A presentation at DePaul University\'s School for New Learning on ways to make sense of today\'s technology environment for doing knowledge work

1. Jim McGee New Shoreham Consulting www.newshorehamconsulting.com [email_address] 847.867.1086 Technology for Us Knowledge work, Knowledge workers, & Enterprise effectiveness

2. Point of view is worth 80 IQ points Alan Kay

3. What is your information management strategy? What is your technology strategy?

5. Colleagues not Components Reflective practice Design/execution balance Problem shaping Learning while performing

6. Individual Social Knowledge “Stuff” Structure CAD drawing Calendar Contract Conversation Email Instant message Mindmap Napkin sketch Spreadsheet Story Whiteboard diagram Wiki Notebook File Directory Shared Drive RSS Feed Blog Book Database Intranet Knowledge “Containers”

7. Individual Social Annual Report Block diagram Blog Blog post Blueprint Book Bookmark Business card CAD drawing Calendar Group Calendar Case study Catalog Concept map Contract Conversation Course Database query Dialog map Email Encyclopedia Equation Graph Instant message Interview notes Library Mindmap Napkin sketch Note Org chart Outline Performance review Phone call Phone directory PowerPoint presentation Press release Proposal Regression model Resume Rolodex RSS feed Search results Speech Spreadsheet Story Syllabus Term sheet Tweet Voice mail Webpage Work plan Whiteboard diagram YouTube video Knowledge “Stuff” Structure Notebook Binder File Directory File Folder Shared Drive DVD Thumbdrive Daytimer Blackberry RSS Feed Blog Wiki Book eBook Database Knowledge “Containers” Intranet Data Warehouse

8. Digital lenses (typical) Email Web browser PowerPoint Word Excel Individual Social Annual Report Block diagram Blog Blog post Blueprint Book Bookmark Business card CAD drawing Calendar Group Calendar Case study Catalog Concept map Contract Conversation Course Database query Dialog map Email Encyclopedia Equation Graph Instant message Interview notes Library Mindmap Napkin sketch Note Org chart Outline Performance review Phone call Phone directory PowerPoint presentation Press release Proposal Regression model Resume Rolodex RSS feed Search results Speech Spreadsheet Story Syllabus Term sheet Tweet Voice mail Webpage Work plan Whiteboard diagram YouTube video Knowledge “Stuff” Structure Notebook Binder File Directory File Folder Shared Drive DVD Thumbdrive Daytimer Blackberry RSS Feed Blog Wiki Book eBook Database Knowledge “Containers” Intranet Data Warehouse

9. Knowledge management tasks Individual Social Annual Report Block diagram Blog Blog post Blueprint Book Bookmark Business card CAD drawing Calendar Group Calendar Case study Catalog Concept map Contract Conversation Course Database query Dialog map Email Encyclopedia Equation Graph Instant message Interview notes Library Mindmap Napkin sketch Note Org chart Outline Performance review Phone call Phone directory PowerPoint presentation Press release Proposal Regression model Resume Rolodex RSS feed Search results Speech Spreadsheet Story Syllabus Term sheet Tweet Voice mail Webpage Work plan Whiteboard diagram YouTube video Knowledge “Stuff” Structure Notebook Binder File Directory File Folder Shared Drive DVD Thumbdrive Daytimer Blackberry RSS Feed Blog Wiki Book eBook Database Knowledge “Containers” Intranet Data Warehouse Hygiene File names Timestamps Standard Metadata Version Control Contextualizing Narrating Work Digital Portfolios Issue/Opportunity Threads Communities of Practice Communities of Interest Solving for Pattern After Action Reviews (AAR) Patterns of Practice Framework Development Tag Cloud Analysis White Space Discovery Tagging/Metadata User generated tagging Controlled vocabularies Directories Social Networks – Internal Social Networks – External

10. Digital lenses (emerging) Blogs Wikis Social Networks Mindmaps RSS Aggregators Individual Social Annual Report Block diagram Blog Blog post Blueprint Book Bookmark Business card CAD drawing Calendar Group Calendar Case study Catalog Concept map Contract Conversation Course Database query Dialog map Email Encyclopedia Equation Graph Instant message Interview notes Library Mindmap Napkin sketch Note Org chart Outline Performance review Phone call Phone directory PowerPoint presentation Press release Proposal Regression model Resume Rolodex RSS feed Search results Speech Spreadsheet Story Syllabus Term sheet Tweet Voice mail Webpage Work plan Whiteboard diagram YouTube video Knowledge “Stuff” Structure Notebook Binder File Directory File Folder Shared Drive DVD Thumbdrive Daytimer Blackberry RSS Feed Blog Wiki Book eBook Database Knowledge “Containers” Intranet Data Warehouse