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DIARY: April 21, 2000 01:25 PM Friday; Rod Welch

Called Michael at IBM Almaden Research Center.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - IBM Almaden Research Center          408 927 1898
020101 - Mr. Michael C. Wirth, Ph.D.; Manager USR Software =408 927 1898
020102 - wirth@almaden.ibm.com
020103 - User Systems Ergonomics Research

SUBJECTS
Sponsor/Stakeholder Planning
IBM, SDS Trial with OS2 in Boca
Alliances on Development
Killer App, What Testing, Study to Discover Useful Technology
Killer Application = Entertainment + Usefull
IBM

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1109 - Summary/Objective
1110 -
111001 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0000, ref SDS 3 0000.
111002 -
111003 - Mike had not read my letter, ref DIP 1 0001, prepared on 000419, and
111004 - sent this morning.
111005 -
111006 - While we talked, Mike read the letter.  He said it sounds
111007 - interesting.
111008 -
111009 -     [On 000426 called Mike again. ref SDS 8 0001
111010 -
111011 - Mike advised that a big challenge at IBM is getting stakeholder
111012 - buy-in.  He feels SDS impacts several different departments, and this
111013 - results in nobody taking the lead to sponsor the effort.
111014 -
111015 - Mike said there is a major KM effort at the Almaden Research Center.
111016 -
111017 - We noted that the subject of my letter is to form an alliance for KM
111018 - development, so nominally Mike's department could take the lead to
111019 - sponsor the effort, if it was found to be meritorious.
111020 -
111021 - Mike said his group might define KM differently from the way I define
111022 - it.
111023 -
111024 - I agreed that the definition of KM is foundational to common effort.
111025 -
111026 - We reviewed efforts the past few weeks to get Doug's group to begin
111027 - their DKR project by defining "knowledge" in a manner that can be
111028 - addressed by technology.
111029 -
111030 -      On 000120 this step was proposed. ref SDS 1 5063
111031 -
111032 -      On 000407 set definition of knowledge as agenda issue for weekly
111033 -      project meetings. ref SDS 2 2805
111034 - ..
111035 - Mike suggested he would set up a seminar for me to make a
111036 - presentation to a group of people who might be interested in SDS.
111037 -
111038 - He will review the letter, ref DIP 1 0001, again and check some of the
111039 - links to get a feel for SDS capability.  We can then talk about
111040 - whether there is any substance he wants to pursue, and a course of
111041 - action.
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1113 - 1417 called Jack Park
1114 -
111401 - Left message asking if Jack saw my letter to Mike, ref DIP 1 0001,
111402 - since a copy was sent to him.
111403 -
111404 - Asked about results of the meeting yesterday?
111405 -
111406 -     [On 000426 called Jack again. ref SDS 8 0001
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