Posted by Denham on December 19, 1999 at 12:56:39:

In Reply to: Re: Managing Knowledge in the future posted by Ron de Weijze on December 19, 1999 at 10:56:45:

Greetings Ron,

The distinction you are making seems to be related to mindsets with a focus on process and objects vs. paradigms associated with complexity and self-organization, hope I have this right?. In many ways this is the difference between knowledge management and knowledge ecology.

Knowledge management (KM):
Focus on efficiency in the production of intellectual capital. Concentrates on workflow, information push, decision making, publishing, corporate repositories, measurements.

Knowledge ecology (KE):
Looking at the social environment, cultivates, awareness, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, sensitivity, responsiveness and agility to changing environments, focus on relationships, community and conditions to encourage creativity.

I see future KM heading towards KE. This does not mean technology will not develop and bring new capabilities for transfer and scalling, but it does recognize the importance of social issues, the need to invest in knowledge practices rather than technology alone and it highlights the centricity of people in all serious knowledge work.

• Knowledge Ecology

---

Follow Ups:

• Re: Future KM: managing objects or cultivating intelligence Ron de Weijze 10:58:02 12/25/99 (0)

---

Click Here to Post Follow Up in New Forums

    Knowledge Management Think Tank (New)

  

 Subject: 

Message: