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Upskilling the Next Generation: A Targeted Knowledge Management Strategy

August 14, 2025 KA Connect

Kari Shonblom of BWBR at KA Connect 2025.
32:36

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In KA Connect 2025 Tags Home, Communities of Practice, Intranet, Learning & Development, AI

Engaging Engineers with Company Wide Collaboration at AEI

May 1, 2019 KA Connect

Krista Murphy of AEI at KA Connect 2019.
23:17

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In KA Connect 2019 Part 2 Tags Communities of Practice

5 Ways to Amplify Your Communities of Practice

May 4, 2016 KA Connect
Sue Marshall of Jasmax at KA Connect 2016.

Sue Marshall at KA Connect 2016.
13:23

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In KA Connect 2016 Part 2 Tags Communities of Practice

Push vs. Pull: A Simple Approach to Improve Knowledge Sharing

May 4, 2016 KA Connect
Stefnee Trzpuc of BWBR at KA Connect 2016.

Stefnee Trzpuc at KA Connect 2016.
16:37

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In KA Connect 2016 Part 2 Tags Intranet, Communities of Practice

#AskFinch: How Shepley Bulfinch Improved Knowledge Sharing through Measurement

May 4, 2016 KA Connect
Jim Martin of Shepley Bulfinch at KA Connect 2016.

Jim Martin at KA Connect 2016.
30:22

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In KA Connect 2016 Tags Communities of Practice, Intranet, Data & Analytics, Home, Internal Communications

Architecting a Collaborative Culture Using TheCR’s Working Out Loud Framework

May 4, 2016 KA Connect
Rachel Happe of The Community Roundtable at KA Connect 2016.

Rachel Happe at KA Connect 2016.
49:49

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In KA Connect 2016 Tags Communities of Practice

From Peer Groups to Communities of Practice: A 20-Year Journey

May 3, 2016 KA Connect
Gil Hantzsch of MSA Professional Services at KA Connect 2016.

Gil Hantzsch at KA Connect 2016.
17:48

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In KA Connect 2016 Part 2 Tags Communities of Practice

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Knowledge Management Organizations

May 3, 2016 KA Connect
Carla O'Dell of APQC at KA Connect 2016.

Carla O'Dell at KA Connect 2016.
39:39

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In KA Connect 2016 Tags KM 101, Communities of Practice

Social Learning at LMN Architects

May 6, 2015 KA Connect
Scott Crawford and Jack Chaffin of LMN Architects at KA Connect 2015. 00:20 Introducing LMN Architects' R+D Group — LMN Tech Studio (LMNts) 00:51 How LMNts Got Started 02:14 How LMNts Fits into the Broader Architecture Practice at LMN 03:28 Phase One: Exploring and Sharing New Possibilities 04:51 Sharing Discoveries Through the LMNts Blog and LMN's Social Intranet 05:38 Phase 2: Experimental Interventions on Projects 09:13 Phase 3: Deeper Integration of LMNts with Project Teams 11:10 Phase 4: Informing Firmwide Design Process 11:30 Social Learning Example: The Octahedron 18:04 DesignTechnology Specialist (DTS) Program: Establishing a LMNts Outpost on Every Project 21:32 Digital Process Share (DPS) Program: The Office Trains the Office 24:24 Year of Practice (YoP) Program: Co-Creating a Learning Curriculum with Staff 27:36 Documenting and Sharing Training Events Through Videos Posted on the Intranet 28:20 Partner Share and Beer Share: Firmwide Learning Events 31:20 Phase 5: Influencing Firm Culture

Scott Crawford + Jack Chaffin at KA Connect 2015.
33:13

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In KA Connect 2015 Tags Intranet, Learning & Development, Communities of Practice

Design Diffusion at KieranTimberlake

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
Matthew Krissel of KieranTimberlake at KA Connect 2015. 00:40 Doubling in Size Necessitated New Ways of Sharing Knowledge 01:57 A Knowledge Sharing Platform, Not a Plan 02:46 Building a Flywheel of New Ideas 03:43 Three Key Components of KieranTimberlake’s Knowledge Sharing Platform 05:10 Component #1: How the Visioning Group Works 07:14 Component #2: How Knowledge Communities Work 08:48 Component #3: How Task Teams Work 09:46 Example of the Knowledge Sharing Platform in Action 10:50 Supplementing Project Teams with R+D Resources 11:50 From Novel Workflow to Normalized Workflow in Three Months 13:30 What Have We Learned? 13:46 Seek New Problems to Solve 14:02 Organize Around the Things You Don’t Know 14:24 Apply the Same Thought and Effort into Sharing Knowledge as Creating It 14:49 No One Should Feel More than One Step Away from Making Positive Change

Matthew Krissel at KA Connect 2015.
15:34

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In KA Connect 2015 Tags Communities of Practice

Secrets of Great Communities & Community Managers

June 3, 2014 KA Connect
Vanessa DiMauro of Leader Networks at KA Connect 2014.

Vanessa DiMauro at KA Connect 2014.
20:30

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In KA Connect 2014 Part 2 Tags Communities of Practice

Tales from the Field: Confessions of a Knowledge Manager

May 8, 2013 KA Connect
Andrew Trickett of Arup at KA Connect 2013. 02:07 KM Aim #1: Reduce Time Spent Searching For and Gathering Information 02:44 Measure of Success: “Improved Profitability. Happier Employees. Less Divorce.” 03:39 KM Aim #2: Knowledge Reuse 03:41 “Why are you gathering Knowledge if you aren’t going to use it?” 04:09 Every Knowledge Manager needs to be able to answer the question “What’s In It For Me?” 04:28 The Relationship between Knowledge Management and Technology Tools 05:09 KM Aim #3: Conducting Knowledge Reviews While Projects Are Still Active 06:05 KM Aim #4: Improving Skills Networks (Communities of Practice) 07:00 “Forums are the crown jewel of any knowledge management system.” 07:20 Forum Example: Answers to a Question from Around the World in Less than 24 Hours 08:02 “When the call comes, the people of Arup, no matter how senior they are, rally around to help a colleague who asks a question on this forum. It’s because of our sharing culture.” 09:10 KM Program Element #1: Arup People 11:37 Arup People Example: The Unknown Expert 50 Yards Away 12:30 KM Program Element #2: Knowledge Reviews 12:40 “Knowledge Reviews help us capture value stories, provide learning opportunities, and continuously improve the business." 13:21 “People want to share their knowledge because they want to help colleagues. I call it reciprocal altruism.” 13:58 “People remember people who help.” 14:20 “Trust is the killer of knowledge sharing.” 14:25 Advice for Conducting Knowledge Reviews 15:50 “I ask the daft question, the simple question, because I know no better. But sometimes out of that simple question can come massive insights.” 16:10 Tip #1: “Focus on the positive — say, ‘Areas for Improvement vs. Errors.’” 16:57 Tip #2: “Capture the experience, not the document.” 17:20 Tip #3: “Be interested and be curious.” 18:21 Structuring KM: The Importance of Knowledge Enthusiasts and Knowledge Activists 19:16 “A Knowledge Manager has to be talking to people and building connections. Without connections, you’re just somebody sitting there taking e-mails.” 19:51 “You have to be an evangelist, but you have to be realistic. Half an hour of knowledge sharing is better than nothing.” 20:15 “Curiosity is not something that’s lost with age, it’s lost through our organizations. If our organizations are not encouraging us to be curious, what are we doing?” 21:15 What does success look like? 21:18 “Making sure the information is in the right place at the right time for people.” 21:45 “Your duty as a manager is to leave the business better than you found it. The best way to do this is by acting as coaches of growth and learning — you can encourage people to share knowledge, you can set the standard.” 22:54 “I know when I go home if somebody has said to me, ‘I managed to do the job 5 minutes quicker, I walk out like I’m on air.” 24:43 “If you want your organization to survive, you need to get on board with Knowledge Management. It isn’t a fad anymore. This is your bottom line.”

Andrew Trickett at KA Connect 2013.
25:55

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In KA Connect 2013 Tags Communities of Practice

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