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KNOW Network News[KNOW Network News] In a recent blog Sims states that: "For many years I've been saying that I didn't like the term 'knowledge management' as (a) it was fundamentally an oxymoron, (b) there was no consensus within the industry as to what the term meant, and (c) in many companies the term carries negative connotations due to a perceived lack of value from earlier so-called knowledge management efforts and/or belief that knowledge management was a fad that we have moved on past or has been absorbed into other disciplines. On top of this add claims by many writers that the term has been hijacked by technology vendors, management consultants, or academics."

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Sims Learning Connections[Sims Learning Connections] 43 knowledge management definitions - and counting”¦: For many years I’ve been saying that I didn’t like the term “knowledge management” as (a) it was fundamentally an oxymoron, (b) there was no consensus within the industry as to what the term meant, and (c) in many companies the term .

Greetings Earthlings!http://greetingsearthlings.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/limits-of-knowledge-management/ [Greetings Earthlings!] Snake-Oil for the New Millennium: Who I actually mean are the snake-oil salesmen of the Cyber Age - those who utter the term ”˜knowledge management’ with illogical conviction.

The Center for Michiganhttp://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/building-better-legislators/ [The Center for Michigan] The "Part-Time" Debate: To the best of my knowledge, there is no training school for preparation and analysis of legislation. Eliminating term limits will improve the opportunity for people to acquire greater expertise through greater experience.

http://h20325.www2.hp.com/blogs/garfield/archive/2007/11/20/5147.html [Weekly Knowledge Management blog by Stan Garfield] Run Webinars Smoothly, KM - Fad or Necessity, India MAKE Awards ...: It is more than data and information that have been accumulated in the past, or gets collected everyday. Experience, value judgment, insight, contextualization, intuition, evaluation and belief are some of the process elements that go into converting data and information into what can be called Knowledge.

madisonian.nethttp://madisonian.net/2008/04/11/fidelity-in-translation/ [madisonian.net] Fidelity in translation: There are divisions of the ideal university that ponder quantum chromodynamics, universal grammar, and number theory. And then there are divisions that design new devices, teach Spanish to otherwise monolingual Anglophones, and develop new encryption algorithms.

The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management[The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management] Apple Cider Vinegar by NOW Foods - (900mg - 180 Capsules): They’re going to do it by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. By understanding how your body’s fat-storing and fat-burning systems work, you’re going to learn how to crack the code on true and lifelong waist management.

ThinkingShifthttp://thinkingshift.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/am-i-following-a-fad/ [ThinkingShift] Am I following a fad?: Before that I was a CKO (hated the title - how can you be Chief of Knowledge?) and before that a KM practitioner in a law firm. So…..for those who were wondering, I do still keep my hand in KM and read constantly in the area.

alternativetorealityhttp://blog.pixelrage.ro/lastbritstanding/2008/04/10/32/ [alternativetoreality] Everyone wants to live a long healthy life. The people that do ...: Sorry that I still have no idea of what the 10 essentials are after I finished it, but as a professional trader I can tell the book is too shallow to be helpful at all, despite the author’s outstanding writing skill. Some may argue that I am too demanding to require a book of less than 200 content page to be compleat but I assure you the FX market is a killing field with a casualty rate of over 90% that forgives no mistake nor ignorance.

fionanhttp://fionangirgis.blog.com/2674360/ [fionan] Working as a "Knowledge Worker" in the Information Age: Soc Stud, MSW has been involved in the management of social workers, IT, Knowledge Management, Information Management and Records Management in Australia since 1975. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Peter_Garas ...

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