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The Synchroni programme consists of three types of
interaction:
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International expert workshops, where we bring in
leading edge thinkers to share their approach in detail;
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Hot Topics workshops, where the members collectively consider an issue they feel is of great impact
and the various ways of tackling it;
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Visits to organisations that are prepared to share the story of their KM
implementation and in return get feedback from the members - we call this 'pit
stops on the learning journey'.
The
private Members’ web site continues to be the ‘shop window’ to all the Forum’s
past and present activity and is populated with rich material from contributors
in our network and from members. This is password protected for Members access
only - please contact
Synchroni
if you’d like details.
Synchroni has recently launched its 7th Forum
programme and invites other organisations to be involved.
KM as a 'discipline' or management tool has been on a journey over the last 10
or so years and much has changed in the way management approach the subject.
Whilst systems are recognised as important enablers, it is acknowledged that new
generation KM is:
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Less about data and more about the
social nature of knowledge
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Less about capture and retrieval
and more about innovating and sharing
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Less about a KM function or 'entity'
and more about principles and processes
that are embedded in 'the way we do business'.
Whilst definitions and the role of formal Knowledge Management in organisations
are debated, the importance of leveraging knowledge as a key asset is rarely
challenged: few would deny the importance of sharing best practice, of focusing
on continuous improvement and having a culture of learning. The real challenge
is in the figuring out 'the how' and whilst some organisations have seen KM as
little more than information management, a vast population of others are united
in the view that it is complex and all-pervasive.
There is a palpable sense of change within the KM community - a drive to take
the vast learning on the principles, tools and techniques of KM and enable them
to be more fully embedded into organisational functions and processes. By doing
so, move into the next generation - beyond KM.
The Synchroni new Forum programme
invites you to join with other Forum members
such as The Royal Bank of Scotland, DTI, Health & Safety Executive amongst
others in focusing on this challenge.
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