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Knowledge Management Consultant, Chris Collison defines knowledge management, and explains the breadth of tools and techniques which underpin this discipline.

"Gareth Morgan (Porthcawl, Wales, 22 December, 1943) is a British / Canadian [organizational theorist]], management consultant and Distinguished Research Professor at York University in Toronto. He is known as creator of the "organisational metaphor" concept and writer of the bestsellers Images of Organization.[1], Imaginization: New Mindsets for Seeing, Organizing and Managing, Riding the Waves of Change and other books on management. He is also well known for his writings on social theory and research methodology, especially through his books Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis (written with Gibson Burrell)and Beyond Method: Strategies for Social Research. The common theme uniting his work is that of challenging assumptions - to help develop new ways of thinking in social research, organization and management theory and practice, and, by implication, in everyday life."

"Despite the sobering economic shocks of recent years, the Fun at Work movement seems irrepressible. Major companies boast of employing Chief Fun Officers or Happiness Engineers; corporations call upon a burgeoning industry of happiness consultants, who'll construct a Gross Happiness Index for your workplace, then advise you on ways to boost it."

"Amy Jo Kim, Ph.D. is a leading consultant on gamification as a business model to increase customer engagement. She also holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology. In 2010, Kim reworked Bartle's Player Types Model. She replaced the "Killer" type with "Express" -- a much more business- and school-friendly descriptor! Completing the axis, "Compete" took the place of "Achiever," "Explore" replaced "Explorer," and "Collaborate" replaced "Cooperate.""

"David Damberger discusses "Learning From Failure" at TEDxYYC 2011. David is the founder of Engineers Without Borders Calgary (EWB). After building the organization in Calgary and working with them in India, David spent four years building EWB's overseas programs as the Director of Southern African Programs. In this role, David consulted for dozens of African based companies, non-profits and governments in the fields of agriculture; food processing; water and sanitation; and mobile applications for development."

"A striking aspect of the Steve Borgatti network analysis workshop at University of Kentucky was how his talk relied heavily on early network analysis, especially that done with Rob Cross at IBM's Institute for Knowledge Based Organizations where Andrew Parker also worked. Their research inside Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and with BCG clients at the turn of the century, was central to his presentation"

" "These days, more than ever, size matters in the innovation game," said John Kao, a former professor at the Harvard business school and an innovation consultant to governments and corporations.In its economic recovery package, the Obama administration is financing programs to generate innovation with technology in health care and energy....."

" Professor Harry Scarborough will share detials with members on how their organisation can become involved in this initiative."

The Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) is a non-profit member organization dedicated to promoting evidence-based practice in the field of management. We provide support and resources to managers, consultants, organizations, teachers, academics and others interested in learning more about evidence-based management.

"link to Dr Richard Mcdermotts home page, providing links to many articles and areas of research"

Following Richard Wallis' presentation at the KIN Winter Workshop, here is a great example of how open linked data can add value, managed by LGID

Example of a web marketplace for skills. I'll be interested to see one of these for something other than IT skills!

Example of a web marketplace for skills. I'll be really impressed when I see one of these for something other than IT skills!