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DIARY: January 5, 2007 05:39 PM Friday; Rod Welch

Knowledge Management solving wicked problems fixing refrigerator.

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Knowledge Management SDS Records Internet Example Leverage Knowledge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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230501 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0000, ref SDS 3 VU5N.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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230901 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from someone reporting that the record on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
230902 - 041027 saved time and money with guidance on fixing their                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
230903 - refrigerator. ref SDS 6 0001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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230905 -    1.  I'm not sure why you documented/posted your refrigerator repair                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
230906 -        experience of [for 041027, ref SDS 6 PR5N] on the web, but I'm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
230907 -        glad you did! ref DRT 1 0001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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230910 - Reporting on work performed, commonly called "documenting," expedites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
230911 - getting things done correctly and on time to save lives, time and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
230912 - money, explained in POIMS. ref OF 5 2300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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230914 -            [On 140628 2002 another request received about SDS records                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
230915 -            on Internet, needing solution to fixing frozen drain lines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
230916 -            in GE refrigerator. ref SDS 7 9Z60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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230919 -            [On 170214 0931 received letter from MondySavingPro.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
230920 -            citing record making home repairs in SDS records on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
230921 -            Internet may align with marketing Home Warranty Insurance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
230922 -            to cover all routine home and appliance repairs for cost of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
230923 -            $300 to $500 annually. ref SDS 8 EM73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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230925 -               https://www.moneysavingpro.com/home-warranty/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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230928 - Many people ask why the history of experience making sense of "wicked"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
230929 - problems is stored on the Internet in the record of daily work,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
230930 - reported on 010907? ref SDS 4 0001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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230933 - This was explained on 971021, ref SDS 1 X66O, and cited on 010907                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
230934 - addressing the question in Alan's letter today. ref SDS 4 UK5Y                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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230937 - Case study on 010907 shows benefits using the Internet for a new way                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
230938 - of working with intelligence support. ref SDS 4 KX3L  Scope of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
230939 - intellignece support is outlined in NWO. ref OF 13 A56M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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230942 - Letter on refrigerator continues...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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230944 -    2.  What started as a nuisance (occasional odd puddling of murky                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
230945 -        liquid under the appliance, intermittent water in refrigerator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
230946 -        compartment) only became worse and more aggravating over time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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230948 -    3.  I suspected that the condensation tube might be blocked                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
230949 -        (because the pan underneath was always bone dry) but would                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
230950 -        never had known about the design of and need to access the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
230951 -        condensation tray had I not found your diary (thank goodness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
230952 -        for Google :)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
230954 -         ..
230955 -    4.  The tray was frozen solid to its full capacity (probably an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
230956 -        inch deep) but I was able to correct the problem in a similar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
230957 -        manner to the one you described.  Thanks for saving me a repair                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
230958 -        bill; maybe I'll get a few more years out of the beast!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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230961 -    5.  Best wishes for the new year,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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230964 - This illustrates "scalable" knowledge that leverages experience from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
230965 - making sense of complexity to solve wicked problems, discussed with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
230966 - Pat Lincoln at SRI on 010426. ref SDS 2 449H  A month later on 010517                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
230967 - Pat cited this goal at SRI for adding value to organizational memory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
230968 - ref SDS 3 VU5N  Jack Park feels Knowledge Management supports a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
230969 - process he calls "sensemaking," reported on 040622. ref SDS 5 FM5W                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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230972 - The record today is another example adding to the case study also                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
230973 - listed on 010907. ref SDS 4 KX3L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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230975 -            [On 140628 2002 another request received about SDS records                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
230976 -            on Internet, needing solution to fixing frozen drain lines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
230977 -            in GE refrigerator. ref SDS 7 9Z60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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