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Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 13:36:31 -0700


Mr. Rod Welch
rowelch@attglobal.net
The Welch Company
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111 2496
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Subject:   Meeting on Boeing Case Study Cost Aspects

Rod,

Thanks for your message and remark: 


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171467 -     This record indicates that attending KM Cluster events is not an
171468 -     effective method of advancing KM.
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I agree, "attending" won't help. In fact, we shun attendees.
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The KM Cluster is a community of practice. We seek participation, not attendance.
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As a community, we also deliberately and consciously avoid what Peter Drucker calls, "Confucius-type KM Mandarins."
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There are other so-called KM communities, but they are often recklessly determined on advancing the leader's particular method or technique.
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The KM Cluster's sole pursuit is driving an ecosystem of diverse practices, methods and techniques. This is achieved through triangulation with business leadership, academia and KM practice.
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Agenda are set by participants. Every quarterly announcement invites participants to address the community.
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Personally, as KM Cluster sponsor, I am not in a place to comment on "on SDS, Com Metrics, POIMS nor NWO" or any other particular technique or method.
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Doing so would break the law of requisite variety that is a strict requirement for KM Cluster adaptability, survival and growth.
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Evaluation, approbation or endorsement of any technique or method whatsoever is the antithesis of the KM Cluster philosophy, operating principles, tactics and dialectics.
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However, as a KM Cluster participant, I am entitled to an opinion, just like every other community member. Thus, please find attached a recent article from the "Special Edition Journal of Knowledge Management" that IMHO captures well the current state-of-the-art.

Cheers,



John

John Maloney
www.kmcluster.com
jtmalone@pacbell.net
Tel: 415.902.9676
eFax: 415.276.6074
IM:jheuristic

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