We're all heavily invested in managing our content, but we still have significant business problems we can't address. Consider a new perspective...a people centric one.
We're all heavily invested in managing our content, but we still have significant business problems we can't address. Consider a new perspective...a people centric one.
People-Centric vs. Content-Centric: The Copernican Revolution to be a Social BusinessWebinar Transcript
INV203 People-Centric vs. Content-Centric The Copernican Revolution needed to become a Social Business Louis Richardson | Social Business Evangelist | IBM For a 33 minute video version of this presentation along with audio track go to http://bit.ly/gU5Skf
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It’s January 1511
Ptolemy showed us how the Earth is the center of the universe
Along comes Nicolaus Copernicus
Along comes Nicolaus Copernicus
There were some symptoms that an earth-centric model might not be correct
Could a earth-centric model be wrong?
Maybe what needs to change is our perspective
Fast forward to today…. What’s the relevance for today’s discussion?
New tools and experience has provided a different perspective on the earth-centric model
Let’s look at knowledge management from our historic content-centric perspective
We have developed library sciences
Thomas Jefferson’s Baconian method
BTW…this session has valuable prizes
Jeopardy
Jeopardy
Jeopardy – Who is Melvil Dewey?
Jeopardy
Jeopardy – What is the Arts? 700 – Arts 730 – Plastic Arts, Sculpture 734 – Sculpture from ca. 500 to 1399
Today’s bookstores “Where’s the self help section?”
So at work, why is it so hard to find what you’re looking for?
Jeopardy
Jeopardy – Who is Gutenberg?
The printing press distributed power
Now everyone has a press
We have access to way more content than we need
The content-centric model of knowledge management is broken
Don’t rush to form a lynch mob (or start angry tweeting)
Content is in my DNA
But we can’t ignore the symptoms of an overwhelmed content-centric model
Which one to use?
Which way do I go to get what I need?
The knowledge sharing gap
Silos of content
Information Loss
What if content isn’t the center of our knowledge universe?
What about people? Aren’t they the primary source of knowledge?
Some would have you believe people revolve around content
But new tools and experience has provided a different perspective
Consider a people-centric model
Which one to use? It’s not just about availability or even accuracy, it’s really about Credibility and Value
Which way do I go to get what I need? Communities are one way to get the direction you need. They put you in touch with the right people and the relative content
The knowledge sharing gap Tags identify subject matter experts and helps people with questions find the people with the answers
Silos of content (and ideas) Social Bookmarks share ideas and content across organizational boundaries and generates new connections with similarly interested people
Information Loss Using libraries, activities, community files, etc. you can store Content in the Context of the work being done.
And you can solve additional business problems
Like…who’s who in the zoo
Like…who’s who in the zoo Profiles not only points to a person, but also provides credentials
Activities
Activities Activities quickly get you going and keep you (and others) on track … and keeps your head out of your in-box
The big picture
So as you gaze upon your business
Think about a people-centric model
It may hold the answer to your company becoming a social business
What will your co-workers say? Tweet and Retweet
Let’s connect Louis Richardson IBM Social Business Evangelist [email_address] www.twitter.com/inter_vivos www.linkedin.com/in/louisrichardson I invite you to visit www.thecollaborationsoapbox.com You can read any of the materials there, but I would suggest you request to join the community so you can contribute and comment.
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