Knowledge management in 2018: the year in review
Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights from 2018 for RealKM Magazine and the knowledge management community.
Author: Bruce Boyes
Tacit knowledge paper gets lost in neuromyths, highlighting issues with evidence quality in KM
A knowledge management research paper that I recently located clearly illustrates why evidence must be critically appraised before a decision is made to use it.
Simplistic solutions to complex problems turns behavioural science into a dangerous pseudoscience (part 2): Why it’s pseudoscience
Presenting evidence to show why advancing simplistic solutions in ignorance of complexity and compounding this ignorance through confirmation bias turns behavioural science into a pseudoscience.
Open Access Week is a call to action for the KM community
Setting the default to open is an essential step for KM research, but it’s yet to be completed.
Case studies of knowledge exchange in rural communities and across the rural-urban divide
Four different case studies that show how rural and urban communities are rising to the knowledge exchange challenge.
Applying the quadruple helix model of open innovation in knowledge-based development
The quadruple helix model adds the element of citizenry/community.
Moving towards a fifth generation of knowledge management for development
The identifying concept of the fifth generation of KM4D is cross-domain knowledge integration and knowledge co-creation.
Simplistic solutions to complex problems turns behavioural science into a dangerous pseudoscience (part 1): Confirmation bias and complexity
High-profile Cornell University food researcher Brian Wansink has been found guilty of academic misconduct. How and why did this happen, and what are the implications for research and practice?
Science says … bad science reporting by Microsoft News should serve as a wake-up call
The example of a recent news item from Microsoft News highlights why people should be acting on their doubts about general news outlets.
The National Museum of Brazil fire highlights an important knowledge management issue
The fire has destroyed not just physical artifacts, but also irreplaceable knowledge. It didn’t have to be this way.