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MINOT Y OUNG PROFESSIONALS 2009 – JOHN P. GIRARD,PH.D. www.johngirard.net [email protected] 1 If Knowledge is Power . . . Why am I always in the Dark? Sagology 1 John P. Girard, Ph.D. John P. Girard, Ph.D. [email protected] [email protected] www.sagology.com www.sagology.com @JohnGirard JohnGirard My Story … My Perspective 2 Associate Professor of Management S If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected]) Sagology

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MINOT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 2009 – JOHN P. GIRARD, PH.D.

www.johngirard.net [email protected]

If Knowledge is Power . . .  Why am I always in the Dark?

Sagology1

John P. Girard, Ph.D.John P. Girard, [email protected]@sagology.com

www.sagology.comwww.sagology.com

@JohnGirard JohnGirard

My Story … My Perspective2

Associate Professor of  Management

S

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Sagology

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MINOT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 2009 – JOHN P. GIRARD, PH.D.

www.johngirard.net [email protected]

About Sagology3

Sagology is dedicated to connecting people with people to facilitate collaboration, learning, and knowledge sharing through keynotes, workshops, and consulting.

sagology [sāj‐ol‐uh‐jee]

‐noun

1. the study of organizational wisdom in all its forms, esp. with reference to technology, leadership, culture, process, and measurement

2 the study of one venerated for experience judgment and wisdom

Sagology

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

2. the study of one venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

Origin:

2008;  Canadian English, from Middle English sage + ‐ology. 

Sage [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep‐ in Indo‐European roots.]‐ology [Middle English ‐logie, from Old French, from Latin ‐logia, from Greek ‐logiā (from logos, word, speech; see leg‐ in Indo‐

European roots) and from ‐logos, one who deals with (from legein, to speak; see leg‐ in Indo‐European roots).]

Knowledge Sharing – Nothing New?4

Knowledge Management is the creation, transfer, and exchange of organizational knowledge to achieve a [competitive] advantage.

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

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What Advantage?5

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

CBS News: 11 September 20066

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Including Ray Downey, Special Operations Command Including Ray Downey, Special Operations Command lost 95 menlost 95 men that day that day ––totaling totaling 1,600 years of experience. 1,600 years of experience. (emphasis added)(emphasis added)

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The difference . . . Data to Knowledge

October 27, 1917October 27, 1917

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Q1 Q1 -- What time is it?What time is it?

Q2 Q2 –– Where are these people?Where are these people?

Q3 Q3 –– Why is the boy smiling?Why is the boy smiling?

Explaining knowledge . . . 8

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

“. . . there are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns — there are things that we do not know we don't know.”

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Runner Up9

"I think that gayI think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman." 

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Knowns and Unknowns10

UnknownUnknownKnownsKnowns

UnknownUnknownUnknownsUnknowns

KK KK

Wal‐MartHP

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KnownKnownKnownsKnowns

KnownKnownUnknownsUnknowns

Comp Intell

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Unknown unknowns11

Somewhere on the West CoastSomewhere on the West Coast

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Types of Knowledge12

C

Easier to document and share

ExplicitExplicit

Michael Polanyi

Easier to replicate

Leads to competency

Harder to articulate

Contributes to efficiency

s a e

20%

80% TacitTacit Carla O’Dell

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Harder to transfer

Harder to stealHigher competitive

advantage

O’Dell, C. (2002, May). Knowledge Management New Generation. Presented at the APQC’s 7th Knowledge Conference, Washington, DC.

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The impact of not . . . sharing13

According to Computer Associates . . .According to Computer Associates . . .

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH39xjXaLW8

The Generation Game14

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

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Digital Native or Digital Immigrant?15

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Community Engagement – Generation V16

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=545108

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Do you know your customers?17

“A i l t d i hi h“A social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions 

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

like corporations.”

groundswell.forrester.com

The Social Technographics™ Ladder18

Critics respond to content from 

Creatorsmake social content go. They write blogs or upload video, music, or text.

Creators

Joiners connect in social networks like MySpace and 

Collectors organize content for themselves or others using RSS feeds, tags, and voting sites like Digg.com

others. They post reviews, comment on blogs, participate in forums, and edit wiki articles.

Critics

Collectors

Joiners

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Inactives neither create nor consume social content of any kind

Spectators consume social content including blogs, user‐generated video, podcasts, forums, or reviews

Facebook

Spectators

Inactives

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The Social Technographics™ Ladder19

Creators US 55+12%

US 18­2446%

US 35­4423%

200924%

200718%

US Adults

Critics

Collectors

Joiners

28%

12%

26%

50%

38%

85%

34%

20%

54%

37%

21%

51%

25%

12%

25%

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

Spectators

Inactives

%

64%

30%

%

89%

3%

%

73%

17%

%

73%

18%

%

48%

44%

Crowdsourcing20

Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally g j yperformed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large 

f

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

group of people in the form of an open call. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCM7w11Ultk

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Global Top Internet Sites (Reach) – 5 Sep 0921

1. Google  35%2 Yahoo! 26%

http://www.alexa.com/topsites/

1. Google2 Yahoo!2. Yahoo! 26%

3. Facebook 23%4. YouTube 19%5. Windows Live 16%6. MSN 12%

2. Yahoo!3. Facebook4. YouTube5. MySpace6. Windows Live

7. Wikipedia 10%8. Blogger.com 9%9. Baidu.com 5%10. Yahoo.jp 5%

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

7. Wikipedia8. Craigslist9. eBay10. MSN

MySpace 11(4%) Twitter 13 (4%) Twitter 14  Bing 16

Global Top Internet Sites (Reach) – 5 Sep 0922

1. Google  35%2 Yahoo! 26%

http://www.alexa.com/topsites/

1. Google2 Yahoo!2. Yahoo! 26%

3. Facebook 23%4. YouTube 19%5. Windows Live 16%6. MSN 12%

2. Yahoo!3. Facebook4. YouTube5. MySpace6. Windows Live

According to Facebook:

• 20,040 Facebook users live within 50 miles of Minot, ND (age 18 and older)

• 3,960 Facebook users live in Minot, ND who graduated from college

7. Wikipedia 10%8. Blogger.com 9%9. Baidu.com 5%10. Yahoo.jp 5%

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

7. Wikipedia8. Craigslist9. eBay10. MSN

MySpace 11(4%) Twitter 13 (4%) Twitter 14  Bing 16

who graduated from college• 178,060 Facebook users live in ND (age 

18 and older)

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The Crasher Squirrel 23

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Think before you post . . . 24

If Knowledge is Power . . . © 2009 John P. Girard, Ph.D. ([email protected])

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Storytelling: Commander‐in‐Chief25

20062006

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GoldenGoldenGlobeGlobe

AwardsAwards

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John P. Girard, Ph.D.John P. Girard, [email protected]@sagology.com

www.sagology.comwww.sagology.com

@JohnGirard JohnGirard