Next-Gen KM

The language of Web 2.0 sounds a little strange. Stranger still is the idea of using the words blog and wiki in boardroom meetings. Yet organizations around the world are finding that these and other applications and social networking tools are enabling new levels of collaboration and knowledge work.

Now that workers are accustomed to searching for quick-reference information in their social lives, bringing the same technologies to the workplace to encourage knowledge sharing is suddenly a natural fit. Yet, like always, the solution is not the technology itself; rather, it is identifying the appropriate technologies to enable and enhance the type of knowledge sharing best suited to your organization.

Our current consortium study, The Role of Evolving Technologies: Accelerating Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer is taking a look at how some of the most successful knowledge-sharing organizations have leveraged new technology to enrich the quality of work worldwide. Along with the traditional key findings and case studies, the research team will also produce "technology profiles" that describe how these organizations have adapted blogs, wikis, etc. for specific use.

Lending their expertise to this study are internal senior KM adviser Jim Lee and APQC President and KM thought leader Carla O'Dell.

Visit our official site to learn more about this study and review the proposal. Interested in joining the consortium? Contact project lead Gerry Swift.