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Characterizing the Field of KM
This book was(is) intended as a thought generator and perception perturber. It focuses on
building an understanding about the field. It does not purport to present the direction of the
many hundreds of authors wriitn gin the field, but tries to capture some of the early authors
who have continued as thought leaders as the field emerged, and the general areas of their
ideas. This breadth is further explored through the 14 KM learning objectives developed by
the U.S. Federal Knowledge Management Working Group to held develop a surface
understanding of those things considered part of the field of KM.
Much of the information included in these pages is based on the 2005 research study that
involved 34 thought leaders across four continents. (See the KM area under Research.)
The material is organized by book sections, as explicated below.
Front Matter
Includes acknowledgement, table of contents, lists of figures.
Forward
Provides the context for this book.
Chapter 1:
Starting with the End in Mind Front Matter
Chapter 2:
Historical Beginnings
Chapter 3:
Defining Knowledge
Chapter 4:
Defining the Field
Chapter 5:
Naming the Field
Chapter 6:
Contrast and Compare
Chapter 7:
Exploring the Breadth of KM
Chapter 8:
Moving to Strategies
Chapter 9:
On Creation Transfer and Reuse
Chapter 10:
KM and Organizational Learning
Chapter 11:
The Potential Value of KM
Chapter 12:
The Challenges
Chapter 13:
The Opportunities
Chapter 14:
The Rise and Fall of the KM Cycle
Chapter 15:
Knowledge States
Chapter 16:
The Field as a Complex Adaptive System
Chapter 17:
Conversation and Perspectives
References
Index
