Category Archives: Training and learning

Change Management training in Bristol

Posted on September 20, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

We are delighted to have Graham Mitchell, of t2i, coming along to our next Bristol KNW training lunch on 30th Sept to help us all understand how we can improve our KM and law firm projects and ensure they embed … Continue reading →

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Bite-sized learning for the summer

Posted on July 9, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

With a lot of people starting to leave on holiday now, demands on time can slacken off a tad, so the Summer is a great time to catch up on all the reading, watching and learning that we wish we … Continue reading →

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A (social media) blast from the past

Posted on July 1, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

I wrote two articles for Solicitors Journal about twitter for lawyers 6 years ago (you can read Part 2 here (£) – sadly I can’t find Part 1 any more!). I remember there was only one comment underneath, which, in … Continue reading →

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Knowledge maps – a practical project for PSLs

Posted on June 4, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

  Knowledge mapping = a visual architecture of knowledge which enables and faciliates knowledge users to more easily and quickly access relevant knowledge and knowledge owners (Gomez et al 2000).   It sounds great to me – a visual, intuitive … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn – 6 handy resources

Posted on May 1, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

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

Posted on April 20, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

  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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Knowledge Network West programme of events for 2015 released!

Posted on February 4, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

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?

Posted on November 3, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

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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Randomised coffee trials

Posted on October 3, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

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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Another reason why your KM database may not be working…

Posted on June 30, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I read an interesting article in the Guardian at the weekend, in which Oliver Burkeman considered psychologist Steven Pinker’s book “The sense of style”. Athough this mightn’t seem relevant initially (it is a book about writing styles rather than KM) … Continue reading →

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