Trans4mation Blog - Steve Banhegyi & Associates

There is an important concept in KM that suggests that all knowledge is created by asking questions; the question is therefore a basic tool of KM. The the question here is, what is the smartest question that you can ask? Here are some possible answers to that question:

Yesterday I had lunch with an old friend Alan, who told fascinating stories about how his family is doing in Harare. This suddenly made me understand that there are two distinct Zimbabwes. There is the Zim of the media – chaotic, crumbling, cholera-ridden and crime infested – and the upper middle class Zim that still [...]

  There are literally limitless opportunities for the creation of Knowledge-based business in Africa. The following suggestions represent new categories which could be opened to the rest of the world as authentically African. Examples of Knowledge-Based business in additional to the traditional educational institutions could include: Knowledge Tourism – Strategically positioning knowledge offerings linked to [...]

A model is a formal, abstract, hypothetical description of a complex entity, system or process. Any system can be represented through a number of different models, depending on the level of abstraction required and the intention behind how the model is to be used. Examples of everyday models include climatic models as expressed in weather [...]

e-Knowledge markets are becoming recognised as “disruptive and discontinuous technology innovation” (Kaieteur Institute for KM 2005) which are changing the way which people manage their social networks, education, wealth and intellectual property assets. The possibility here is the exploitation of intellectual capital in real-time by a larger number of people. Some of the categories of [...]

  The uptake of mobile phones on the Africa continent continues unabated with growth rates in excess of 100% over the past twelve months (Source MTN ‘Yello corporate publication, 2007). This is happening while technologies that link people across space and time have become increasingly available. Mobile telephony has become the preferred means of telecommunication [...]

African ‘branded’ KM needs to have emphasis placed on practical ‘Know-How’ rather than the theoretical ‘Know-What’. ‘Know-What’ or knowledge of ‘facts’ and ‘figures’ has become increasingly easy to satisfy while ‘Know-How’ still remains elusive. Examples of Know-How that are vitally important for Africa and which can be stimulated by empowering stories and models include: How [...]