The most important part of  personal knowledge management  (PKM), in my opinion, is the need for active sense-making. Merely One strength of PKM is the “manual” nature of sense-making activities. Sense-making, or placing information into context, is where the real personal value of PKM lies. The The knowledge gained from PKM is an emergent property of all its activities. ” The difference between PKM and Curation is that the former is personal, while the latter is for an intended audience. would consider PKM as a form of pre-curation. MORE >>

Regular readers know that I am working on putting all of my thoughts on personal knowledge management together, as part of my PKM book project. In my last PKM book update I mentioned I was using a WordPress plug-in to organize the writing. seek_sense_share-pkm_guide  (PDF 2.1 In the spirit of sharing, and learning out loud, I have produced an Alpha version (it’s not advanced enough to even be considered Beta yet). It has some bugs, but I am learning work-arounds as I develop each subsequent version, so please bear with the formatting for now. MORE >>

PKM prepares the mind to be open to new ideas (enhanced serendipity). PKM is related to Personal Learning Environments and Personal Learning Networks. Tags: Informal Learning PKM Personal Knowledge Management: A way to deal with ever-increasing digital information. Requires an open attitude to learning and finding new things (I Seek). Develops processes of filing, classifying and annotating for later retrieval. Uses open systems that enable sharing. Aids in observing, thinking and using information & knowledge (I Sense). Helps to share ideas with others (We Share). MORE >>

One way to practice these skills would be to promote personal knowledge management (PKM) in the workplace. In an organization where everyone is practising PKM, the chances for more connections increases. PKM is a framework that enables the re-integration of learning and work and can help to increase our potential for innovation. It’s Innovation PKMIn the FastCoDesign article, How do you create a culture of innovation? the authors note four skills that most successful innovators exhibit: Questioning: Asking probing questions that impose or remove constraints. MORE >>

During one of our conversations in a local café, Jon suggested that in wirearchies,   personal knowledge management (PKM) could become the new resumé. Imagine an interview beginning with, “ Good day, Mister Jones, please sit down and tell us about your PKM. It’s time for HR to start asking about our PKM, and understand its value. PKM WirearchyI had the pleasure of a visit from Jon Husband this week, only the second time that we’ve been together. even have a separate category for wirearchy on this website. What about how we prepare for new problems? MORE >>