Knowledge Management vs Information Management inside the DoD

A United States, Department of Defense perspective on the distinction between Knowledge and Information, and what this means for KM within the DoD. After personally working on the Department of Defense Instruction for Knowledge Management for the past 4 years I am proud to say that we have agreed on a definition for Knowledge Management and […]
Presentation at KMWorld 2017

On 7 November 2017, I had the pleasure to present at KMWorld in Washington D.C. on Knowledge Management in a Combined/Joint Environment. This was based on the research conducted between the years I was in CJTF-OIR and in United States Forces Korea. More information is located on the KMWorld site. Slides are published on the […]
Knowledge Managment in a Combined/Joint Environment

In the current era of shrinking budgets, increasing amounts of worldwide natural disasters, state and non-state initiated conflicts within the world. The response has involved multinational coalitions to conduct effective military operations. The need for a Knowledge Management strategy when developing these coalitions have been overlooked in the past and the need for developing these […]
Community of Practices Services

One of the many services that Knoco Kansas provides is Communities of Practice Services to organizations these services range from launching a community, gauging the maturity, as well as training and coaching community leaders and facilitators. Communities of Practice are one of the pillars of a solid Knowledge Framework. Many government agencies like the FBI, DoD and NASA […]
Leadership expectation

Through my years working in Knowledge Management in both the military and civilian realms, one of the items that always comes up is the importance of governance for the program. Establishment of clear expectations for how Knowledge Management program will work in the organization provides that much needed guidance for the Knowledge workers in the […]