{"product_id":"the-knowledge-activists-handbook-adventures-from-the-knowledge-trenches-paperback-softback-9781841123202","title":"The Knowledge Activist's Handbook; Adventures from the Knowledge Trenches (Paperback \/ softback) 9781841123202","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Knowledge Activist's Handbook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAdventures from the Knowledge Trenches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVictor Newman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781841123202, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 December 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 15.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.312 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"…This is a thoroughly entertaining book to read…It is an inspirational title…\" (PS Advisor, 1 April 2003)  \u003cp\u003e“…essential reading for all corporate learning development and knowledge managers” (Human Resource Management, No.4.9 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…practical and insightful. I commend it to you...“ (Professional Marketing, Vol.12, No.6, February 2005) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe role of the knowledge activist is to be unreasonable, to identify and combine those small grains of truth that have the potential to become pearls.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Knowledge Activist's Handbook demonstrates through the medium of storytelling how individuals can combine emotion and reflection to create their own knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Victor Newman, Pfizer's Chief Knowledge Officer, attacks the conspiracy of tedium around KM literature. The Knowledge Activist's Handbook is provocative and counter-cultural. It turns ideas on their heads and entertains while telling stories that offer insights and concrete strategies for improving knowledge and its use in any organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is a book for busy people who want to cut to the chase and have some fun at the same time. Being a knowledge activist means deciding to make thinking about knowledge a personal activity. The Knowledge Activist's Handbook encourages individuals to consider thinking their own thoughts about knowledge by reflecting on their own experience. Each chapter includes stories from the author's consulting experiences and ends with five immediate action points.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 Developing Personal Knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strong Concept.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Home-grown or Tinned?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tightrope Walking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Translate, Synthesise, Connect.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How To Go on a Dead Cat Hunt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2 Developing Knowledge Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Smell Coffee, Taste Coffee.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Golden Mantra.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Homes, Not Pyramids.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rule of Three.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shiplogic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 Working with Knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Death by Examination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Goodbye to Knowledge Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Knowledge Idiots.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Knowledge is Not Power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trick or Treat?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Bridge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Moments of Truth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Post-It, Cruel Partner, Aspirin and Alien.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 The Organization vs. Knowledge Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Blind Storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Simon Says: Don't Copy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Elvis Trap.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Curse of the Knowledge Princes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bodybuilding for the Knowledge Organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Naked Emperor's Wardrobe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Who Needs Groundhog Day?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pain is the Spur.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Your Knowledge or Your Life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dunce's Cap.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Potemkin Cities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5 Creative Approaches and Tools.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Barefoot Knowledge Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Predator's Mask.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Eternal Innovating Triangle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Innovating Styles Profile.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dream\/Unpack\/Engage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6 Startgame\/Endgame .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Capstone","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449367654680,"sku":"9781841123202","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781841123202.jpg?v=1785196894","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-knowledge-activists-handbook-adventures-from-the-knowledge-trenches-paperback-softback-9781841123202","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}