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Atricle Dump - Knowledge Mapping
Most of us at one time or another have considered starting a business of our own and perhaps considered one of the 3,000 franchises available in the United States. Many say that franchisors are deceptive in their offerings yet as a Board of Director Member of the American Franchisee and Dealers Association, I never found this to be the case. Sure there were cases where a salesman may have over sold a unit, but this was certainly not the franchisors policies.After all a Franchise is like a marriage and starting out on the wrong foot like that makes no sense at all. In studying this over the years I had discovered that the average franchisee who has filed a complaint with the government is 75% at fault and lied in those complaints at least once 85% of the time. The average franchisee lies on their resume, team member or franchise granting applications.The art of deception is a human trait not a franchisor trait, lets get that straight first off. 30% of al US citizens will lie to you to save $1.00 and you know that from coupons in your own coffee shop. Then 30% will lie to save $10.00 and that only leaves 30% who are beyond reproach at and over $100. So the deception comment is annihilated, it does not hold water, strike that comment from your offensive nature if you believe that all franchisors are somehow deceptive. Consider this in 2006.
Many pass over the thought of themselves actually working in the industry due to the common mindset... "if one has talent they have a chance in music." If one wants weekly (or bi-weekly) pay with benefits one seeks a normal job in the 9-5 workforce. This is simply false. Most people love music to some extent. Those that are paying attention to their future and careers know or at least wish they can be involved with something they love.Many will admit they believe they don’t have what it takes to make it in the music industry and some will admit they don’t have a desire to be a musical artist. But many will also admit they need a job, and for longevity’s sake will admit they need a career they love. They love music and need career involvement in something they love.Well... it just so happens that the music industry employs millions all around the world in positions that are not directly artist related or even behind the scenes artist related. The fact is there are over 120 different careers with lucrative futures in the music industry. Now multiply that by the thousands of record labels, advertising agencies, law firms, and so on all over the globe. These careers range from secretaries all the way up to C.E.O.’s of major music corporations. Do you like manual labor, advertising, practicing law, or preparing clothes? If so the music industry has something for you and so much more!The music industry has involvement in almost every facet of our everyday lives. The music industry alone is responsible for offering some of the most exciting careers known to mankind. These careers are no harder to find than any other types of job as long as you’re willing to look. Yes, of course some jobs req
Key Questions
- What is K-map?
- What does the K-map show, and what do we map?
- Why is K-mapping so important?
- What are some of the key principles, methodologies, and questions for K-mapping?
- How do we create K-map?
Background
Each of the past centuries has been dominated by single technology. The eighteenth century was the time of the great mechanical systems accompanying the Industrial Revolution. The nineteenth century was the age of steam engine. After these, the key technology has been information gathering, processing and distribution. Among other developments, the installation of world wide telephone networks, the invention of radio and television, the birth and unprecedented growth of the computer industry and the launching of communication satellites are significant. Now people started to think that only information is not enough, what matters is Knowledge. So there has been seen shift from Information to Knowledge.
A bit of information without context and interpretation is data such as numbers, symbols.
Information is a set of data with context and interpretation. Information is the basis for knowledge.
Knowledge is a set of data and information, to which is added expert opinion and experience, to result in a valuable asset which can be used or applied to aid decision making. Knowledge may be explicit and/or tacit, individual and/or collective.
The term -Knowledge Mapping- seems to be relatively new, but it is not. We have been practising this in our everyday life, just what we are not doing is - we are not documenting it, and we are not doing it in a systematic way. Knowledge Mapping is all about keeping a record of information and knowledge you need such as where you can get it from, who holds it, whose expertise is it, and so on. Say, you need to find something at your home or in your room, you can find it in no time because you have almost all the information/knowledge about -what is where- and -who knows what- at your home. It is a sort of map set in your mind about your home. But, to set such a map about your organisation and organisational knowledge in your mind is almost impossible. This is where K-map becomes handy and shows details of every bit of knowledge that exists within the organisation including locatio
How do you feel about the work you're doing? Are you enlivened? Is your career headed down the path you had in mind? Or do you find yourself wondering whether it's time to make a career change that will help you meet your goals? If you're considering such a change, the enormity of this decision may be weighing on you, as you evaluate a choice that will impact more than your work life.When making career decisions, you'll benefit by breaking the decision down into smaller parts, to help you identify the criteria most important for you. Once you identify your needs, interests, values, and ideals for your work, you will have what you need to evaluate the suitability of your current and potential future jobs.Getting Started What are the Core Needs you have in order to become fulfilled at work?Theorists have found that we are born with our Core Needs, and they stay with us throughout our lives. Individuals, either consciously or unconsciously, tend to look for ways to have these needs met. When met, people feel energized and enlivened. When missing, people tend to feel more drained of energy and dissatisfied. Therefore, the extent you can align your Core Needs to your work will enable you to realize greater joy and satisfaction.Questions you may ask to clarify your own Core Needs include: 1. What do you consider essential in order to be fulfilled at work? 2. What are your most cherished values? 3. In what ways do you prefer to interact with others? 4. How do you like to get your work done?The outcomes of such questions result in your ability to identify your core needs, values, and preferred approach to your work. Take your responses, and start a list o
A bit of information without context and interpretation is data such as numbers, symbols.
Information is a set of data with context and interpretation. Information is the basis for knowledge.
Knowledge is a set of data and information, to which is added expert opinion and experience, to result in a valuable asset which can be used or applied to aid decision making. Knowledge may be explicit and/or tacit, individual and/or collective.
The term -Knowledge Mapping- seems to be relatively new, but it is not. We have been practising this in our everyday life, just what we are not doing is - we are not documenting it, and we are not doing it in a systematic way. Knowledge Mapping is all about keeping a record of information and knowledge you need such as where you can get it from, who holds it, whose expertise is it, and so on. Say, you need to find something at your home or in your room, you can find it in no time because you have almost all the information/knowledge about -what is where- and -who knows what- at your home. It is a sort of map set in your mind about your home. But, to set such a map about your organisation and organisational knowledge in your mind is almost impossible. This is where K-map becomes handy and shows details of every bit of knowledge that exists within the organisation including locati
Advertising, when done well is a very effective way to increase your customer base and ultimately grow your bottom line.Many businesses have no idea how to advertise; they do a little bit here and a little bit there and end up saying that advertising doesn’t work. Advertising, like everything else in business, requires a systematic, consistent approach. Even when you are getting results, tweaking a good message can make it a great message.Fundamentals of good advertising:1. Use a great title…not a cute title but one that grabs attention and communicates what the purpose of the ad is. If you start the ad with the name of your business, you will discourage a large portion of prospective customers from reading your ad because if they don’t know what you do they will often assume you are not speaking to them.2. Test titles and messages on an on-going basis and measure the response, small adjustments in the ad can increase response by 100% or much more.3. Take the response you got from an ad and divide the cost by the response to see if it was worthwhile. An ad that doesn’t elicit a response is too expensive no matter how little you spent on the advertising. Give it time don’t just advertise once.4. Don’t advertise everywhere. Initially choose one medium and one company for your advertising and stick with it. Once you have figured out what works add another medium or company to the mix.5. Before you place your ad, look at the characteristics of the audience and consider if it matches your target market. Don’t make the mistake of assuming everyone is your target market because they are not. Even if your product has a broad appeal when you consider all factors of w
A bit of information without context and interpretation is data such as numbers, symbols.
Information is a set of data with context and interpretation. Information is the basis for knowledge.
Knowledge is a set of data and information, to which is added expert opinion and experience, to result in a valuable asset which can be used or applied to aid decision making. Knowledge may be explicit and/or tacit, individual and/or collective.
The term -Knowledge Mapping- seems to be relatively new, but it is not. We have been practising this in our everyday life, just what we are not doing is - we are not documenting it, and we are not doing it in a systematic way. Knowledge Mapping is all about keeping a record of information and knowledge you need such as where you can get it from, who holds it, whose expertise is it, and so on. Say, you need to find something at your home or in your room, you can find it in no time because you have almost all the information/knowledge about -what is where- and -who knows what- at your home. It is a sort of map set in your mind about your home. But, to set such a map about your organisation and organisational knowledge in your mind is almost impossible. This is where K-map becomes handy and shows details of every bit of knowledge that exists within the organisation including locati
Employment law solicitors are experts in their field and know all there is to know about redundancy, unfair dismissal, discrimination, workplace bullying & compromise agreements. Therefore if you believe you have a problem at work such as these you should probably consult and employment solicitor.However if you are considering approaching an employment law solicitor its worth learning some of the legal basics. That way it will take less time for you to get up to speed when you are talking to your solicitor & discussing the intricacies of your individual circumstances.How much am I owed in redundancy? Being made redundant is one of the most common reasons for someone to approach an employment law solicitor. You will normally be legally entitled to some money from your employer as a result of your redundancy. This money is usually made up from several sources: any wages you are owed which are outstanding; the pay for the period of notice that you would have been required to work had you been leaving the company; in addition any holiday which you haven’t claimed and you are owed on a pro-rata basis should also be headed your way if you are facing redundancy. You should also receive a redundancy payment as compensation for your dismissal and this part of any severance package is related to your age and how long you have been working for the company. An employment solicitor will be able to provide precise figures on how much redundancy compensation you are due.What is Constructive Dismissal? While most people will be familiar with the term unfair dismissal, understanding constructive dismissal is less common. Constructive dismissal occurs if you have been f
The term -Knowledge Mapping- seems to be relatively new, but it is not. We have been practising this in our everyday life, just what we are not doing is - we are not documenting it, and we are not doing it in a systematic way. Knowledge Mapping is all about keeping a record of information and knowledge you need such as where you can get it from, who holds it, whose expertise is it, and so on. Say, you need to find something at your home or in your room, you can find it in no time because you have almost all the information/knowledge about -what is where- and -who knows what- at your home. It is a sort of map set in your mind about your home. But, to set such a map about your organisation and organisational knowledge in your mind is almost impossible. This is where K-map becomes handy and shows details of every bit of knowledge that exists within the organisation including locati
For many years, I have tracked the cycles in hiring and job hunting to see if there are discernable patterns to job hunting success.Although there have been exceptions (such as in the opst-9/11 recessions), the two best times of the year to find work are in the period following Labor Day and in the period following the start of the new year.The reasons for this are pretty simple.In the post-Labor Day boomlet, job hunters believe that with summer vacations over, companies can get back to hiring. This longstanding myth creates a self-fulfilling prophecy that helps to create the result (in fact, summers are very strong periods for looking for work because companies find fewer choices so job hunters get great results).In addition, managers want to exhaust their budgets and fulfill their commitments so more hiring is done to help them achieve objectives.In the period after January 1, new budgets start to go into place, bonus are already determined (even if they haven’t been paid yet, people know when they will be receiving them and are willing to end a “bad situation”) and the Christmas lethargy comes to an end.So, if you’ve been thinking of looking for work, act now.© 2006 all rights reserved.
Below are some of the definitions:
It's an ongoing quest within an organization (including its supply and customer chain) to help discover the location, ownership, value and use of knowledge artifacts, to learn the roles and expertise of people, to identify constraints to the flow of knowledge, and to highlight opportunities to leverage existing knowledge.
Knowledge mapping is an important practice consisting of survey, audit, and synthesis. It aims to track the acquisition and loss of information and knowledge. It explores personal and group competencies and proficiencies. It illustrates or "maps" how knowledge flows throughout an organization. Knowledge mapping helps an organization to appreciate how the loss of staff influences intellectual capital, to assist with the selection of teams, and to match technology to knowledge needs and processes.
- Denham Grey
Knowledge mapping is about making knowledge that is available within an organisation transparent, and is about providing the insights into its quality.
- Willem-Olaf Huijsen, Samuel J. Driessen, Jan W. M. Jacobs
Knowledge mapping is a process by which organisations can identify and categorise knowledge assets within their organisation - people, processes, content, and technology. It allows an organisation to fully leverage the existing expertise resident in the organisation, as well as identify barriers and constraints to fulfilling strategic goals and objectives. It is constructing a roadmap to locate the information needed to make the best use of resourses, independent of source or form.
-W. Vestal, APQC, 2002
(American Productivity & Quality Center)
Knowledge Map describes what knowledge is used in a process, and how it flows around the process. It is the basis for determini
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