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Google Baraza and Knowledge Sharing in Africa

The new Google Baraza service which went live, I think, on October 25, presents itself as an attempt,…Continue

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The Next-Generation Workforce: Knowledge and Talent Retention

You may be interested in an article on the NASA (Academy Sharing Knowledge) website. It contains some guidelines that are relevant for Generation "Y" (The "Millenials"), not only in the "developed" but also in the developing world. The article was written by By Daniel W. RasmusExcerptKnowledge and Talent RetentionMillennials consider their knowledge and skill more as a source of employment mobility than of career growth. Many see their knowledge as personal and portable, not organizational and…See More

Blog post by John Gaynard Dec 9, 2010

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John Gaynard commented on Norma Garza's group 'KM Impact Challenge'

A few months ago I posted an article on my blog about Knowledge Management being alive and kicking. It told of my private sector experience and experience I had with the World Bank. I am not applying for the prize, but I hope that in posting an…

Dec 6, 2010

KM Impact Challenge

The KM Impact Challenge aims to accelerate the discovery process of how to effectively measure our investments in knowledge and learning, by gathering and exchanging stories of what works and what doesn't. We invite you to share your story!See More

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Blog posts by John Gaynard Dec 6, 2010

John Gaynard commented on Anand Sheombar's group 'Social media for Development'

I am not Dutch, but I have had some experience with Social Media usage among a group of students in Abidjan, so I hope you don't mind me sitting in on some of your discussions.

Dec 6, 2010

Social media for Development

SOME4D brings together all who are interested in social media usage for international aid and development by Dutch based organisations.

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Google Baraza and Knowledge Sharing in Africa

The new Google Baraza service which went live, I think, on October 25, presents itself as an attempt, in English and French, to improve knowledge sharing across Africa. I have already seen quite few African bloggers posting about it, for example l'actu web d'Edith (Côte d'Ivoire).Excerpt from the site:"One…See More

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John Gaynard replied to Mary Diteko Sebusang's discussion 'knowledge management strategy'

Oct 22, 2010

John Gaynard replied to Mary Diteko Sebusang's discussion 'knowledge management strategy'

Mary, It depends on what sort of business you are running. Sometimes there is a need for highly codified knowledge, for example if you are running a call center and you want as much basic knowledge as possible about a product to be available in…

Oct 22, 2010

John Gaynard commented on nondlela ndabezith's blog post 'knowledge management'

This is a very complex question. In artificial intelligence an ontology is usually described as a 'reusable terminological scheme'. In addition to being a KM consultant I am a tutor at the Open University Business School. In the…

Oct 22, 2010

John Gaynard commented on Chris Watkins's blog post 'KM4DEV & Open Development (wiki)'

Chris, thanks for this. I have just taken a quick look. What I think is missing at the moment is an emphasis on local and traditional knowledge and participation. Best wishes,…

Apr 18, 2010

John Gaynard commented on Ian Thorpe's blog post 'Reflections on learning from failure from #Failfaire'

Ian, thanks for a great post. Usually the greatest successes come after the greatest failures. Look at Apple's disastrous experience with the Newton before the iPod and iPhone came along. But if the team that failed got some real learning,…

Apr 18, 2010

Arab Human and Knowledge Development

Cairo's Al-Ahram Weekly English website has never been very heavy on knowledge management. I usually read it for its book reviews, which are excellent. But an edition in November 2009 had a good opinion piece about the…See More

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SA-GE - KM4Dev Francophone

Ce groupe est un espace de discussion, de préparation et de réflection pour les francophones et francophiles de KM4dev.SA-GE utilise également comme outil de communication un Dgroup: See More

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Name (Do NOT forget to upload a picture; that helps being admitted to KM4Dev): John Gaynard

Occupation/Title: Knowledge Management Consultant and MBA tutor

Organization: Syre Consulting, Paris and Open University Business School (U.K.)

Organization Type: Individual/Consultant

Organization URL: http://www.johngaynardcreativity.blogspot.com

Areas of KM Expertise: Organisational Learning, Social Web/Web 2.0, Collaborative Technologies, Social Network Analysis, Participatory Decision-Making, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Mapping, Workshop Facilitation, Change Management, KM Strategies, Evaluating and Monitoring KM, Thematic/Knowledge Networks

Email ID: jgaynard@gmail.com

Blog URL: http://johngaynardcreativity.blogspot.com

Other Interests: Creativity and Innovation

Languages Spoken: English, French

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The Next-Generation Workforce: Knowledge and Talent Retention

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An interview with Ikujiro Nonaka

Check out my blog post about a Strategy+Business Interview with Ikujiro Nonaka - http://ning.it/fIOip7. The interview was conducted to showcase Nonaka's new book : "Managing Flow - A process-based theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm".

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Posted on December 6, 2010 at 4:30pm

Arab Human and Knowledge Development

Cairo's Al-Ahram Weekly English website has never been very heavy on knowledge management. I usually read it for its book reviews, which are excellent. But an edition…

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Posted on February 5, 2010 at 6:33pm