The Cost of Doing Nothing: The Business Case for Knowledge and Information Management
For many organizations, investment decisions on Knowledge, Data, and Information Management initiatives are driven by high-level business objectives such as increased efficiency, productivity, competitive advantage, and enhanced employee or customer engagement. While aligning Knowledge and Information Management initiatives with business … Continue reading
Complement Your Change Management Efforts with Gamification
Despite being a relatively new concept in the KM field, gamification is already an overused term that gets thrown around in virtually any initiative. Defined as an organization’s use of design and insights from video games to increase participant engagement … Continue reading
Beyond Find: The Five Levels of Artificial Intelligence for Knowledge
At Enterprise Knowledge, our work in the field of Knowledge and Information Management has given us the opportunity to explore a wide range of organizational goals and business drivers with our clients. Over the years, these goals have progressed from simply … Continue reading
KM Wine and Design: Build Your KM Program with Design Cards
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) and Knowledge Management Community of D.C. (KMCDC) will host a workshop, KM Wine & Design: Build Your KM Program with Design Cards, on Thursday, March 7th beginning at 6:00 PM at EK’s Headquarters in Arlington, VA. After a brief … Continue reading
Choosing the Best Project Management Approach for Your Team: The Cynefin Framework
“We are going agile!” This seems to be a statement often used in an effort to streamline existing business practices in favor of more efficient and customer-focused processes. However, before we make a paradigm shift in our day to day … Continue reading
Galdamez to Speak at World Information Architecture Day in DC
EK consultant Guillermo Galdamez will be speaking at the upcoming World Information Architecture Day in DC (WIADDC) “Design for Difference,” being held on February 23 in Arlington, VA. The title of his talk is “Governance: Designing for Continuous Listening.” The … Continue reading
How Faceted Navigation Works
What does the term ‘faceted navigation’ call to mind? For search-savvy individuals, it’s a search experience similar to that which you would find on Amazon. Facets primarily allow an individual to quickly sort through large amounts of information to locate … Continue reading
EK to Host and Speak at Upcoming KMCDC Meetup
Enterprise Knowledge is hosting and speaking at Knowledge Management Community DC’s latest Meetup event on January 31st. To sign up, visit KMCDC’s Meetup page. The meetup will begin at 8:00 AM and will be held at EK’s Headquarters. EK Consultants … Continue reading
What’s in a Name? Not Your Org Chart.
An unfortunately common practice in organizations is to use an organization chart as a basis for tagging content in repositories: files, folders, and taxonomies mirror the names of the units, divisions, and teams that created them. However, organizations change. Businesses … Continue reading
3 Ways to Build Adaptability as a Core Organizational Competency
Often when working with an organization, we hear from leadership a desire for their workforce to be more adaptable. Their reasons vary. Some are working within a resource-constrained environment (e.g., they face limitations on staffing, budgets, and other resources necessary … Continue reading