Ideas on Way Ahead....

In my mind, it seems the future of KM will required a more integrated and holistic Knowledge Network with components of a Social Knowledge Network focusing on the who (people), Semantically linked information focusing on the what (Knowledge), Inline Library Systems for increased building of the what (Knowledge) for organizational knowledge environments that have a demand for knowledge for specific business objectives (Why). This will mean that shinny objects (new technology) will need to be resisted initially until it can be proven this shinny object can support and be supported by the people, type of content (knowledge representations) representing knowledge and meet the metrics established for the business objectives. It appears to me that the KM Community of Practice (CoP) has failed to a significant degree in the past with poor correlation to IT implementation and informational processing. This will require the rebuilding of the new millennial approach to KM or what I prefer to call Knowledge Information Management (KIM) as Knowledge is distinguishable different that information and Information Technologies. In the rebuilding of the KM CoP and approach, it will be a requirement for more structure education, training, and certifications. This education and training will require a specific model and process for conducting SixSigma type Knowledge Audit Capabilities with a focus on translating emergent KIM language into the accepted business language for business executives to be able to correlate the KIM approach and effects to the business objective of the organization. The future of KIM is to identify the factors which correlate to successful adoption of KIM principles and programs by the different type of organizations (large, small, for profit, etc.) in to a KIM Acceptance Model (KIMAM) with methods for conducting knowledge worker and manager surveys, quantitative analysis methods, and analytical results that will provide critical path principles required for successful organizational adoption. This will be discussed more in discussion # 2. Due to a need to rapidly absorb knowledge, I used some social media and related sites listed below. References: http://youtu.be/Hm6IIwwT_LA http://youtu.be/gGc14ERqvxY http://youtu.be/XGRC0buTA_8 KM2011_IN 4_Lemons.pdf