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Knowledge Shared is Knowledge Squared

Books

John is working on two books, both of which have a similar theme, Organizational Memory.  Most current knowledge management initiatives focus on the present, on how leaders can exploit knowledge to achieve current organizational objectives.  The time is right to consider the future.  In other words what should leaders do today to ensure the next generation will know what they knew. John's defines organizational memory as:

Organizational memory is the body of knowledge, past, present, and future, required to achieve the strategic objectives of an organization.  Enabled by technology, leadership, and culture, organizational memories include repositories of artifacts, communities of people, and organizational knowledge sharing processes, which focus on achieving the organizational vision.