KMWorld’s annual conference was held this week in Washington D.C. Dubbed as the world’s leading knowledge management event, more than a thousand knowledge and information professionals joined to discuss topics including search, A.I, and digital transformation.
In the spirit of knowledge sharing, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite bite-sized tips, session snippets and inspiration from the show:
Young children ask 100 questions a day. Adults ask 2-3 questions a day. As adults, the low number of questions relates to us becoming experts and that expertise becomes our achilles heal over time. Entrepreneurs keep
asking questions. Curiosity. @amyWilkinson #KMWorld 2018— Mary Maida (@MaryMaida) November 6, 2018
Repackaging information 4 D's: Define info needs, Develop info products, Distribute knowledge, Describe findings. #kmworld #kmworld2018
— Laura Pike Seeley (@LPikeSeeley) November 8, 2018
To think/work like an entrepreneur, you can't be nostalgic about the past, esp if
you've had tremendous success. You have to be willing to let the past go; to walk away from the history –it's all about the future. @amywilkinson #KMWorld— Mary Maida (@MaryMaida) November 6, 2018
A data/#AI challenge: We don't know what to throw away and what to keep. Sensor/predictive maintenance case study offered by @DanielWRasmus at #KMWorld. pic.twitter.com/ZQz5Rfe4wJ
— Seth Grimes (@SethGrimes) November 6, 2018
There is no KM certification – it’s Library Science! David Snowden #KMWorld
— LibraryBuzz (@David_McB) November 6, 2018
Four key elements for positive change culture: 1) Informing; 2) Preparing (mentally for change); 3) Empowering (let all be a part of the vision for change, the solution); 4) Reinforcing (don't want to fall back). #kmworld #kmworld2018
— Laura Pike Seeley (@LPikeSeeley) November 6, 2018
‘Metadata drives insight’ #kmworld #slaers #trackb
— Hal Kirkwood (@halkirkwood) November 6, 2018
Perform a "time audit" across an organization –how are employees truly spending their time? @dpontefract #kmworld
— Mary Maida (@MaryMaida) November 7, 2018
"The money is in naming the relationship, not the things." @mikedoane #KMWorld #esddc #taxonomy
— courtney (@courtneyreyers) November 6, 2018
Small, incremental evolution is the basis for change. 60-80% of digital workplace projects fail because of a lack of attention to people and the way they evolve, grow and change. #kmworld #kmworld2018
— Laura Pike Seeley (@LPikeSeeley) November 7, 2018
“KM is not for managers, it is for the people that do the work” #PatriciaEng #KMWorld
— Michelle (@MJKozich) November 6, 2018
"#KM is the ability to provide the right information at the right time to provide the greatest value." Hasan Syed at #kmworld @EKConsulting @LittleMsMary
— Joseph Hilger (@jhilgerbc) November 6, 2018
More data has been produced in the last two years than the whole of history before. But 53%-80% of data is ROTII (redundant, outdated, etc). Data steward role helps to professionalize the organization of data so that other people can focus on primary work. #kmworld #kmworld2018
— Laura Pike Seeley (@LPikeSeeley) November 7, 2018
More than once during this week's conference have I heard the phrase/concept of "legacy thinking" as a limitation to innovation. #kmworld
— Mary Maida (@MaryMaida) November 7, 2018
@Lucidworks has found that 85% of #bigdata projects are failing not because of technology, but because they are not #PeopleFirst. #kmworld pic.twitter.com/r8LvD1I5Xm
— Geoff Ables 🍀 #PoweredByLUCK (@C5geoff) November 7, 2018
Really good and understandable presentation from Rebecca Rodgers. Simplifying complicated topics takes real expertise. More companies and organizations should have people in here. #KMWorld
— Michael Hill (@MichaelCTPMntr) November 7, 2018
To enable innovation, mindshift is crucial. Change from reliance on status quo to recognizing the risk of the status quo. Change is viewed as risky, but not changing is equally risky. #kmworld #kmworld2018
— Laura Pike Seeley (@LPikeSeeley) November 8, 2018
Thank you to all who made #KMWorld 2018 so successful! See you same time same place next year! Mark your calendar Nov 4-7 JW Marriott https://t.co/zcOEusSAfk
— KMWorld (@KMWorld) November 9, 2018
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