an online book by David Gurteen
I think “knowledge management” is a bullshit issue. Let me tell you why. I can give you perfect information, I can give you perfect knowledge and it won’t change your behavior one iota. People choose not to change their behavior because the culture and the imperatives of the organization make it too difficult to act … Continue reading Knowledge Management Is a Bullshit Issue Michael Schrage
Gurteen Knowledge Blog February 18, 2021, 10:38I recently posted this quotation on LinkedIn where Michael Schrage states that Knowledge Management is a bullshit issue. It has had a mixed response. Some people agree; others disagree. Take a look here and add your own thoughts. Tweet: Knowledge alone is not power or is it? Knowledge Letter: Issue: … Continue reading Knowledge Alone Is Not Power or Is It? Seems not everyone agrees
Is knowledge power, or is it potential power? And if knowledge is not power, what is power? A little history The phrase “knowledge is power” is a popular translation of the Latin aphorism “scientia potentia est” (or “scientia est potentia” or “scientia potestas est”). Although commonly attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, this precise phrase cannot be … Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power Our ability to influence people is power
Knowledge Management tends to focus on the management of information in the belief that if we have more information, better quality information, and more accessible information, we will do our jobs better. This belief is just not true. We need more. Let’s say we had perfect information – stored in a single, enormous, readily available … Continue reading We Know So Much but Understand So Little It is through conversation we make sense of the world
