Continue reading
Meetup: Knowledge Management Community of DC (September 2018)
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Knowledge Management Community of DC Meetup will host its monthly event at Enterprise Knowledge. In this session, presenter John Hovell will guide participants in an interactive discussion around conversational leadership and how to practice … Continue reading
Design Thinking for Organization Design
At EK, we are mindful that for any Knowledge and Information Management initiative to be effectively adopted within an organization we have to ask ourselves two questions: “who will have to do their jobs differently?” and “what new processes and … Continue reading
Taxonomy Lines Blur Without Governance
Taxonomies are constantly evolving and growing alongside the businesses they serve. Users are not static and neither are their processes or the content they create and consume. Ensuring that the taxonomy grows holistically means keeping the entire vocabulary in mind … Continue reading
Moving Your Knowledge Management Journey Forward with Design Thinking
As I’ve often asserted, one of the major reasons KM efforts fail is the lack of early, frequent, and consistent involvement from end users. We also continue to see organizations struggle with early KM strategy and decision-making, failing to get … Continue reading
Beyond Findability
For most of my career, one of my favorite “made up” words has been findability. It is the perfect term to explain the “why” of taxonomy, search, and, in many cases, Knowledge Management in general. When I talk findability, I … Continue reading