At APQC, many
of us (including myself) are getting ready to take time off to relax with
family and reflect on a challenging year. In the spirit of the season, the KM
Edge team would like to offer you a few holiday gifts in the form of exciting,
in-depth content from our 2009 knowledge management conference. Most of this
content comes to us from Capt. Ralph Soule, a KM Edge contributor and a good
friend of APQC. After taking extensive notes at last year's conference, Capt.
Soule was generous enough to share some of his notes, and we would like to
share these with you. - Driving
Results Through Social Networks is a collection of notes based on Rob
Cross' 2009 keynote presentation. Cross, an
associate professor at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce,
has performed extensive research into networks and the role they play in
organizational excellence.
- Change or Die is a set of notes based on Alan Deutschman's 2009 keynote presentation. Deutschman is the author of Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, a groundbreaking book about why our typical strategies fail to incite change and how we can overcome these barriers, both inside organizations and in our personal lives.
- To
the Moon and Beyond: Capturing 50 Years of Human Spaceflight Knowledge provides highlights from a 2009 breakout
session by Jean Engle, CKO at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC),
and Pamela O'Beirne, program manager/strategic management consultant at SAIC.
The notes describe JSC's efforts to improve its knowledge
transfer processes and promote collaboration.
- As a special
bonus, I'd also like to offer this
15-minute video clip of APQC's own Carla O'Dell speaking at the 2009 conference.
In the clip, Carla talks about the five "ideal future results" needed
to ensure that KM supports the enterprise of the future (as identified by
APQC's KM Advanced Working Group).
As you review these resources from our 2009 conference, we'd like to remind everyone that
we're already gearing up for 2010! Visit the
Web site for APQC's 2010 knowledge management conference to learn about our keynote speakers, find
out which training courses will be offered, and get
information on pricing and registration. We hope to see you all in Houston
next April for what promises to be another fantastic event.
