Promoting public literacy in economically challenging times: a NetIKX seminar held at the British Dental Association and online, 23 May 2024
After a long absence, NetIKX members and guests finally met to enjoy four stimulating presentations on ‘Promoting public literacy in economically challenging times’. All the speakers addressed the topic from their own lived experience and unique perspective, challenging us to broaden our preconceived notions of what constitutes ‘literacy’. Digital...
MS Teams: the case for information architecture and governance
A NetIKX seminar, 26 May 2022 Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) became familiar to many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic, when demand for video conferencing tools skyrocketed. However, MS Teams is much more than an alternative to Zoom or Skype – it’s a fully-fledged set of productivity tools. In...
Radical KM: where the magic lives
A NetIKX seminar, Introduction to Radical KM, 27 January 2022 “Radical KM is not analytical or creative, it’s both” – Stephanie Barnes What is radical knowledge management (KM) and how does it differ from the traditional model of KM? This was the topic of Stephanie Barnes’ intriguing presentation at...
Does KM need to change?
A NetIKX seminar held at the British Dental Association, London, 25 May 2023 Does knowledge management (KM) need to change? This was the question posed by Steve Dale at NetIKX’s first face-to-face meeting since lockdown. Setting out the agenda, Steve invited us to consider a range of questions, starting...
Conversational Leadership: is this our Gutenberg moment?
A NetIKX seminar, 29 September 2022 For the September 2022 seminar, NetIKX was pleased to welcome back David Gurteen for another of his popular Knowledge Cafés, this time on the topic of ‘the Gutenberg moment’. The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg is now seen as having...
Sparks into Light: Complexity and the Development Sector
A NetIKX seminar, 28 July 2022 At our July 2022 NetIKX seminar, we welcomed Emma Jones of The Cynefin Company to discuss her work on the Power, Discrimination and Conflict research programme. Emma has an academic background in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, but ‘drifted serendipitously’, as she put it,...
Writing for the Web: perspectives and practical advice
A NetIKX seminar, 25 November 2021 How is writing for the Web different from writing for other formats? What are the processes and principles involved in creating web content, and are there specific requirements and guidelines? These were some of the questions posed in this NetIKX seminar, presented by...
Ethical artificial intelligence
A NetIKX seminar, 22 July 2021 From doomsday scenarios of malevolent robots to the real concerns around facial recognition software and automated decision-making systems, as illustrated in the film Coded Bias, the power of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by fears of its misuse. At the most recent NetIKX...
The status of KM in 2020 and trends for the future
A NetIKX seminar, 27 May 2021 For the May 2021 seminar, NetIKX was pleased to host Nick Milton of Knoco Ltd for an in-depth discussion of the state of knowledge management (KM) during the exceptional year of 2020 and possible trends as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Knoco...
Working during the COVID-19 pandemic
A NetIKX seminar, 18 March 2021 This NetIKX seminar, in a departure from the usual format, addressed the subject of adaptation to life during the COVID-19 pandemic through a series of ten-minute ‘lightning talks’ given by guest speakers and members of the NetIKX committee. We have all been affected...