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Are you ready to unlock the limitless potential of your mind? Look no further than the captivating world of knowledge management! In today’s fast-paced and information-driven society, harnessing the power of knowledge has become more important than ever. By implementing effective knowledge management practices, you can tap into your brain’s full potential and unleash a world of brilliance and creativity. Get ready to embark on a magical journey of boosting brainpower like never before! Unleash the Magic: Boost Your Brainpower! Knowledge management is the key that unlocks the door to unparalleled brainpower. It is the art and science of organizing, acquiring, and sharing knowledge within an organization or an individual’s mind. By effectively managing your knowledge, you can tap into a vast treasure trove of ideas, insights, and information that can propel you to new heights of brilliance. Imagine having access to a well-organized library of knowledge at your fingertips, ready to be leveraged whenever you need it. With knowledge management, this dream becomes a delightful reality. Knowledge Management: Your Key to Brilliance! So, how exactly does knowledge management contribute to boosting brainpower? Firstly, it helps in organizing information in a structured manner, making it easier for your brain to process and retain knowledge. Instead of overwhelming your mind with random facts and figures, knowledge management allows you to categorize and sort information, creating logical connections and patterns. This not only enhances your memory but also enables your brain to make connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, fostering creativity and innovative thinking. Secondly, knowledge management facilitates seamless collaboration and knowledge sharing. By creating a culture of sharing expertise and ideas, you can tap into the collective intelligence of a group or organization. This collaborative environment fosters the exchange of diverse perspectives, sparking new ideas and expanding your intellectual horizons. The power of collective knowledge is truly magical, as it opens up endless possibilities for growth and innovation. Discover the Secrets of Boosting Brainpower! To fully unleash the magic of knowledge management and boost your brainpower, there are a few essential steps to follow. Firstly, cultivate a habit of continuous learning. Embrace curiosity and actively seek out new knowledge and experiences. The more you learn, the more connections your brain can make, enhancing your cognitive abilities. Secondly, leverage technology to your advantage. Embrace digital tools and platforms that facilitate knowledge organization and sharing. From note-taking apps to collaborative platforms, technology can be your greatest ally in managing and expanding your knowledge. Lastly, never underestimate the power of reflection and self-assessment. Take the time to reflect on what you have learned and how it has impacted your thinking. Regularly eval…

‘If you’re only moving at the speed of compliance, you’re not introducing innovation.’ I’m still reflecting on yesterday’s sessions at the Learning Technologies conference #LT24UK. The quote above was shared by Carla Quiring and was one of the many gems of wisdom shared during the session High impact delivery: designed for the business, built on trust (#T2S5). Anna Johnston MCIPD and Elise Lockyer also shared their organisations’ journeys of implementing one or multiple learning management systems. Much of the discussion focused on the process of streamlining and embedding new platforms, but what I found most useful were the insights shared on how to engage people in the learning and development opportunities on offer. I think every L&D professional spends most of their time pre and post-learning launch wondering how many, if anyone, will engage with the content that they’ve poured so much time and energy into shaping. Here’s what I learned: 💡 Bringing people into the process (eg working groups) helps to build trust, provides test sites for the content, but it also creates a ready-made group of early adopters 💡 Some form of personalised learning, whether driven by AI or open access systems, helps people to grow and shape their careers in a way that want and need 💡 Keep or use the systems that are agile and that allow for innovative learning content, not just compliance training 💡 Anchor your vision for the learner’s experience and learning into your organisational culture  💡 Continue to innovate and evolve your content, your job doesn’t stop once the platform goes live 💡 A good strategic comms/marketing plan helps to ‘sell’ the content and the platform to learners and you need to look for continuous opportunities to bring people back to the platform Elise Lockyer also reminded us that 46% of organisations that have a learning culture are more likely to be first to market, 37% are more productive and 92% are more likely to innovate (CIPD, 2020)*. #LearningInnovation #LearnerExperience #PersonalisedLearning * https://lnkd.in/ep_tM5CJ

"Governance is the catalyst for fueling innovation around your learning ecosystem by creating an environment that encourages experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement." Well said, Julie Archer. If your business does not have a governance structure in place or you're struggling with how best to empower your governance committee, dive into Julie's blog to ensure your learning technology stays ahead of the curve, and adapts to the evolving needs of learners. https://lnkd.in/ekUFv2qD #talenttechnology #learninganddevelopment #governance #EduceatWork

A robust knowledge management system promotes learning, sharing, and strategic alignment. Informed decisions are at the core of successful organizations. #InformedDecisions #KnowledgeSharing

Identifying Lessons Learned (All approaches) The guidelines below are modified from the book"Learning to Fly - Practical knowledge management from leading and learning organisations")and set out ten key steps to facilitating a lessons learned review. 1.Call the meeting. If conducting a post-facto process, hold a face-to-face meeting as soon as you can after the project ends, within weeks rather than months. 2.Invite the right people.The project leader needs to attend, as do key members of the project team. If a similar project is already underway, then there is great value in the new project team attending-a"customer"for the knowledge. 3.Appoint a facilitator.Identify a facilitator who was not closely involved in the project. The facilitator should be someone who can ask questions from an independent, but non-threatening standpoint.This isn't an audit, it's an investment! 4.Revisit the objectives and deliverables of the project. Ask "what did we set out to do?" and "what did we achieve?" 5.Go through the project step by step. Revisit the project plan and identify any deviation from plan. Where were the delays, and what went ahead of schedule? What changed and why? 6.Ask “what went well”?Ask "what were the successful steps towards achieving your objective?"and "what went really well in the project?" Ask a"why?"question several times.This is vital, and will get you to the root of the reason. Don't take the initial response at face value.Often people don't even realise what the underlying reason behind a success or failure is. 7.Find out why these aspects went well, and express the learning as advice or guidelines for the future. This is a key point. Try to avoid expressing lessons learned in a passive, past tense, such as:"Project Foxtrot completed ahead of schedule because the project team remained in-tact throughout the design and execution stages".The lesson will be far more accessible to others if it is expressed as: "On time-critical projects, ensure that the project team remains consistent throughout the design and execution stages of the project.This will eliminate any learning-curve issues due to the take-on of new staff". As the facilitator,acknowledge feelings and press for the facts. Ask "what repeatable, successful processes did we use?”and”how could we ensure future projects go just as well, or even better?” 8.Ask "what could have gone better?"Ask"what were the aspects that stopped you delivering even more?" Identify the stumbling blocks and pitfalls, so they can be avoided in future by asking "what would your advice be to future project teams, based on your experiences here?" 9.Ensure that participants leave with their feelings acknowledged. Ask for "Marks out of ten"and"What would make it a ten for you?"to access residual issues. 10.Record the meeting.Use quotes to express the depth of feeling. Ensure that you circulate the write-up around the participants for comment, and permission to use specific quotes before sharing more widely.

Have you heard of the forgetting curve? We all experience it and I feel what it can teach us about the importance of continuous learning over traditional one-day training could be a key to unlocking MarTech knowledge and adoption (as well as knowledge building in general) 🧠💡🤓 The concept was developed by ‘60s psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus after his research revealed that without any extra effort, more than 50% of what we learn is forgotten within an hour, 2/3rds by the end of the day, and a staggering 80% by the end of the month. Learn more about this research and how it has inspired us here: https://lnkd.in/eM5sCg6B day-training/ These statistics should make anyone pause and rethink how we do business training, especially those investing time and resources into one-day training sessions. While one-day training sessions can provide a quick boost of knowledge, we find they come with their own set of challenges that limit their effectiveness. 1️⃣ Rush and overwhelm 2️⃣ "One-Size-Fits-All" 3️⃣ Limited interaction and ability to learn with practical hands-on exercises 4️⃣ Lack of continuous learning and knowledge reinforcement (and enhancement) At Dexata, we have been working on addressing these challenges through our innovative CLaaS (Continuous Learning as a Service) framework, which prioritises "learning" over mere "training." Our new MasterCLaaS programs transcend the confines of a single day. We provide ongoing support to our learners, including: ✅ Access to our MarTech helpdesk: Reach out to our MarTech experts whenever you need assistance. ✅ Weekly exercises: Engage in practical exercises designed to help you apply your knowledge to real-world challenges. ✅ Personalised feedback: Receive valuable tips and insights on your solutions to the weekly exercises. Our next MasterCLaaS on Tealium AudienceStream CDP is being held in London on October 19th and will help you learn how to elevate and enrich your customer data 🇬🇧 Learn more and register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/eH5dUZdD #martechknowledge #knowledgebuilding #martech #martechlondon #training #continuouslearning

⬇ Why your project teams don’t store their learning for future projects ⬇ Many organisations don’t store the learning from their delivery experience in an accessible form for use in future projects. Many organisations IDENTIFY lessons reasonably well, which gives the false impression that the #LessonsLearned process is working. But in many cases, the process fails at a later stage, and the learning is lost. So how does this happen? Here are a few ways: 💡 People write up lessons in reports, then ‘file and forget’ them. This means that the learning they contain is not organised, and if nobody knows how or where to find the lessons they are effectively hidden from view. 💡 Knowledge may not be very relevant to the organisation's future projects. Knowledge gained from a project type that doesn’t come up very often in an organisation won’t get used by that organisation, and ends up getting forgotten about and lost. 💡 Knowledge is not kept up to date. Out of date information is at best a distraction that gets in the way and stops you from finding the information you really need. And at worst it is dangerous - it could direct you to do things that have since been discovered to be counter-productive. 💡 Organisations don’t know what they know. If knowledge about knowledge (what is in there, what it is about, where it is, how to access it, etc.) is not disseminated frequently, projects can forget their knowledge, even before the end of the project So if the knowledge itself is not looked after and maintained, it can be lost forever. What do you think? What have you found to be the biggest barriers preventing project organisations from knowing what they know? Let me know in the comments! #thePMOprofessionals #ContinuousImprovementMindset

⬇ Why your project teams don’t store their learning for future projects ⬇ Many organisations don’t store the learning from their delivery experience in an accessible form for use in future projects. Many organisations IDENTIFY lessons reasonably well, which gives the false impression that the #LessonsLearned process is working. But in many cases, the process fails at a later stage, and the learning is lost. So how does this happen? Here are a few ways: 💡 People write up lessons in reports, then ‘file and forget’ them. This means that the learning they contain is not organised, and if nobody knows how or where to find the lessons they are effectively hidden from view. 💡 Knowledge may not be very relevant to the organisation's future projects. Knowledge gained from a project type that doesn’t come up very often in an organisation won’t get used by that organisation, and ends up getting forgotten about and lost. 💡 Knowledge is not kept up to date. Out of date information is at best a distraction that gets in the way and stops you from finding the information you really need. And at worst it is dangerous - it could direct you to do things that have since been discovered to be counter-productive. 💡 Organisations don’t know what they know. If knowledge about knowledge (what is in there, what it is about, where it is, how to access it, etc.) is not disseminated frequently, projects can forget their knowledge, even before the end of the project So if the knowledge itself is not looked after and maintained, it can be lost forever. What do you think? What have you found to be the biggest barriers preventing project organisations from knowing what they know? Let me know in the comments! #thePMOprofessionals #ContinuousImprovementMindset

🌍 Transforming corporate culture with ESG principles is the future of business sustainability and responsibility. Our recently published feature on Training Industry, Inc. examines how elearning stands at the forefront of this transformation, acting as a powerful catalyst for embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) values deep within an organisation’s ethos. Discover how leveraging elearning strategies can not only educate but also inspire employees at all levels to drive meaningful change and foster a culture committed to sustainability and ethical practices. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gzD6YpvS #ESG #eLearning #CorporateResponsibility #BusinessTraining #DigitalTraining