Knowledge and aging industrial infrastructure require organizations to think about the knowledge embedded in their infrastructure, and the knowledge required to embrace digital transformation. For most factories, plants, and industrial facilities no artificial intelligence monitors the status of far-flung equipment, and what little data flows from the amalgam of aging … [Read more...] about Sensors and Knowledge Required to Reduce Threats to Aging Industrial Infrastructure
Knowledge Management
Accounting for Knowledge in Mergers and Acquisitions
Accounting for Knowledge in Mergers and Acquisitions The Serious Insight Knowledge in Mergers and Acquisitions: Knowledge is central to the success or failure of a merger or acquisition. The value of many organizations is today based on potential future earnings rather than tangible property or operations. Assumptions about an organization’s knowledge, except … [Read more...] about Accounting for Knowledge in Mergers and Acquisitions
Inheriting Other People’s Thinking
Inheriting Other People's Thinking We have all experienced what I call Inheriting Other People's Thinking. A stack of files, a directory on a server or some other form of "organized" content is given to us, and we are asked to pick up the work from our predecessor. We have just inherited someone else's thinking. The way the files are arranged into folders, side notes and … [Read more...] about Inheriting Other People’s Thinking
Why the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Role Is Regressive & Dangerous
The rise of the CDO is regressive because data is an input to information & knowledge, and it is dangerous because it reinforces the propensity of organizations to focus on the moment rather than on strategic action and wealth creation. CDO role: Regressive and Dangerous With big data comes a new corporate role, yet another executive seeking a seat at the tables … [Read more...] about Why the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Role Is Regressive & Dangerous
Knowledge Management: The Price of Entry
Knowledge Management: The Price of Entry Knowledge management requires a price, and good design an even higher price. It is important that those involved in knowledge management pay attention, acutely, to the world around them, if they are to pick up the weak signals that precede new knowledge, or the wake of dissonance that alerts one to a changes in what is important to … [Read more...] about Knowledge Management: The Price of Entry
