UPDATE: This list has now been updated and can be found here in its latest, greatest form.
I was asked a few days ago if I could put together a listing of some interesting knowledge management blogs and sites for someone who was interested in learning a bit more about what knowledge management is and how it can be applied. So I’ve put together 26 great resources that can help you learn about and apply knowledge management. If there’s a great site that I’ve forgotten or something you’d like to see included, please leave a comment and let me know.
1. Aa..ha! – This blog is an eclectic mix of thinking about the human condition as well as knowledge management. There’s a good mix of knowledge management, wisdom and just general stuff about life.
2. The American Productivity & Quality Center’s Knowledge Management Blog – Thoughts and discussions on knowledge management by Jim Lee from the APQC.
3. Anecdote – Anecdote is a consulting firm that specializes in organizational change, leadership and storytelling. While not a strictly KM site, the blog on the front page includes many thoughts and links related to communities of practice and other KM-related areas (thanks Vincent).
4. Association of Knowledgework – At the Association of Knowledgework, people from every specialty cross professional, geographic, cultural, economic and hierarchical barriers to learn together.
5. Babson Knowledge – Babson College joint blog of Tom Davenport and Larry Prusak discussing knowledge work, knowledge management and productivity.
6. Boxes and Arrows – While this site doesn’t focus exclusively on knowledge management, it does have a great deal of content in peripheral areas like content management and design.
7. BRINT – Developing leading edge thinking and practice on contemporary business, technology, and knowledge management issues to facilitate organizational and individual performance, success, and fulfillment.
8. Chris Collison’s blog – This is an excellent resource for collaboration-related knowledge management stuff. Chris is a fantastic resource on anything collaborative (and has even been kind enough to leave an insightful comment here).
9. Cindy Gordon – Focuses upon knowledge management, human capital and innovation.
10. CIO’s Knowledge Management section – The magazine about business, technology and leadership has a specific section on their website devoted to KM. The other sections are also interesting and definitely worth checking out as well.
11. Collaborative Thinking – Mike Gotta’s blog on collaboration, social software, social networking and knowledge management trends, including community-building methods and practices.
12. Column Two – News and opinion articles by James Robertson on the general topics of knowledge management and content management. Features archives and RSS/XML syndication.
13. A Compound of Alchymie – John Curran viewpoints on knowledge management, intellectual capital, social networking and related topics.
14. Creative Chaos: Dina Mehta’s blog – An eclectic mix of posts about knowledge, blogs, marketing and more.
15. Destination KM – Offers knowledge management news, articles and conferences, mostly from a technology perspective (as Stan Garfield has kindly pointed out below, Destination KM is on hiatus for redevelopment).
16. Dove Lane – Kaye Vivian blog addressing knowledge management and communities.
17. Dr. Dan’s Daily Dose – Critical review, evaluation, and discussion of all things knowledge management.
18. Eclectic Bill – Focus is on knowledge management, change management, learning organizations, mental models, and Theory of Constraints as applied to government, non-profits, and higher education.
19. Elsua – A blog about knowledge management, knowledge, online communities, social networking and work-life balance. Available RSS/Atom feeds.
20. Full Circle Online Interaction – Nancy White blog focusing on distributed Communities of Practice (CoPs), communities, online interaction, and distance learning.
21. How to Save the World – Dave Pollard’s blog with archive articles and papers on knowledge work and business innovation. Includes a table of contents and resources.
22. InsideKnowledge Magazine – News and articles and content, information and knowledge management.
23. KM.gov – The United States government’s knowledge management site — currently down until April 3rd, 2007.
24. KM World – KM World provides news and articles about knowledge management.
25. The KNOW Network – A global community of knowledge-driven organizations dedicated to networking, benchmarking and sharing best practices leading to superior performance.
26. KnowledgeBoard – KnowledgeBoard is a European Commission-funded Special Support Action. It’s mainly a discussion board relating to knowledge management.
27. Knowledge Jolt with Jack – Jack Vinson writes about knowledge management, personal effectiveness, theory of constraints and other related disciplines. Available RSS/XML feeds for both the blog headlines and comments.
28. Knowledgeline – Tom Baldwin writes about knowledge management, but also about other related technologies (there seems to be quite a bit of information on search and Microsoft SharePoint on his blog).
29. The Knowledge Management Advantage – A dynamic and comprehensive Knowledge Management information resource for organizations striving to achieve competitive advantage and world-class recognition.
30. Knowledge-at-work – Denham Grey’s blog covering knowledge ecology, communities of practice, KM practices, tools, distance learning, personal KM, and corporate memory.
31. Mathemagenic: Learning and KM Insights – This klog (knowledge blog) is used as a learning diary that documents journey of Lilia Efimova in the land of knowledge workers’ networks, learning, creativity and knowledge sharing.
32. Musings of a Social Architect – Amy Jo Kim blog focusing on community architecture, social systems design and knowledge management.
33. Portals and KM – Bill Ives blog discussing practical applications of portals, blogs, and knowledge management.
34. Stan Garfield’s Weekly Knowledge Management Blog – A weekly entry including books, blogs, web sites, and answers to questions on knowledge management. Topics include knowledge sharing and reuse; collaboration and communities of practice; and people, process, and technology elements of successful KM programs.
35. Talking Knowledge Management – A blog that was created to talk about how knowledge management is being applied in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service.
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March 19th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
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March 20th, 2007 at 4:00 am
I was disappointed not to find the Association of Knowledgework (AOK) on your list. AOK is in its seventh year and is unique in three ways.
First, it hosts the STAR Series Dialogues each month, each led by one of the world’s top KM thought leader or practitioner. This is a two-week email/online in depth discussion on the latest topics.
Second, AOK and Inside Knowledge magazine work collaboratively. I write case reports each month and the “last word” column connected in some way to the STAR Series Dialogues. Sometimes a KM practice leader appears first as the source for a case report in the magazine followed by a STAR Series discussion. Sometimes my editorial column is inspired by a recent STAR Series discussion.
Third, the AOK web site is a great open source of information, having accumulated considerable primary source information over seven years. All the 75 or so STAR Series have been kicked off on the website, leaving behind a wealth of information from each of the STAR moderators.
AOK membership no longer requires dues, but remains a closed site. Anyone involved in or interested in KM can join at http://www.kwork.org/explain_join.html
Learn more at http://www.kwork.org
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Jerry Ash
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March 20th, 2007 at 6:50 am
Thanks for posting this Jerry. I took a look at the AOK site, and there’s certainly some great stuff there. So be disappointed no longer! AOK is now on the list. I definitely intend this list to be a growing entity — so getting these kinds of suggestions is great.
March 20th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Lucas, thanks for including my blog. You may wish to remove Destination KM since it is not currently providing content.
Regards,
Stan
http://stangarfield.googlepages.com/
March 20th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
My pleasure Stan. I’ve made a note of Destination KM’s ‘on hiatus’ status in the list, hopefully they’ll be back with some great content soon. I had pulled some of these from an older list I had put together, and that one must’ve slipped by me. Thanks for pointing that out.
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March 21st, 2007 at 5:35 am
http://www.anecdote.com.au is a site about storytelling, communities of practice. Really worth reading.
March 21st, 2007 at 11:06 am
Wow Vincent, great find. I’m definitely going to add this to the list, as I believe storytelling is an essential component of knowledge management.
Someone also pointed out to me that CIO’s KM section didn’t make it on the list, so that will now be included as well. Just as I’d hoped, this list is growing!
March 21st, 2007 at 1:51 pm
I linked to this entry from http://h20325.www2.hp.com/blogs/garfield/archive/2007/03/20/2809.html
Also see http://stangarfield.googlepages.com/kmresources
Regards,
Stan
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:26 pm
What a great list of resources you’ve put together, Stan. Thanks for pointing it out. I think just about everyone reading this post would benefit from checking out the resources on your site. And thanks for the link!
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April 4th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Nice to see these resources building! We cover knowledge management too
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April 8th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Happy to help you find great sites. Anecdote is one the greatest shocks for me recently (their Complexity category is awesome : http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/complexity/).
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April 19th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Hi
Cool collections on KM.
Pl have a look at
KM Cyberary – a gateway to Knowledge Resources
Best
Bhojaraju G
July 4th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
This is a great set of thoughts about knowledge work and follows very much on the original idea of knowledge workers by Peter Drucker: companies need knowledge workers more than they need the company.
August 8th, 2007 at 9:37 am
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August 9th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Oh at last. Just what I was looking for. I really needed this thanks
August 12th, 2007 at 2:41 am
Thanks.
This list is growing!
October 24th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Great list of resources for someone interested in learning a bit about knowledge management. Thanks man.
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May 14th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Great list of resources, thank you
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