Category Archives: Training and learning

Continuing competence (Part 2)

In the last post I looked at where you should start with the new continuing competence regime in UK law firms: what the regime is and how you can investigate what your current knowledge needs are. This time, I look … Continue reading

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Love Learning

If you love learning (of any sort) and live in the West Country of UK, have a look at this website about Bristol’s Learning City and see if there is a way for you or your organisation to get involved. … Continue reading

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Birmingham Knowledge Network dates released!

I’m delighted to announce our finalised programme of events for Birmingham: 17th March, Graham Mitchell, Organisational Psychologist talks about change management and change readiness in law firms and gives top tips for embedding your new KM projects 10th May, Duncan … Continue reading

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Knowledge Network UK – Bristol event dates released!

It’s our year of understanding and influencing at Knowledge Network UK and I’m delighted to announce our (very nearly!) finalised programme of Bristol events: 14th March, Dr Hugo Gaggiotti, Course Director of MBA at UWE talks about understanding issues in … Continue reading

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Continuing competence? Getting started… (1)

It’s crept up on us, but law firms must now move away from the traditional strict CPD structure based on time spent and towards a new era of needs-based learning. The old system won’t officially cease until November 2016, but … Continue reading

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Foundation course in Legal KM

I’m running my popular (“7/7” “practical and useful”) foundation course in legal sector KM again on 28th January 2016 in London. Do you know any… new-ish PSLs, Information professionals looking to add skills, Partners with responsibility for Knowledge issues, Leaders … Continue reading

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Fail – first attempt in learning

So I didn’t finish my KM Strategies book during NaNoWriMo *sigh*. Just too many other balls in the air. Still, thanks to my failed attempt, I already have half a book, which just needs finishing. That sounds much easier than … Continue reading

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Want to spend a year living knowledgeably?

The proof of the proof is checked and is ready to be turned into a book – “A Year of Living Knowledgeably: 12 KM Projects for Law Firms” is off to the printers! When I wrote “KM Handbook” for the … Continue reading

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Knowledge Network UK – join the gang

“Conversation is a meeting of minds with different memories and habits. “When minds meet, they don’t just exchange facts: they transform them, reshape them, draw different implications from them, and engage in new trains of thought. “Conversation doesn’t just reshuffle … Continue reading

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KNW – a survey about the future

I run KNW, a knowledge-sharing and networking group for KMers in Bristol UK. I wonder if you’d take a minute to complete a survey about how to improve the group for the future? This is the survey for people who … Continue reading

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