But let's get a crack on...
Following on from KM Theory and concepts, and the misuse of data, information and knowledge. I have drawn to a new conclusion... this you will find ....
KM Strategies to me on the personal side depends on the culture of how one individual has been developed to brought up in. This includes the surrounding area, whom they interacted with and these to me affects how one may determine to pursue such strategies. One individual for example may of have come from highly disciplined background or another may of have strict rules which needed to be abided by. Another may not of been and was given the opportunity to self develop without control.
KM framework to me is like a structure, used to hold or support something so for example, it is like the foundation of a house.
KM Lifecycles is like a cycle, it goes round and round like on a bike when cycling. But I think many KM lifecycles that exist now by many scholars will die out. The reason why I say this is because just like with organisation's out there on the market, if they appear to use the same cycle again and again, it will not work. However, in contradiction to this, I think yes the KM cycle at the time used may of been good choice, but over the period, it will not. Because the market out there is always constantly changing. For example, I recall interest 2 years ago were very high - hitting 8% [on the positive side - good for savers, but not for borrowers] but recently on the news they have dropped to 1%. [this is now the reverse for savers vs borrowers]
A retail Woolworth's - why did they go into administration? Closed down? My thought's on this is because they used the same cycle again and again. Elaborating on this and the above, can a cycle work backwards?...
Your post title is 'KM Frameworks & Lifecyles'. I got a bit confused when you started talking about KM Strategies in the third paragraph, but thankfully, you returned back on track from the fourth paragraph onwards. To me, you brought in KM Strategies, which was not related to your topic.
ReplyDeleteHowever, you have asked the question: can a cycle work backwards? Hmmm!! Yes it can if it is physical. If you go to Covent Gardens in Central London, you will see those acrobats with one-wheeled and legged cycle that they use to move forwards and backwards.
In Kenya, there was a guy who made history in 1997 by driving a car in reverse gear backwards for a distance of around 500km (311 miles) from Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya) to Mombasa (the second largest city in Kenya).
Anyway that aside, I guess you wanted to find out whether KM cycles can go backwards. Oh yes, why not. If it emulates the two examples I have given above, maybe, and just maybe, it can.
On frameworks, let me give you two views I read:
Nickols, 2000) and advances four categories:
1. Explicit knowledge - articulated and captured in the form of text, tables, product specifications and so on. The formula for the area of a rectangle (i.e.length times width) is a familiar example of explicit knowledge
2. Tacit knowledge - not easily articulated. In this situation, we are able to perform well, but unable to communicate exactly what we know or how to put it into practice
3. Implicit knowledge - knowledge that can be articulated, but has not been.
4. Procedural knowledge - here, knowledge manifests itself in the doing of something, or how to do it. For example, driving a car is a skill developed by coordinating motor, mental and manual skills.
In Wikipedia, three frameworks for KM have been proposed:
1. Distinguish between tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge
2. Distinguish between embedded knowledge of a system or process (outside of a human individual) and embodied knowledge (learned capability inside the human body)
3. Distinguish between "new knowledge" (innovation) and "established knowledge"(transfer or exploitation)
Reference:
Nickols, F. (2000). The knowledge in knowledge management. In Cordata, J.W. & Woods, J.A. (Eds) The knowledge management yearbook 2000-2001 (pp.12-21). Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
I agree with your definition of frameworks… I see it as a skeletal that supports something being constructed… Scaffold comes to mind…..
ReplyDeleteNo lifecycle is perfect… what I can say is that lifecycles are series of changes… and one must learn to adapt….
I think what u say about Woolworths .. . . “What goes around.. comes around…?”