Comments on Insights of a Catalyst in Alignment & Innovation: Knowledge management and Innovation management: Is...

IMhumbleO :) both IM and KM though are interlinked...

2008-06-29T23:21:00.000+05:30

IMhumbleO :) both IM and KM though are interlinked are different disciplines, which needs to be addressed with focus.

Well! If one function does both it is great, but usually one precedes the other depending on the school the champion is coming from.

In many organizations KM function tries ‘annexing’ the IM function to justify the existence of KM function… as in IM one can show tangible results double-quick.

Tharun

I wish there were more people like Raj who see thi...

2008-06-23T17:32:00.000+05:30

I wish there were more people like Raj who see things "strategically". IMO "Strategy" is even more poorly understood discipline than KM is, especially among the technology organizations in India (both captives and Indian HQed orgs). I have met many senior managers (VP or above) who candidly told me that they don't have any "strategy".

But I like the way Raj articulates his thoughts. For him the view is as clear as "Sun rises on the east". I hope his view will make a few KM champions go and ask around what their strategy is.

KM is a lot more than this - I find what is outlin...

2008-06-23T14:01:00.000+05:30

KM is a lot more than this - I find what is outlined overly simplistic. The view of knowledge creation is not classic only, it is strategic thinking for today and tomorrow. If you dont take knowledge creation into account, you are not thinking strategically about KM, and then the KM effort is doomed for failure (slow or quick). Innovation Management is about knowledge creation applied strategically to increase the likelihood of a company's longevity with high impact. The organizations that are doing this as disparate activities are not seeing the interdependence between generative and consumptive aspects of knowledge. The organizations that are creating separate thrusts in these areas are creating political islands which will not accelerate, but worse, may even deccelerate the process.

KM and IM seem to be made for each other ideally. ...

2008-06-23T06:43:00.000+05:30

KM and IM seem to be made for each other ideally. But practically, they have probably just started dating each other...not sure how and where the relationship will lead...I repeat...practically speaking.