What is a Knowledge Worker?
Stephen Collins of acidlabs has put together a pretty sporty presentation that addresses the challenges facing knowledge workers as we transition to a networked knowledge economy. In it he calls for attention to people, tools and process to unlock the potential of the organisation.
A couple of weeks ago, Ray Sims posted a presentation on knowledge management that used understandable metaphors to stimulate my thinking. It’s interesting to think of knowledge as water and contemplate the way it flows; however, I really like the knowledge as love metaphor. It made me think of the .38 Special song from the 80s, Hold On Loosely. It’s only when sharing knowledge that we ultimately benefit from it.
He also boiled down the four greatest opportunities of this shift we’re seeing:
- Increased social capital
- Increased innovation
- Improved decision making
- Improved efficiency
I’ve seen all of these items on corporate wish lists; it looks like we might be headed in the right direction.
Roger W. Farnsworth
Tags: acidlabs, Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, executive thought leadership, Innovation, Knowledge Economy, social networking, Stephen Collins, Web 2.0
April 30, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Roger, incredibly flattered that you think my work is good enough to mention here. Thanks so much.
April 30, 2008 at 9:04 pm
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