In Conversation with… Cory Lee Cannon
Ever wonder how other knowledge and information (K&IM) professionals work? How did they get into K&IM and to their current position? You will get a glimpse in this interview series with K&IM professionals, “In Conversation with…,” and perhaps even discover potential candidates for your career mentor. June Huang, K&IM professional, CILIP K&IM group committee member, […]
The Strategic Imperative of Implementing a Knowledge Management Program Prior to Artificial Intelligence Deployment
The contemporary digital landscape is marked by an accelerated adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, promising enhancements in efficiency, decision-making, and innovation. However, many organizations falter in realizing these gains due to unstructured, inaccessible, or siloed knowledge assets. Deploying AI without a foundational Knowledge Management (KM) program introduces significant risks, including poor algorithmic training, ethical concerns, and suboptimal returns on investment. This article outlines the core benefits of establishing a KM program before AI deployment. It explores knowledge discovery, contextualization, governance, and organizational readiness as critical enablers for responsible, strategic, and high-impact AI adoption.
Success Talk with Steven Paul
Mr. Cannon was recently on The Leadership Exposé Podcast: Success Talk with Steven Paul |Episode 42: Cory Cannon: Designing and Implementing Knowledge and Innovation Management with Purpose In this episode Steven PAUL, CDir FIoD (www.leadershipexpose.com) speaks with Cory Cannon, CKM Cannon, (Major Retired US Army Reserve), working as the Command Knowledge Leader at United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, […]
How valid is your knowledge?
My friend Nick Milton from Knoco wrote this the other day on his blog. I think it has some great lessons that can be applied to the military community. ——- Knowledge stores need to determine the various validity levels of the knowledge they contain. Knowledge comes in different levels of trust, and you need to […]
Importance of a KM Strategy
Earlier in 2021 I presented to US CYBER COMMAND via Teams on why organizations should have a Knowledge Management Strategy. This KM Strategy should be centered on the organization’s mission and vision then branch out to the strategic objectives (3-5 years). The KM Strategy is that roadmap the organization can use to go from a […]
Knowledge Management with your family
Over this Covid-19 pandemic, I have been looking forward to being able to make those business to business networking connections again and gain more clients. One of the most important thing I have learned from this experience is how Knowledge Management can be done with your family.
How to use Knowledge Management to control a pandemic
Since March, I have been asked how can Knowledge Management help me (or my company) to control this or any pandemic. The answer I give them is to treat this pandemic like any other operation your company was in prior to the pandemic but your environment now has some more barriers to overcome before your […]
Interview with Edwin K. Morris: Education in Knowledge Management
Mr. Cannon did a second podcast with Mr. Edwin K. Morris of Pioneer Knowledge Services on the topic of Education in Knowledge Management. In this podcast, Mr. Cannon explains his journey in academia to get training in Knowledge Management. Discover what academics look like in the knowledge management field. Mr. Cannon chats about his experience […]
Interview with Edwin K. Morris on KM Culture
Back in May our President and CEO (Mr. Cory L. Cannon) was asked to do an interview with Edwin K. Morris, President and Founder of Pioneer Knowledge Services. The main topic was Integration of organizational elements create a knowledge culture. Mr. Cannon tells about the inspiration and view his experience brings to KM. The interview […]
Best Practice for Combined/Joint Meetings: Dealing with multiple classification levels
Sitting in the middle of the Kuwait desert at an undisclosed location. Members of 62 nations came together to pull their resources together against the members of Daesh who were causing havoc within a recovering Iraq and Syria. How did the members of these 62 nations from different backgrounds and culture come together to fend […]