Presentation to Scottish Knowledge Management Network, Feb 2011.

1. Learning, knowledge and the ‘net
Dave Briggs
Community Evangelist
www.learningpool.com

2. Learning Pool
• Learning and knowledge technology and
content for the public sector
• Exciting project in Scotland with the IS
• Collaboration is key
• My Learning Pool!

3. @davebriggs
dave@learningpool.com
www.davepress.net

4. What I do
• Think
• Write
• and
• Talk

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/downingstreet/3045344571/

7. Change is happening
• Communication
• Socialising
• Work

10. But be careful out
there, folks!

11. Consumerisation of technology

12. Mainframes
Minicomputers
Web / Mobile
Microcomputers

13. Smaller, more personal.

14. Need for change
• People demanding it
• Can’t afford not to

15. Open government
• Transparency
• Participation
• Collaboration

16. So, what is digital
engagement?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/4373062612/

17. Cognitive surplus,
anyone?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poptech2006/2969510044/

18. 100 million hours
200 billion hours
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maddi/2432148351/

19. £5,500
£153,516
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheist_Bus_Campaign

22. Bring it inside the organisation

23. Managing:
• Knowledge
• Change
• Talent
• Ideas

24. (We really need to fix these
things)

25. Knowledge and the internet

26. Knowledge and the internet

27. Knowledge and the internet

28. Knowledge and the internet

29. From the get-go, the net has
been a KM tool.

30. Web 2.0 / social media / whatever
makes it usable.

31. Status updates"
Networking"
Collaborative authoring"
Discussions"
Blogging"
e-learning"

36. Strategies for implementation:

37. 1. Use the free stuff

38. 2. Off the shelf

39. 3. Roll your own

40. 4. Use what you have

41. It’s not about tools, it’s about being
• Open
• Collaborative
• Transparent
• Co-operative

42. The invisible architecture

43. Workflow

44. Remember: the shift towards
individualism

45. Let people learn and share their
way, not yours.

46. Think: small pieces, loosely joined.

47. Thanks for listening!
dave@learningpool.com
www.learningpool.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackbeltjones/3365682994/