Welcome to Knowledge Leadership Associates
Our objective at Knowledge Leadership Associates is to enable our clients in all sectors of the economy to excel in developing and applying their strategic knowledge assets (intellectual capital) and information resources in pursuit of their business strategies. We know that superior competencies in knowledge and information management are crucial to business success in the global economy.Read more »
Although the world financial crisis has abated and the global economy is recovering, this recovery remains brittle and volatile. Sub-Saharan Africa, although initially not as hard hit has not escaped the effects – particularly countries like South Africa, where our financial markets are extensively integrated into global financial markets. What can Governments in Africa do [...]
While reviewing some the excellent recent contributions to the literature of knowledge management, it struck me again how prescient some of the older generation KM gurus were (still are?) in reading the emerging trends – even before or at the time of the dot.com crash. While the influential contributions of Peter Drucker stand out, I [...]
We are noticing a trend especially in public sector organisations here in South Africa to institutionalise knowledge championship roles as part of knowledge management implementation initiatives. Part-time or full time KM champions are appointed at divisional level to create awareness and interest in KM; assess and communicate knowledge needs; match and connect knowledge requirements with [...]
Two interesting software applications, Prezi and Evernote, are mentioned in the current issue of the Scout Report. Both are aimed at the person needing to give presentations at workshops, meetings and conferences — in fact, for most of us!
A new project to create and enhance community maps – Open MapQuest – has been launched using data provided by the OpenStreetMap community.
Pearltrees (http://www.pearltrees.com) offers an attractive way of mapping sites and creating links between sites that you use and wish to pass on to others.
Foxit Reader is a free alternative to other proprietary software programs.
When searching, you may have been surprised by pop-ups appearing on some sites, informing you that your PC may be infected with a virus and needs scanning. In many (perhaps most) cases, this is part of a scam.
The Search Engine industry does not stay still: there are developments and improvements in existing search engines and the launch of search engines based upon new approaches. The “Developments in search engines” thread will highlight some developments in the searching industry.
UKeiG – the UK electronic information Group – is a part of the UK Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). UKeiG is now seeking nominations for 2010 for this prestigious international award. The UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award is given in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of [...]