I’ll add another shout-out for Joel Mokyr’s insightful work. His Culture of Growth was especially helpful to me in understanding the epistemic antecedents of our modern economy: https://www.amazon.com

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You’re welcome, Larry – but I sincerely mean all this. Having been inspired by your book, I was thrilled to then hear you speak at Columbia (thanks to Kate – the great connector). You’re one of the (f

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Interesting idea, Murray. --- It turns out that Larry Prusak is listening, and kindly sent me this response – along with permission to repost, which I do here with a few small edits for clarity, empha

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Thanks, Rob, I have not read Gary Becker on this – but relied on (and agree with) Peter Capelli: https://hbr.org/2023/01/how-financial-accounting-screws-up-hr I hesitated to open the Human Capital can

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I agree, Patrick. Foolhardy though I may be, I do not recommend trying to circumvent several hundred years of “classical” accounting doctrine in order to convince executives of the need for new and di

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At the risk of beating a dead thread, a few more thoughts before this one goes to harvest: 1. Larry Prusak’s 2001 history ends with his speculating about two potential scenarios for the KM future: (a)

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Thanks, Patrick, I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts, and those of these others, on this important topic. Though I missed contributing to the original thread due to the press of daily events,

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I am too, Matt! As Larry Prusak points out in his insight-rich 2001 KM history, all this history really gets interesting when you begin to discern the drivers -- and extrapolate how they might stimula

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You’re welcome, Bart – but thank you for lighting this candle that will burn for a while. It’s a consequential topic – and one that invites a rich variety of viewpoints. As you can see already, no two

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Bart, it was not yet noon on a hectic Monday here in NYC when your thought-provoking question hit. Grab some popcorn, this one’s going to be interesting. As I’m sure you’re convinced by now, there is

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Hi Ryan, “The future ain’t what it used to be,” as the great American “philosopher” Yogi Berra noted. We are indeed at an inflection – but then, we always are! I first became aware of this when Alvin

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Dear Patrick, I’m glad to finally be able to see your terrific presentation! I agree with all you’ve said – and find it doubly interesting that we developed our complementary approaches independently

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I’m sure you’re right, Dennis. The analogy may have come from this book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541674316/ , which discusses “virality” as a general process governing both microbes and inf

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Good points, Dennis – and not hypothetical at all. Chat bots are currently being used in large organizations to generate non-critical, boilerplate-heavy communications such as earnings reports and pre

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All valid points, Nick. tp TIM WOOD POWELL | President, The Knowledge Agency® | Author, The Value of Knowledge | New York City, USA | TEL +1.212.243.1200 | SITE KnowledgeAgency.com | BLOG TimWoodPowel

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Thanks Murray, I will read this carefully. Part of the solution to the timing issue is (ideally) to do this harvesting on an ongoing basis. Waiting for a separation event, as you point out, invites ot

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I’ve been vaguely uncomfortable while reading this compelling and insightful thread – and thanks Louis-Pierre for reminding me why! Few would dispute that ChatGPT produces some amazing and amusing res

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You’ve got it, John. Start with the client’s problems – with special focus on their economic consequences. Then (and only then) bring in knowledge and its impact. Good RealKM article, by the way. FYI

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Dear Martin, I recently had a client ask me a similar question – which is an excellent one, given the wave of retirements many organizations currently face. Here’s a summary of my recommendations to t

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Hello Hamish, Good question! To paraphrase the old economist joke, if you ask a half dozen KM experts to define knowledge, you’ll gather at least a dozen different definitions. This can quickly lead t

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