KMTALK ASIA

Have you ever intended to do something – really, honestly meant to – not done it, and then had to live with the consequences that haunted you?
Organizations are no different. You know what it is that really sets you apart. And you know enough about creating value to have a rich supply of good intentions. […]

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I was having a conversation with a well renowned columnist, writer, TV presenter, activist  and coordinator of ‘Reading Books’ campaign in Bangladesh during my last visit to Dhaka.  He is in his 70s and still very passionate about learning and growth. He was telling me about the new building that his organization (Bissho-shahittro Kendro) is constructing […]

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Issues of sharing knowledge have always been a hot topic for some. When I was previously involved in Knowledge Audit, part of the task was to find out the existence of knowledge silos in organizations. Upon identification of this, we suggested ways on how to promote knowledge sharing in that particular organization.

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After a one-year involved in KM projects, I keep thinking of something is still missing from KM. Despite the initiatives to implement KM in customer site or internally, the reluctance of many employees to speak-out and raise interest is still hurting in many organizations. There seem to be a gap somewhere, could be the KM […]

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KMTALK  recently managed to get hold of renowned KM practitioners Patrick Lambe and Edgar Tan from the Straits Knowledge, Singapore. During the enlightening interview Patrick spoke about the development of KM in Asian region as compared to the West. According to Patrick, Asia is more serious in doing KM than the West. Edgar and Patrick […]

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Organizer: Gurteen Knowledge, KM Centre MMU and KMTalk Malaysia
Date: January 12th 2008
Venue: Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Title: “ How do we create enthusiasm and buy-in for KM in our organizations and motivate ourselves as Km Practitioners?”
Thanks to the organizers for their effort in bringing the Knowledge Café here.
To David Gurteen for sharing his knowledge with the […]

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How do you capture peoples’ insights/ideas/views in your organization? I was talking to a KM manager in my organization and she said- document them, then upload in the portal, make it accessible to others.
Okay. I asked, is it that simple? People hardly prefer to write, even if they are confident with their views but still […]

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Knowledge management can become a huge benefit for healthcare sector if hospitals and other healthcare service providers know the benefit of knowledge sharing. I am not sure how integrated the systems in this country, but recently, I was watching a documentary on the integrated healthcare system in Washington D.C.
The benefits are huge. Hospitals around Washington teamed up and came […]

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My hats are off to this teacher.  Sometimes, it’s little things like this which happens that make everyone goes, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?”  Such a simple effort in sharing writing techniques out of the classroom, in a context right up the alley of today’s teenagers.  This would probably help students go a long […]

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..so the conversation themselves have so far been interesting with mixture between intellectually fun with the odd practical tidbit thrown in..
There were more than 10 people sitting at the long table. My seat was just right behind them. A man in suit, he was loud and fun and creative. He mentioned something about sailing with […]

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