In the August 29th SMR post we gave attention to knowledge workers, a first “category” for people working in the knowledge domain. Another category is that of strategic knowledge professionals. These are knowledge development/knowledge sharing (KD/KS) employees often thought of as a company’s “information professionals,” “content professionals,” “IT specialists,” “information managers,” or any of the myriad new titles coming into the knowledge lexicon these days. As KM and knowledge services continue their move toward enterprise-wide acceptance (including acceptance and – to some extent – enthusiasm in the management community at large), we see the valuable role of the strategic knowledge professional extending…
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I’m a big fan of Ian Thorpe’s blog – KM on a Dollar a Day – and I’m not shy about recommending that others take a look. Here’s another opportunity for the rest of us to pick up some good tips, regardless of the industry we work in. Ian’s latest post, the second of two (although he’s promising more) is about the role of learning, a subject about which he feels strongly (as do I). He’s writing about how aid organizations can make learning part of their brand, and his comments are valuable for any corporate or organizational function. In…
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Interest in Columbia University’s Master of Science in Information and Knowledge Strategy Program continues to grow. To introduce the program team to people who want to know more about what they will learn as they pursue the degree, a special information session has now been scheduled. About the Program The Master of Science in Information and Knowledge Strategy is designed to teach the skills necessary for professionals in any industry where the need to create and leverage information and knowledge is a critical leadership requirement. The program teaches students to plan, design and evaluate initiatives using knowledge and information across a…
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