Tag Archives: knowledge-sharing

3 steps to more knowledge sharing in your law firm?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by knowledge4lawyers

A PSL friend of mine says she most enjoys the practical posts that I write, so here is a practical 3-step guide to improving the knowledge sharing in your firm (without breaking the bank). ___ Does this sound familiar? You … Continue reading →

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Want to spend a year living knowledgeably?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

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

Posted on February 9, 2015 by knowledge4lawyers

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!

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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KM Legal – a few thoughts on day 2.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I missed day 1 of KM Legal because of other commitments, and with a late afternoon slot for my talk, which was on an unusual topic (a report on my academic research into knowledge-sharing antecedents), I probably didn’t concentrate as … Continue reading →

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Monday round-up – What I’ve been reading.

Posted on May 6, 2014 by knowledge4lawyers

I follow a writing group’s blog which draws together a weekly list of what people are reading.  I always find it interesting, so I thought I’d steal honour their idea by replicating it. I’m not sure if there’ll always be … Continue reading →

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Why do some lawyers share knowledge (and others don’t)?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by knowledge4lawyers

*Update*  Articles on my research can now be found in Managing Partner Magazine and you can now discover the knowledge-sharing motivations of your own fee earners, to maximise knowledge sharing to improve competitive edge.   This question has vexed me … Continue reading →

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