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DIARY: March 17, 2000 03:19 PM Friday; Rod Welch

Explained Knowledge Space paradigm, using seniors for DKR, to Colloquium

1...Summary/Objective
2...Documents Replaced by Knowledge Space
3...Knowledge Space Augments Memory Expands Span of Attention
4...Information Overload Produces Cursory Understanding, Reduced Literacy
5...Executive Initiative for DKR Use Seniors to Pilot Test DKR
6...Senior People Can Become Mentors, Have Time to Invest in New Methods
7...Tending the Garden of Knowledge Requires Experience and Patience

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1...Need formal study to show memory is enhanced by Knowledge Space
2...Need strategies for pilot testing SDS to accomplish Doug's goals for

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SUBJECTS
Literacy Declines in Work Place
Remembering Links Improved by SDS
Writing Improves Memory Without Seeing Text
Writing to Discover What We Need to Know, Instead of Telling Other Pe
Alphabet Most Powerful Technology, Improved by SDS
Reading Expedited by SDS Judicious Review
Knowledge Stream, Paradigm Shift from Documents
Online Books
Paradigm Shift Documents to Knowledge Space

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1711 -    ..
1712 - Summary/Objective
1713 -
171301 - Follow up ref SDS 25 0000, ref SDS 24 0000.
171302 -
171303 - Put together analysis on knowledge space and using seniors to develop
171304 - Communication Managers.
171305 -
171307 -  ..
1714 -
1715 -
1716 - Progress
171701 -  ..
171702 - Documents Replaced by Knowledge Space
171703 - Knowledge Space Augments Memory Expands Span of Attention
171704 - Information Overload Produces Cursory Understanding, Reduced Literacy
171705 -
171706 - Follow up ref SDS 25 4782, ref SDS 24 4782.
171707 -
171708 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 responding to the letter from Henry van
171709 - Eykan, ref DRP 2 0001, on 000315. ref SDS 25 4782
171711 -  ..
171712 - Need formal study to show memory is enhanced by Knowledge Space
171713 - instead of traditional documents.  Using SDS to convert information
171714 - into knowledge enhances human memory, and it provides the means to
171715 - augment human thinking, along the model of computer aided thinking.
171717 -  ..
171718 - Expands to analysis on 000315. ref SDS 25 1122
171719 -
171720 -       [On 001130 DKR team recognizing documents not effective paradigm
171721 -       for knowledge, KM. ref SDS 33 5350
171722 -
171723 -    Cited Henry's Fleabyte web site on, ref SDS 25 4782
171725 -     ..
171726 -    Cite record on 000307 discussing Knowledge Space. ref SDS 20 4782
171728 -     ..
171729 -    Cited record on 960620 defining Knowledge Space. ref SDS 4 3516
171731 -     ..
171732 -    Cited Eric Armstrong's innovation on 000212. ref SDS 13 8960
171734 -     ..
171735 -    Cited record reviewing Grove's book on 980307 to show how it is
171736 -    possible to remember more than 5% - 10% of reading material.
171737 -    ref SDS 5 0001
171739 -     ..
171740 -    Request Henry's comment on Thinking Through Writing discussed in
171741 -    POIMS. ref OF 1 3742
171743 -     ..
171744 -    Cited Bellinger's explanation of knowledge on 000307. ref SDS 20
171745 -    2070
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SUBJECTS
Communication Manager Use Early Retirees who have Needed Experience/S
Senior People Need Medical Management Support, Have Time for SDS
Com Managers Senior People
2% of Mental Capacity is Used, SDS Lifts This Value
Colloquium at Stanford, 000106
Ambasadors for Change
Archimedes Project, 000315
New Work Role Needed for KM
Senior People Initial KM Workers, 000307
Mountains of Information, Backhoe Digging Dirt with No Trucking Syste
Pilot Test New Capabilities, 000227
Co-evolution Education KM, 000301
Professional Role KM, 000301

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311601 -  ..
311602 - Executive Initiative for DKR Use Seniors to Pilot Test DKR
311603 - Senior People Can Become Mentors, Have Time to Invest in New Methods
311604 - Tending the Garden of Knowledge Requires Experience and Patience
311605 -
311606 - Follow up ref SDS 25 0005, ref SDS 24 0005.
311607 -
311608 - Need strategies for pilot testing SDS to accomplish Doug's goals for
311609 - the Colloquium to solve world problems by augmenting human
311610 - intelligence.  We need a base of experience that informs people about
311611 - the advantages of adding intelligence to daily management.
311612 -
311613 -     [On 001011 submitted letter to SRI on pilot test.
311615 -  ..
311616 - Background
311617 -
311618 -     On 000120 letter to Colloquium cites resistance to improving work
311619 -     practices using knowledge management. ref SDS 12 2546
311620 -
311621 -     On 000227 Colloquium discusses ways to gain acceptance of DKR.
311622 -     Pilot testing seems like good idea. ref SDS 15 8897
311624 -      ..
311625 -     On 000301 submitted letter to Doug Engelbart explaining need to
311626 -     train people in knowledge management, which I call communication.
311627 -     ref SDS 16 0001
311629 -      ..
311630 -     On 000302 Colloquium suggests introducing DKR on small scale for
311631 -     testing, sometimes called Pilot Testing, ref SDS 17 0897, called
311632 -     out by Doug Engelbart in his paper published in 1992, reviewed on
311633 -     991222. ref SDS 11 5402
311635 -      ..
311636 -     On 000307 reviewed using seniors for pilot testing knowledge
311637 -     management. ref SDS 20 4377
311639 -      ..
311640 -     On 000309 reviewed challenge of getting CEOs or anybody else to
311641 -     perform knowledge management. ref SDS 22 4928
311643 -      ..
311644 -     On 000314 sent initial letter on using seniors. ref SDS 24 0005
311646 -      ..
311647 -     On 000315 Henry van Eykan responded on using seniors and sets
311648 -     out...
311649 -
311650 -
311651 -                      Executive Initiative
311652 -
311653 -
311654 -     ...but not for pilot testing knowledge management. ref SDS 25 0005
311656 -  ..
311657 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0001 responding to Henry's letter, ref DRP 1 0001,
311658 - and others on 000315. ref SDS 25 0005  This is part of implementing
311659 - idea to develop education training at Stanford set out in a letter to
311660 - Doug on 000301. ref SDS 16 0001
311661 -
311662 -        [On 000324 cited as proposal for implementing DKR to support
311663 -        record of project launch meeting. ref SDS 26 6688
311665 -         ..
311666 -        [On 000407 listed agenda issue for project meetings.
311667 -        ref SDS 27 3961
311669 -         ..
311670 -        [On 000719 letter to Joe Ransdell at Texas Tech University and
311671 -        recently retired, on this objective. ref SDS 28 7488
311673 -         ..
311674 -        [On 000725 meeting with Pat Lincoln at SRI. ref SDS 29 AH5K
311676 -         ..
311677 -        [On 000829 talked to Pat again. ref SDS 30 R62W
311679 -         ..
311680 -        [On 000920 Henry calls for education for KM. ref SDS 31 W93D
311682 -      ..
311683 -     Cited analysis on 000307, ref SDS 20 4377, explaining growing
311684 -     population of senior people with experience and time available to
311685 -     retool their skills and then to assist people on the job in the
311686 -     role of a communication analyst. ref SDS 20 HH53
311687 -
311688 -         [On 050118 Henry's plans for drawing support from senior
311689 -         retired people, aligns with opportunity for seniors to invest
311690 -         time available to retool skills. ref SDS 34 D18I
311692 -      ..
311693 -     Cited Doug's letter on 000307 recommending Bellinger. ref DIT 2
311694 -     2769 ref SDS 20 4820
311696 -      ..
311697 -     Bellinger calls for capturning the record. ref DIT 2 4752 reported
311698 -     on 00307. ref SDS 20 4012
311700 -      ..
311701 -     Human mind is wired to summarize everything, ref DIT 2 4752, per
311702 -     POIMS. ref OF 1 8774
311704 -      ..
311705 -     KnowledgeFarm is cited by Bellinger, ref DIT 2 4752, from 000307.
311706 -     ref SDS 20 4472
311708 -      ..
311709 -     Knowledge management is like a backhoe, ref DIT 2 9856, that
311710 -     processes a lot of information that is piling up, from work on PMI
311711 -     event. ref DIP 3 8764 see 960419. ref SDS 2 4096
311713 -      ..
311714 -     Executives don't like to learn new methods, even if it saves time
311715 -     and money. ref DIT 2 9856, from 980307. ref SDS 5 3740
311717 -      ..
311718 -     Pilot test and experiment ref DIT 2 3672, developed from the
311719 -     record on 000315. ref SDS 25 7800
311721 -      ..
311722 -     Executives and managers are embarassed to ask for help because
311723 -     they fear being charged with being incompetent, ref DIT 2 1450,
311724 -     developed on 990924 on medical mistakes. ref SDS 8 0593
311726 -      ..
311727 -     Cite Henry's letter about seniors doing preliminary work so young
311728 -     people can succeed. ref DIT 2 1311, reported on 000307.
311729 -     ref SDS 25 1914
311731 -      ..
311732 -     Grove writes copious notes, ref DIT 2 2244, on 980307. ref SDS 6
311733 -     3668
311735 -      ..
311736 -     Link to high cost of medical mistakes, ref DIT 2 4032, on 990924.
311737 -     ref SDS 8 3922 and earlier on 990912. ref SDS 7 0001
311739 -      ..
311740 -     Cited Neal Scott's objective for the Archimedes project to support
311741 -     the DKR, ref DIT 2 1701, reported on 000315. ref SDS 25 1292
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