What is the Chief Knowledge Officer Job? At the highest level, the Chief Knowledge Officer job, or CKO job, includes managing the processes, practices, and technical specifications for the capture, retention, and use/reuse of an organization’s knowledge. Many organizations infuse knowledge management into content creation and collaboration, distributing the Chief … [Read more...] about What is the Chief Knowledge Officer Job? 14 Important Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Strategy
Strategy, Values and Mission Statements
Many organizations attempt too much with their mission statement. They try to incorporate everything they can because they believe that if people reading the mission don’t walk away understanding what they are about, then they may have missed their opportunity. As a poet, I have learned that saying too much often makes people miss the point more than if you leave room for … [Read more...] about Strategy, Values and Mission Statements
AI and Ethics: Do we Need a New Ethics to Deal with Autonomous Technology?
AI and Ethics: Do we need a new ethics to deal with autonomous technology? Revisiting The Golden Rule One of my favorite religious "jokes” go something like this: A young woman walks up to a Rabbi, a Buddhist Monk, and a Muslim Imam. They are all asked, "what is the core teaching of your religion?" The Rabbi answers, "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your … [Read more...] about AI and Ethics: Do we Need a New Ethics to Deal with Autonomous Technology?
What are the ‘Scenarios’ in Scenario Planning?
What are the scenarios in scenario planning? Scenarios offer narratives about the future. Imagining the future counts as a uniquely human trait. Much of the time, however, we think about the future in the same way we live our lives, extrapolating one event after the other. Emerging technologies, social movements, environmental realizations, political legislation and … [Read more...] about What are the ‘Scenarios’ in Scenario Planning?
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Changing the Rules of Magic
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Changing the Rules of Magic The deepest level of scenario planning requires a release of certainty. Not only is "lock-in a myth" (see Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Myth of Lock-in) at the grand scale, but the best planners revoke the very idea of certainty. Any idea can be disrupted, any concept displaced, any … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Changing the Rules of Magic
