Knowledge Management in Government

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How Successful CIOs will Ride the Waves of Speed and…[Read more]

What we’ve learned in managing GovLoop discussions and groups over the years is that engagement rarely “just happens.” The most robust conversations are often planned, scheduled, promoted and moderated. I would encourage this group to pick 3 hot topics, schedule a day/ time for discussions (Third Thursdays at 3p), promote them at least twice…[Read more]

David, I was somewhat shocked when I saw the number of people in the Knowledge Management in Government group and the scarcity of activity. I believe there’s a second round of those agencies, like mine at DOE who are just starting to build a KM strategy. My hope is that those agencies who are more mature in their efforts continue to stay engaged…[Read more]

In a word – Compliance, Standardize, and Control – ok, not just one word, certainly a theme. The cultural change necessary for KM to succeed requires buy-in by leadership and workers. There is overwelming pressure to standardize to save, compliance to regulations, and management to control. These forces seldom work in harmony. Our best hope is…[Read more]

According to its profile as of March 24, 3014, this group, Knowledge Management in Government, has 821 members. Despite the large size, I perceive a lack of time or commitment to sharing, probably due to circumstances beyond members’ control. Maybe people have changed jobs and forgot to disenroll themselves. Or maybe they retired.
There has been a…[Read more]

Greetings, KM Colleagues: In many ways, conferences and training are a KM issue – how do you successfully transfer knowledge from one group of people to another? In light of that increasing challenge in government, we’ve produced a new resource guide titled, “Building Better Conferences and Training: The Value of Virtual Events in Government.”…[Read more]

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It’s clean up time in the ol’ agency intranet! Got tips?
https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/does-anyone-have-tips-regarding-information-organization

Hostin an office townhall in December – Good or bad idea? https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/town-hall-in-december

Thought you all might be interested in seeing this new research on the state of enterprise information management at gov’t agencies http://bit.ly/TrhoHm

Interesting article – don’t be netflixed: why innovation labs are essential for government – https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/don-t-be-netflixed-why-innovation-labs-are-vital-to-government

NASA is looking for a Chief Knowledge Officer – check out http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/323332400