Email isn’t dead, but it is ageing: How young people now communicate online
Stories about email thriving into the future are missing important factors: changes in demographics, and the rapid rise of something new beyond social media.
Author: Bruce Boyes
Cultural dimensions and factors: use and misuse
National cultural dimensions theories and factors are very useful in assisting effective cross-cultural communication and related understanding, but beware the ecological fallacy.
Critical Eye: An example of hype in science publishing and reporting
A paper published in a respected journal illustrates the hyping of language used in science and the low quality of science reporting in the mainstream media.
Case study: The dangers of information silos
Decision-making for the Shoalhaven River had missed vital information, highlighting the danger of information silos in organisations.
Case study: How to overcome resistance and denial when engaging stakeholders
To achieve the successful implementation of the Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills Project, I needed to quickly overcome stakeholder resistance and denial. How was this done?
The Paris Agreement: knowledge management and climate science denial
If the momentum of the Paris Agreement is to be maintained, then climate science denial needs to be overcome. How can knowledge management help?
Paris terror attacks: exploring the mainstream and social media reaction
Have the mainstream media and social media responded appropriately to the Paris terror attacks?
Knowledge brokers: connecting research and practice
Knowledge brokers can help ensure that research is translated into practical outcomes, and that in turn research priorities and activities are informed by practitioner experience.
Collapse of the Easter Island ecocide theory: to what extent does opinion influence research?
The idea that Rapa Nui (Easter Island) society collapsed as a result of over-exploitation of the island’s environment has become a widely held belief. But is this view supported by evidence, or is it opinion?
Case study: Knowledge transfer and sharing through collaborative learning and governance
The Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills Project is an example of how collaborative learning and governance can be used to facilitate effective knowledge sharing and transfer.