As you know by now, I am keenly interested in — some might say, obsessed with — the fact that value, far from being a static variable, is dynamic — it changes constantly. We must continually test our value model against the possibility that it is no longer optimal for current market needs. My Nietszhe-inspired title refers […]
Once again I was called on recently to speak to Columbia graduate students on knowledge metrics, a topic that combines two of my favorite interests — and seems to be a favorite among my audiences. Metrics form the key to ROI and the production of value — and therefore essential in all aspects of management. Metrics of […]
As you know if you are a regular visitor here, I serve on the faculty of a graduate program called Information and Knowledge Strategy at Columbia University. It’s exciting, with world-class faculty and talented students — with the added energy that we feel that, together, we are forging a new field of study. But what, exactly, is […]
Siddhartha Mukerjee, the brilliant Columbia oncologist and Pulitzer-winning writer, has struck again. In a recent New Yorker magazine (September 11), his article “The Invasion Equation” describes a striking leap of insight that could transform cancer research. This insight, called “seed and soil,” brings ecological or systems thinking to studies of cancer research — and could […]
As a faculty member of Columbia University’s Information and Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program, I have a variety of duties and responsibilities. One of these is to actively participate in the “residencies,” a twice-yearly physical coming together of the students — many of whom live and work outside New York City, and some of whom are […]
In my KVC Handbook v. 4, I draw a clear distinction between knowledge and information — essentially that knowledge is a more “processed” version of information. In speaking with people I find that this difference is still not totally understood — so will amplify here. The short version Simply put, the distinction is this: information […]
My basic work and message have been steadfast for a couple of decades: helping organizations use information and knowledge more effectively in order to compete more effectively. However, I find that the ways in which I express this core message vary based on the level of sophistication of my audience and on the level of the opportunity it represents. […]
The early-winter holiday break is an opportunity to recharge our batteries and refocus our strategies. Amidst visiting with family and friends, I took time to reflect on the recent past and what the future holds. Among other things, I realized that over time my clients have been paying more attention to the top half of the Knowledge […]
I hope each of you is enjoying this new year — whenever it is that you celebrate its beginning. For me, 2017 is already full of new beginnings and revelations. To recap: Launch of KVC Clinic v.2.0 In the fall of 2016, we launched an expanded version of our KVC Clinic. This includes three days […]
I have a nightmarish pet scenario that as we as a society gain non-stop access to ever-increasing data, there is a risk that we actually get progressively dumber — as we lose the ability to process and analysis that data sufficiently. My idea got a workout this week during election night when the polling industry, […]
“I’m stuck at the bottom of the pyramid.” “My value is unclear to people who matter.” “I’m invisible.” In conducting “Points of Pain” exercises during TKA’s workshops and on-site clinics, too often we hear things like this from competent and hard-working knowledge producers. In study after study, roughly half of the challenges expressed by PRODUCERS of […]
I pay close attention to feedback I receive on the KVC and other analytic frameworks we are developing. Many times I make revisions based on this feedback — that’s why the KVC Handbook is now on its fourth major edition. One of the things I’ve heard is that the KVC model is too idealistic. Even […]