Talking about knowledge

Derek's been blogging about knowledge management recently and particularly the contribution of a couple of Kiwis, Carl Davidson and Philip Voss. (As an aside their website contains useful responses to some KM and research FAQs.)

I was interested in their advocacy for narrative in the context of knowledge management. The argument parallels that for narrative pedagogy, that is, narrative techniques offer a bridge between traditional abstract thinking and the affective narrative mode. To quote Denning, "Storytelling can translate those dry and abstract numbers into a compelling picture of a leader's goals."

Synchronously Soulsoup served up a piping hot link to storyteller and knowledge manager Steve Denning's blog and indirectly to his website. Steve is holding a series of Australasian workshops in a little over a fortnight.

Update: For interested Kiwis, the Wellington workshops are being organised by Victoria University and the NZ KM Network.