Scott Shemwell, President & CEO, Strategic Decision Sciences, writes an article for EnergyPulse on: The Emergence of Knowledge as an Ecology.
The following is a brief excerpt on knowledge as a 'compass':
Knowledge must be directed. Focused towards a specific direction that builds upon the base and capitalizes on the possible. If knowledge management is a poorly defined framework with expectations that "best practices" across many industries will add value, "failure becomes an option".
By definition, unless this framework is well defined and aligned with the business model there is no knowledge. In fact, learning obtained in such an environment might even be considered anti-knowledge because decisions taken from this foundation are unlikely to add value and may even detract.
The equivalent of an individual's moral compass, the organization's knowledge framework must be aligned with and contribute its culture. Always pointing north, knowledge capital helps the firm remains on course despite the normal course adjustments required by everyday challenges.
K-Collector Topics: Best Practice Knowledge Management Writing