We hear much about the “new” Africa, and many commentators are predicting great things for the world’s second-largest and second most-populous continent (see especially Lions on the move: The progress and potential of African economies, McKinsey and Company’s important report from last June). After a year working in Kenya, I can attest to the fact …
Archives for November 2010
Knowledge Thought Leaders: An Exercise
Thanks to all who have participated in our discussion about organizational thought leaders. Before we move on to another subject, let’s review with a little exercise: Think about five people in your company who, in your opinion, are knowledge thought leaders (keep the names to yourself). As you think about these people, list five characteristics …
Knowledge Thought Leaders: A Practical Question
Sergio Storch in Brazil offers an intriguing dialogue opportunity in his response to the last post about knowledge thought leaders. So intriguing, in fact, that I want to be sure the question gets thrown out to all our readers, so I’m highlighting it as a separate post. Here’s his practical question: In a concrete situation …
Slums Do Not Have to Be Bleak
I’m impressed with what’s going on in Rio de Janeiro, as reported by my friend Tom Rink on his blog. Having worked recently in developing knowledge strategy for an organization dealing with sustainable urbanization (UN’s Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat – in Nairobi, Kenya) and having visited Rio last March, Tom’s post has special resonance …
Knowledge Thought Leaders
The most recent post from SMR asked readers to identify the characteristics of the knowledge thought leader, and the query opened a new line of discussion for those of us working with KM/knowledge services. Some responses came via several LinkedIn KM-focused groups (and selected responses were moved over to the comments block of the post). …