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About knowledge4lawyers

I am a lawyer and a Knowledge Management expert. Through The Knowledge Business I help law firms improve their efficiency and profitability through knowledge services - consultancy, training and implementation help.

“Knowledge in technologies of freedom” (that’s mobile to you & me)

Are you wondering how the sprint towards mobile tech will affect your clients and lawyers expectations for knowledge on-the-go? It seems to me that too many people are simply making their usual solutions available on mobile devices. We need to … Continue reading

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What are your competitors doing in KM?

The 2015/2016 annual Knowledge Network West survey into UK law firms’ KM plans is now *live*. Please complete the survey and share your thoughts about the future of KM in UK firms. If you are employed at a UK law … Continue reading

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LinkedIn – 6 handy resources

I’ve been updating my LinkedIn training resources for a new client. Nothing beats setting aside an hour or two just to wander around LinkedIn and look at the different groups, different profiles and company pages and see what people are … Continue reading

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Get the foundations right

  Do you fit any of these categories? a lawyer who swapped from practice into knowledge work without any training in KM/someone who is about to make the change a Partner who has taken on responsibility for Knowledge issues in … Continue reading

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Thoughts on influencing

I’ve just read this interesting post from the research whisperer. Although the focus is on influencing policy makers through academic research, I think it has a lot to say to us KMers trying to influence at different levels within our … Continue reading

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RCTs – serendipity + conversation – what’s not to like?

I’ve written before about RCTs.  They combine two things I feel often go missing in formalised KM systems – conversation and serendipity.  If you are interested in trying them out in your organisation, but are in need of a little … Continue reading

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Knowledge Network West programme of events for 2015 released!

KNW has undergone a bit of a revamp this year and it looks fabulous to me! Our new programme is available here. With 4 knowledge sharing/training/networking events based on membership surveys of their needs and white papers/surveys/discussion groups, it is … Continue reading

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Embed yourself?

I still follow a blog by the “research whisperer” from my MBA days. He has written recently about his experience rotating around, working in all the different faculties within his Uni (you can read this here). His comments about the … Continue reading

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Embedding change

The next Knowledge Network West meeting will focus on how we can make change stick in our KM projects. Duncan Ogilvy of 3 Kites will talk to us and lead the discussion. Find out more here. And for all the … Continue reading

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Randomised coffee trials

I’m a fan of conversation to faciliate knowledge-sharing and build trusting networks. I’m also a fan of injecting a bit of serendipity into knowledge management generally. As a result I’m a big fan of RCTs, which are … serendipitous conversations! … Continue reading

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