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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

Smarter by Design: A Knowledge Management Manifesto for the AEC Industry

May 3, 2016 KA Connect
Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture at KA Connect 2016.

Christopher Parsons at KA Connect 2016.
38:58

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In KA Connect 2016 Tags KM 101, Home, Periodic Table, Elements

State of Knowledge Management in AEC Survey: Key Findings + Insights

May 6, 2015 KA Connect
Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture at KA Connect 2015. 00:05 How and Why We Conducted the State of Knowledge Management in AEC Survey 01:30 Survey Demographics 06:20 Survey Structure 08:37 Results Part 1: Strategic Priorities for KM 11:43 Results Part 2: Core KM Processes 15:05 Results Part 3: Supporting KM Activities by Role 17:18 Results Part 4: Most Common Supporting KM Activities 18:28 Results Part 5: Supporting Activities Performed by Knowledge Managers 19:29 Results Part 6: Who Leads KM in an AEC Firm? 20:16 Results Part 7: KM Leadership by Firm Size and Type 21:52 Results Part 8: Where Does KM Report?

Christopher Parsons at KA Connect 2015.
25:56

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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

Research First: Growing and Developing Intellectual Content at EYP

May 6, 2015 KA Connect
Leila Kamal of EYP at KA Connect 2015. 01:00 Introducing EYP 02:20 Why EYP Started Investing in Research 05:48 Research Example #1: College of the Holy Cross 09:50 How Can Architects Measure the Success of a Building? 11:32 Overview of Research Methodology + Key Findings 23:11 How to Share Architectural Research with a General Audience 24:28 What's Next?: Expanding EYP’s Research into Different Project Typologies

Leila Kamal at KA Connect 2015.
25:48

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In KA Connect 2015 Part 2 Tags Research

How Do You Model Tacit Knowledge?

May 6, 2015 KA Connect
Fernanda Leite of the University of Texas at Austin at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 The Gap of Knowledge Between Retiring and Next-Generation AEC Leaders Is Growing 01:51 Using BIM to Facilitate Knowledge Transfer 02:25 Research Project #1: Work Packaging in Industrial Projects 06:35 Research Project #2: MEP Design Coordination 08:33 Can Novice Engineers Make Better Design Decisions Using Knowledge Provided by Decision Support Systems? 12:20 Research Project #3: 4D Modeling for Site-Specific Safety Planning 16:55 What’s Next?: Formalizing Expert Knowledge + Systems Integration

Fernanda Leite at KA Connect 2015.
19:02

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Activating Knowledge Sharing at DLR Group

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
Andy Ernsting of DLR Group at KA Connect 2015. 00:31 Knowledge Sharing as a Brand Initiative 02:25 Knowledge Sharing is a Behavior Change 03:22 Knowledge Sharing as a Component of DLR Group’s Strategic Vision 04:26 Knowledge Sharing Creates Value 05:20 DLR Group’s Knowledge Sharing Platforms 06:06 How DLR Group Successfully Encourages Senior Leaders to Share Knowledge 07:36 Explaining Why Knowledge Sharing is Important to Staff 08:57 What Am I Supposed to Share? 10:15 Examples of Internal Knowledge Sharing 14:45 Where Do Good Topics Come From? 17:44 How Knowledge Sharing Generates Leads

Andy Ernsting at KA Connect 2015.
20:40

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In KA Connect 2015 Tags Thought Leadership, Intranet, Marketing

The Evolution of Arup University

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
Kyle Fisher of Arup at KA Connect 2015. 00:15 The Formation of Arup University 00:45 Why Invest in Arup University? 02:25 What Components Make Up Arup University? 03:11 Component #1: Explore 03:45 How and Why Arup Invests in Research 05:37 How Arup Uses a Research Roadmap to Guide Investments 06:40 Arup Legends Film Series 07:40 “Future of..." Publications 08:10 Component #2: Learn 08:50 Technical and Specialist Courses 09:28 Online Learning at Arup 10:07 Partnering with Academia on Masters Modules 10:57 Engaging Younger Staff Through Design Schools 11:57 Component #3: Share 12:47 Skills and Business Networks 13:26 Digital Sharing Tools: Intranet, Asset Bank, and Online Brainstorms 15:02 Are Corporate Universities a Dying Breed or Can They Evolve? 15:45 What’s Next for Arup University? 16:22 Launching a New, Centralized Digital Workplace 16:52 From Pull to Push: Putting Information Where People Are 17:48 Focus on External Knowledge Sharing + Collaboration 18:35 Doggerel: A New Blog for Arup in the Americas 19:15 The Collaborative Corporate University

Kyle Fisher at KA Connect 2015.
19:56

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In KA Connect 2015 Tags Learning & Development

The Data on Data-Centric Practices

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture interviews Randy Deutsch of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 A Brief Overview of Randy’s First Book, BIM and Integrated Design (2011) 02:04 How far have we come since Refabricating Architecture in 2004? 03:10 Behind the Scenes of Randy’s Upcoming Book, Data Driven Design and Construction (2015) 04:00 The Vast Majority of People in Our Industry Are Indifferent to Data 06:10 Engaging Construction Firms in The Conversation About Data 07:50 How AEC Practices Differ in Their Relationship with Data 09:15 What does a Data Driven AEC firm look like? 10:45 How do you balance intuition and data when making design decisions? 12:30 How does working with data change an architecture firm's relationship with clients? 14:57 What does it mean to an engineering firm to have architects come to the table with more data? 17:17 Data Encourages Architects to Be More Trusted Advisors and Business Consultants 19:35 Does working with more data in practice change who we hire? 22:17 What’s the difference between Data Wranglers and Data Specialists? 24:06 What's the role of academia in introducing data into practice? 27:11 How do architecture school faculty feel about the increasing role of data in practice? 28:47 What did you learn in writing the book that totally surprised you? 31:45 How well do AEC firms value employees with data skills? 34:00 If firms want to learn more about using data on their projects, where can they get started? 37:00 How do firms create better habits in terms of acquiring data? 38:30 What's the biggest thing keeping AEC firms from becoming Data Driven? 40:24 How do we keep the architecture profession attractive to new students? 43:56 Is data the new sustainability?

Randy Deutsch at KA Connect 2015.
46:59

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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

Deep Dive: Social Learning at LMN Architects

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
A live case study discussion with Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner (Wenger-Trayner), Scott Crawford (LMN Architects), Jack Chaffin (LMN Architects), and Christopher Parsons (Knowledge Architecture) about Social Learning in LMN Architects’ Tech Studio Community of Practice at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 Introducing Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner’s Framework for Measuring the Value of Social Learning 02:01 Learning as a Process of Value Creation 02:32 Key Members of a Community of Practice 03:25 Key Members of the LMN Architects Tech Studio (LMNts) Community of Practice 04:26 Social Learning Starts with Learning Activities (w/ LMNts Examples) 06:35 Social Learning Framework Component #1: Immediate Value 07:31 Social Learning Framework Component #2: Potential Value 09:00 Social Learning Framework Component #3: Applied Value 10:37 Social Learning Framework Component #4: Realized Value 12:55 Social Learning Framework Component #5: Transformative Value 15:53 Social Learning Framework Component #6: Strategic Value 17:52 How the LMNts Community of Practice Works (Successfully) with Executive Sponsors 19:20 Why a Strong Connection to Executive Sponsors Is Essential for Social Learning to Succeed 20:02 Why Engaging with Communities of Practice Is Difficult for Managers 22:11 Social Learning Framework Component #7: Enabling Value 23:17 How LMNts Learns How to Enable Learning 24:18 The Essential Behind the Scenes Work Jack Chaffin Does as the Community Manager of LMNts 25:45 Were the learning activities in the LMNts Community of Practice intentionally designed? 29:35 Using the Social Learning Framework to Understand LMNts Examples of Social Learning 31:04 LMNts Social Learning Example #1: The Octahedron Project 34:03 LMNts Social Learning Example #2: The Cleveland Convention Center Project 40:59 Learning to Tell Valuable Social Learning Stories Is a Key Capability for Community Managers 41:57 Question for the audience: Are you reading the LMNts blog? What value is it creating for you? 42:50 Audience Example #1: Jim Martin of Shepley Bulfinch 47:35 Audience Example #2: Plamena Milusheva of Olson Kundig Architects 51:30 Audience Example #3: Tim Rice of LMN Architects 54:38 The Work of People Behind the Scenes Enable Your Firm to Learn 57:09 LMNts Social Learning Example #3: Ferry Terminal Project 1:04:34 Social Learning Framework Component #7: Learning Loops 1:07:11 How Social Learning at LMNts Helps to Spread "The Art of the Possible" 1:08:00 Social Learning Framework Component #8: Aspirations + Conditions 1:12:15 Smarter by Design: How Organizations Can Get Better at Learning 1:16:00 How “Top-Down” is Social Learning at LMN? 1:21:35 How does LMNts measure ROI and justify LMN Architects’ investment in R+D? 1:24:37 How does LMN Architects communicate the value of LMNts to their clients?

Social Learning Case Study Team at KA Connect 2015.
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Where is Knowledge Management Headed?

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture interviews Katrina Pugh of Columbia University at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 How did you get into Knowledge Management? 01:44 Knowledge Management Is About Both "Rows and Columns" (Information Management) And "Trust Circles" (Collaboration) 06:25 What is changing in the field of Knowledge Management? 06:58 We Can Connect in Ways Never Before Possible 07:29 The Escalation of Everything 08:42 What Knowledge Managers Need to Understand About Neuroscience 09:50 How the Brain Stores Tacit Knowledge 11:07 How can Knowledge Management change organizational culture? 12:25 What prevents us from sharing Tacit Knowledge? 12:56 Problem #1: Knowledge Blind Spots — We Are Unaware of Our Own Tacit Knowledge, Both as Individuals and as Firms 13:12 What is the difference between Tacit and Explicit Knowledge? 14:27 Problem #12: Knowledge Mismatches — People Tend to Dump Explicit Knowledge (Like Documents) Which Is Not Always Transferable Across Different Projects and Contexts 16:03 Problem #3: Knowledge Jails — Knowledge Is Stored in Inaccessible Locations 16:25 How do you to properly elicit and transfer knowledge from experts? 18:00 How should firms prioritize which knowledge to elicit? 19:45 Case Example: Knowledge Elicitation in Action 21:04 The Value of Performing Prework Before a Knowledge Elicitation 22:15 How to Run a Knowledge Discover-Capture Event 25:00 Diving Deep with Individual Experts After a Discover-Capture Event 25:47 Teaching Knowers How to Teach 27:34 The Role of a “Knowledge Broker” in Eliciting Knowledge 29:24 Why the Ability to Convene Is so Important to Knowledge Management 32:25 What's different about Knowledge Management in Professional Services? 34:40 "He Who Has the Best Process Wins." 37:47 Activating Tacit Knowledge Has Become More Important than Capturing Explicit Knowledge 38:26 One Emerging Challenge Enterprise Social Media Presents to Knowledge Management: The Rise of Ugly Assets 41:47 Four Roles for Knowledge Managers in Social Networks: Integrity, Courtesy, Inclusion, and Translation 45:36 Why Successful Knowledge Managers Need Be Able to Balance Left Brain (Information Management) and Right Brain (Collaboration) 48:40 An Overview of Columbia University’s Master’s Program in Information and Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) 51:16 Three Career Paths for IKNS Graduates: Embedded Knowledge Practitioners, Consulting, Knowledge Product Entrepreneurs 54:30 Why are companies building Knowledge Networks? What pitfalls should they avoid in designing effective Knowledge Networks? 56:09 Four Reasons Organizations Build Knowledge Networks: Co-Create Knowledge Assets, Just-in-Time Problem Solving for Practitioners, Coordinate Across Boundaries and Groups, Translation and Localization of Knowledge 58:30 Great Knowledge Networks Have a Clear Purpose and a Strategic Plan 1:02:44 How do you encourage people to share knowledge? 1:06:20 What should we expect out of Knowledge Management systems? 1:09:05 What does the future of Knowledge Management look like? 1:15:58 How will organizations manage knowledge shared through tools like Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Meerkat? 1:19:00 What's the future of knowledge extraction in an age of overwhelming amounts of content? 1:21:15 “Knowledge Managers Need to Be Continually Looking for Things to Elevate Things Above the Fray”

Katrina Pugh at KA Connect 2015.
1:23:28

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In KA Connect 2015 Tags KM 101

Lessons Learned from Array Architects’ Continuous Improvement Journey

May 5, 2015 KA Connect
Jonathan Bykowski of Array Architects at KA Connect 2015. 00:10 Admitting We Had a Technology Problem 01:32 Realizing It Was a Bigger, Process Problem 02:51 Transitioning to Lean and Continuous Improvement 04:14 Four Lessons Learned on Array’s Continuous Improvement Journey 04:37 Lesson #1: Tools Don’t Create Change, People Create Change 06:40 Lesson #2: Don’t Start With Huge, Systemic Cultural Issues 08:50 Lesson #3: Leadership Needs to Drive Early Improvement Projects 10:01 Lesson #4: Invest in Some Amount of Lean Training for the Whole Organization 11:24 A Moment of Clarity: The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Model 13:31 The PDSA Model in Action: Improving Door Hardware Schedules 15:22 We Don't Have to Know the Answer to Start the Conversation 15:48 Improving Continuous Improvement 16:45 How Array Uses Value Stream Mapping 18:20 What’s Next?

Jonathan Bykowski at KA Connect 2015.
18:49

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Integrated Knowledge Flow: Enhancing Culture and Practice

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Stefnee Trzpuc of BWBR at KA Connect 2014.

Stefnee Trzpuc at KA Connect 2014.
18:06

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Connecting People with Data

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Nick Vlattas of Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas at KA Connect 2014.

Nick Vlattas at KA Connect 2014.
19:46

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Lessons from 50 Years of Thought Leadership Blockbusters and Bombs in Management Consulting

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Bob Buday of Bloom Group LLC at KA Connect 2014.

Bob Buday at KA Connect 2014.
35:30

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In KA Connect 2014 Tags Marketing, Thought Leadership

Successful Knowledge Transfer During Leadership Transition

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Andy Fry of Magnusson Klemencic Associates at KA Connect 2014.

Andy Fry at KA Connect 2014.
18:24

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Scenario Planning: A Creative Tool for Future Strategies

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Ray Kogan of Kogan & Company at KA Connect 2014.

Ray Kogan at KA Connect 2014.
21:29

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The Evolution of Communities of Practice at Parsons Brinckerhoff

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Rebecca Arsham of Parsons Brinckerhoff at KA Connect 2014.

Rebecca Arsham at KA Connect 2014.
19:48

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Short Passes: 5 Ways to Beat Content Anxiety

June 4, 2014 KA Connect
Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture at KA Connect 2014.

Christopher Parsons at KA Connect 2014.
16:05

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In KA Connect 2014 Tags Marketing
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