Archives for knowledge management

Give staff a voice with user-generated video

By: James Robertson Posted: November 28, 2014

Video can increase the richness of internal communications, and foster staff engagement.

A case study on creating a global intranet that supports democracy worldwide.

Ideation applications on the intranet

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: April 30, 2014

Ideation applications tap into staff knowledge to create and share ideas.

It’s time to put the focus back on frontline knowledge

By: James Robertson Posted: July 27, 2012

“We want to be number one for customer service.” We’ve heard this stated by a number of our clients over the years, particularly in the financial services industry. This makes …

Intranets for call centre staff

By: Steve Byrne Posted: February 24, 2011

Call centre staff have important information needs that greatly influence the quality of customer service provided.

There are no "KM systems"

By: James Robertson Posted: March 5, 2007

Organisations should abandon the search for ‘knowledge management systems’, and focus more closely on the specific capabilities required.

Two types of in-bound call centres

By: James Robertson Posted: May 1, 2005

In-bound call centres deal with either queries or transactions (or both), and this has a big impact on the knowledge and information required.

KM for consistency and innovation

By: James Robertson Posted: November 1, 2004

This briefing contrasts the role of knowledge management in supporting both innovation and consistency.

‘Knowledge sharing’ should be avoided

By: James Robertson Posted: September 3, 2004

While ‘knowledge sharing’ is a common goal for KM projects, it is often neither meaningful or effective.

Developing a knowledge management strategy

By: James Robertson Posted: August 2, 2004

A successful knowledge management strategy must identify the key needs and issues within the organisation, and provide a framework for addressing these.