The Knowledge Cafe

Create an Environment for Successful Knowledge Management

The Knowledge Cafe
Benjamin C Anyacho
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Paperback
h229 x 152mm - 168pg
6 Jul 2021 US
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9781523089512
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Knowledge Cafe is a process for sharing information, whether face to face or virtual. This popular and practical knowledge management tool supports a culture where projects and innovation thrive. So many project workers are overloaded with useless information and starving for the information they really need. Knowledge Management (KM) is an important and underrated ingredient in successful project management. The Knowledge Cafe makes KM best practices accessible to project managers everywhere. Human knowledge is the intellectual capital of organizations, and the consequences for losing it are dire. Knowledge Cafe is a current, cross-generational, systematic concept designed to retain and manage relevant knowledge--stopping the unchecked "brain drain" that can occur when knowledge is hoarded. This method is as simple to use as a corner cafe and works in both virtual and real-life settings. Knowledge Cafe will help you combine your institutional knowledge from your experienced workers with the fresh ideas bubbling up from the front lines. If our projects (and organizations) are to succeed, we absolutely must make the shift from knowledge hoarding to knowledge sharing. You can' t afford to lose the vital institutional wisdom you' ve built up every time there is turnover in your workforce. Knowledge Cafe is the solution.
"The Knowledge Cafe brings people together to have open, creative conversations to surface their collective knowledge, to share ideas, and to gain a deeper understanding of a topic. It can be adapted for a variety of purposes and, at its best, is a powerful sense-making tool. In this book, Benjamin Anyacho explores the world of Knowledge Cafe and its relation to knowledge management. " --David Gurteen, Director, Gurteen Knowledge"Everyone needs a Knowledge Cafe today! Indeed, all curious knowledge workers need space and a mindset to share crazy ideas for others to test out and deepen their own knowledge and understanding. " --Denise A. D. Bedford, PhD, Adjunct Instructor, Communication Culture and Technology, Georgetown University"Innovation cultures find ways to embrace failure as much as success. This can only happen in the open exchange of knowledge and ideas that includes respect, understands vulnerability, and is free of judgment. The Knowledge Cafe is an excellent recipe for how to make this happen in your organization!" --Todd Kimbriel, former Chief Information Office, State of Texas, and Senior Advisory Consultant, BCforward"Anyacho provides motivation, insight, and practical advice on convening and facilitating Knowledge Cafes--where people can share what they know, learn from others, brainstorm solutions, and build relationships. This simple yet effective technique has a wide range of applications and is essential to fostering a learning culture. " --Frances Harrison, Chief Technical Officer, Spy Pond Partners, LLC
Benjamin C. Anyacho is a quintessential project manager and knowledge management (KM) evangelist with more than twenty-five years of results-driven leadership experience in managing complex projects and programs. A senior strategic project manager at Texas Department of Transportation, he leads an enterprise KM program, developing and maturing dozens of communities of practice. He has mentored and coached hundreds of small businesses, NGOs, project managers, and leaders. He is a Project Management Professional certification holder and holds a master' s degree in business administration from St. Edward' s University in Austin.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781523089512
Published: 6 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 168

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