SMR International colleagues and clients are aware that Information Africa Organization (IAO) is a new nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Africa. The organization’s focus is on youth, and specifically on strategic learning and training in ICT, KM, and knowledge services skills for African young people. SMR President Guy St. Clair is an IAO volunteer, using the [...]
DEALING WITH DRUCKER’S “RESPONSIBILITY GAP” IN AFRICA A new special report from SMR International takes a look at efforts to train Africa’s youth in ICT and KM skills. Linking that effort to recent attention about the “responsibility gap” from the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the report (“Closing the Digital Divide: Dealing with Drucker’s [...]
SMR International has adopted Building the Knowledge Culture as its corporate statement of purpose. In this statement, the company announces it philosophy of service and contribution.
There is no single approach to knowledge strategy development, and in this particular discipline in the KM/knowledge services arena, there is no such thing as “one size fits all.” Every institution and every functional unit has its own way of dealing with knowledge. The trick is to dig deep enough to find out how the knowledge is to dealt with.
Is it possible to apply KM/knowledge services principles and philosophies in every type of workplace? In every kind of subject specialization? Discipline? How does KM/knowledge services vary in different environments?
If we – as change agents – are going to be successful in moving our organizations to a knowledge culture, we must first of all become change leaders.
SMR International is a New York-based management consulting firm focused on change and its impact on people, organizational effectiveness, and knowledge services delivery within the larger enterprise. Through consultancy advisory services, learning and training programs, and publications, SMR International helps institutions and organizations explore alternative future programs and then assists in crafting these visions into functional definition. Learn more at About SMR International.
