This snippet is from a recent Adam Grant ReThinking podcast - What animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity - with Justin Gregg. Gregg is an animal cognition expert and science writer. It struck me, given all of the current discussions around characterizing AI and general intelligence. The whole podcast is worth a listen on that … Continue reading Random reflections – May 4 2023
Random reflections – Feb. 3, 2022
Topic 1: Questions that frame courses One course that I co-teach (and have taught for 15+ years) - MSLOC 430 Creating and Sharing Knowledge - really focuses on exploring two big questions: What do we mean by "knowledge" (in various organizational settings) and what is the role of technology in creating and sharing knowledge? The … Continue reading Random reflections – Feb. 3, 2022
Random reflections – Jan. 19, 2022
I have two topics about which I am trying to read more. One is critical perspectives on knowledge management and enterprise social media. The second is co-creation - or co-design - in settings that take a long view of the practice and its outcomes; in other words, the work is never done, you just work … Continue reading Random reflections – Jan. 19, 2022
Knowledge flows. Prototyping rules. Never leave beta. [2012]
[I wrote this in 2012 for publication in a collection of essays. Reposting it here as a reminder to myself about the evolution of my thinking] "A life lesson," said one of my graduate students. I was leading a class discussion on using design methodology to create technology solutions for organizational knowledge sharing. Design methodology … Continue reading Knowledge flows. Prototyping rules. Never leave beta. [2012]
Pedagogy, design and aspiring to co-creation
[This is a thinking-out-loud piece. No answers, just exploring.] Dr. Shirin Vossoughi, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, shared her work on inclusive teaching at a recent faculty meeting for instructors in the Master's Program in Learning and Organizational Change. The session led me to … Continue reading Pedagogy, design and aspiring to co-creation
Jeff Merrell 