Following, “if only we knew what we know”, how about, “if only we could connect people to create knowledge that does not yet exist”
They both allude to a similar thing, but the actions of the second statement lead to fulfilling the first statement, and more.
On hearing the first statement I think of using a km 2.0 approach, but non-2.0 savvy people may attempt to achieve this by a km 1.0 (non-humanistic) conscription…capture (codify) and store…lack of recontextualisation approach.
On hearing the second statement a km 1.0 approach would not enter your mind, as you dont focus directly on what you are ultimately trying to achieve, but on the conditions for it to happen…the answer is in the statement…not only is it about the nodes (people), but more importantly it’s about the network (interactions). By following statement two, not only do we answer statement one, but we create an ecosystem of perpetual knowledge creation (a life of its own)…and as it’s created it flows past people in a public river (capture and storage if you wish)-information fragments are not only shared (raw, as it happens) but can evolve and create new information once in the flow.
By concentrating on creation methods we get supply…but a more plugged in (always on) timely and transferable supply, where we also learn and adapt, building our situational awareness…in fact this ecosystem enables sense-making (which is a powerful concept)
This is self-motivated by the individual as they have a feel of ownership of the firm and connectedness that social creatures like ourselves crave and shine. And of course the firm achieves the ultimate use of it’s “human” assets via a humanistic approach…not only does stuff emerge that they would never have thought of, but they can also crowdsource a top-down request and see what emerges (which would have never been possible to coordinate at such a scale prior to using new online social tools).
To get things done and achieve an edge we need less managing and more leading, cultivating and facilitating…we need more stimulation where clusters can self-organise and answers and ideas can emerge.
