Digital Knowledge Manager

  Do not Be  Poor ….. Be  Rich  with the Core (Instructional Design & Train of Trainer TOT) By  Abdelkarim Darwish, Ph.D Let us start from combining & re-structuring three elements; knowledge, experiences and results relating to training as the following: First: Knowledge: Daniel Pink wrote a book called “ A Whole New Mind: Why Right-brainers Will Rule the Future ” - New York Times   bestseller,   BusinessWeek   bestseller,  Wall Street Journal   bestseller and   Washington Post   bestseller-in which he defined a very important and necessary element ( Design ) for leading the world through INNOVATION. For example, there is no strong building without a fine structural design. Second: Experiences: Knowing what you must know is important as well as necessary, because importance makes things valuable and necessity makes things doable. It requires special knowledge and experience to design a likable and strong bui...

  What Knowledge Manager Should be Knowledgeable About? (The Missing Core Business) By Abdelkarim Darwish, Ph.D Let us start with a simple question: Why is knowledge important? Is it important because it is pleasant to possess? Or perhaps it is because it is a modern, or advanced, or fashionable concept? Or maybe because it has the ability to add value or create value to individuals, groups and institutions as well as societies? If this is the ground truth concerning the value of knowledge, so what value should valuable knowledge add or create for Individuals , Teams, Organizations, Countries  or/and our Planet ? It should generate pleasant feelings, as well as make sound economic impacts; making money –or any other materialistic things such as nice cars, elegant dresses, and beautiful houses. Let us assume that what we want to accomplish these things, so we set them as goals. Therefore, we should value the knowledge which can helps us to accomplish these goals; in this case, ...

  Learning as a Part of   Institutional Knowledge Management   (IKM)  in  Knowledge Based Economy (KBE) By Dr. Abdelkarim Darwish Learning as a part of  Institutional Knowledge Management   (IKM)  in  Knowledge Based Economy (KBE) can be fully expressed through different means as well as channels according to the kinds of knowledge which are targeted for acquisition. According to the study of The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the distinctions can be made between different kinds of knowledge which are important in the knowledge-based economy: know-what, know-why, know- how and know-who. These four types of knowledge can be elaborated as the fowling: 1)  Know-what  refers to knowledge about “facts”. How many people live in New York? What are the ingredients in pancakes? And when was the battle of Waterloo? are examples of this kind of knowledge. Here, knowledge is close to what is normally called infor...