Exhibit 1. A twitter fragment reflects the opinion that Organizational Theory ‘dictates mostly top-down’ while ‘Social Media is Chaos Theory.’
Conclusion. Organizational Theory is now obsolete.
Exhibit 2. A gentleman writes a blog, which quickly goes viral, regarding what he sees as a ‘generational war’ between Knowledge Management and Social Media.
Conclusion. Knowledge Management is now (thankfully) [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Debunk Mates – Social Media Conquers Organizational Theory!
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The Diminution of General Powell
Colin Powell, U.S. Army General (Ret), former Secretary of State, the man behind the eponymous Powell Doctrine…
…is black.
And today, that’s all that matters to Rush Limbaugh and some backers of McCain. According to Politico, Limbaugh said: “‘Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race,’” Limbaugh wrote in an e-mail. “‘OK, fine. I am now [...]
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A Brief Meeting with My Enterprise Commensal Bacteria
Enjoyed a rather remarkable conversation yesterday. A gentleman associated with an enterprise social software firm put a question out into the ether regarding adoption of such products. To be specific, he used Twitter to pose the question. The “tweet” was then visible to anyone who had already signed up to follow his musings, and anyone [...]
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So What Is Knowledge Management, Anyway
As part of this reform legislation, I’ve been asked to provide a definition for KM. I’ve managed to avoid this for, oh, 11 years. But no longer. There are at least 47 definitions of KM, as compiled by one blogger. Many good, many not. I can’t choose one, I need to craft one that I [...]
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