1Presentation for SIKM– January 17th 2017 – by Arno BoersmaPresentation for SIKM– January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma
DT for KM
[ food for thought ]
What’s in it for you?  Hopefully, it will give you a few
ideas of how to incorporate the principles of Design
Thinking into your Knowledge Management initiatives.
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Design Thinking gone mainstream
HBR Special on DT
(September 2015)
NYT Article re DT at IBM
(November 16, 2015)
“IBM is well
on its way to
hire 1000
professional
designers…”
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Source: Google Trends
DT on par with interest for KM
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DT KMSweet!
DT for KM: A Sweet Spot?
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For Starters: my biggest failures
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For Starters: another big failure
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Key Elements of Design Thinking
Design Thinking is innovation inspired by people:
 Empathetic
 Collaborative
 Experimental
 Optimistic
Source: +ACUMEN HCD WORKSHOP
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KM: It’s About Chefs, Not Recipes!
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In the Context of KM…
 EMPATHY  End-user focus – not technology or supply
driven; see what users do, don’t just survey them;
 COLLABORATION  Be more inclusive, involve a larger
stakeholder field; break silo’s in org’s, including the
position of KM in the org;
 EXPERIMENTATION  Make KM a more iterative
process, not a linear roadmap with milestones; room
and tolerance for failure;
 OPTIMISM  Try things, learn and adjust; not afraid to
fail; capture lessons learned on ongoing basis.
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Easier Said Than Done, Right?
Insights from neuroscience*:
 We don’t always know
what we know
 Knowledge is never singular
 “Encourage knowledge-
sharing, connections and
conversations…”
*Source: neuroscientist David Eagleman at APQC Conference
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Understanding People Means Understanding…
But how can you understand your end-user…
…when you don’t know how they know what they know??
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But can still lead to great solutions…
More innovative thinking to come up with solutions
based on what makes humans tick…
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Let me
give you
3 KM-related
examples.
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1. Capturing Knowledge in Fun Ways
Objective: To solicit great examples of knowledge
management from across the organization.
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1. Capturing Knowledge in Fun Ways
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2. Transferring Knowledge Across Cultures
Objective: To ensure effective knowledge
transfer across the globe.
They’d like to know if we’d be able
to assemble their high-tech products…
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2. Transferring Knowledge Across Cultures
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3. Designing Knowledge to Stick
Objective: To design learning events in ways
that the knowledge and learnings are
absorbed and applied.
NOT: One-way lectures,
Death by PowerPoint,
Managers unloading,
Large Plenaries, Panel
Talks, One-off moment
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3. Designing Knowledge to Stick
“The Forum”
So: Collaborative,
Bite-Sized, Practical,
Staff2Staff, Small
Groups, Bottom-up,
Long-term
The Forgetting Curve
(what % remains after x time)
100%
50%
First 20
minutes
58%
First 60
minutes
44%
First 24
hours
34%
One
Month
20%
Source: Donald Clark, Plan B Learning
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3. Designing Knowledge to Stick
250+ activities
400+ speakers
100+ facilitators
150+ volunteers
10 Formats x Streams
10%
42%
26%
20%
2%
0% 20% 40% 60%
0%
10-30%
40-60%
70-90%
100%
What % of new
knowledge/skills
gained do you
estimate you will
directly apply in
your work?
Have you used
or applied
what you
learned
at Forum
2014?
14%
25%
61%
0% 50% 100%
N.A.
No
Yes
4 months on…
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DT KM
More
Empathetic,
Collaborative,
Experimental,
Optimistic
In Short…
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“We don’t have time to change the wheels.
Push harder, Harry!”
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Some Resources
Articles: HBR (September 2015)
Book: Change By Design, Tim Brown (2009)
Online: IDEO Toolkit at www.designkit.org
Video Series: DT and KM
with Jeneanne Rae (2016)
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Thank you.
Questions?
arnovation@gmail.com
What am I up to now? Check here: https://vimeo.com/192521818

Design Thinking for Knowledge Management

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    1Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno BoersmaPresentation for SIKM– January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma DT for KM [ food for thought ] What’s in it for you?  Hopefully, it will give you a few ideas of how to incorporate the principles of Design Thinking into your Knowledge Management initiatives.
  • 2.
    2Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Design Thinking gone mainstream HBR Special on DT (September 2015) NYT Article re DT at IBM (November 16, 2015) “IBM is well on its way to hire 1000 professional designers…”
  • 3.
    3Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Source: Google Trends DT on par with interest for KM
  • 4.
    4Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma DT KMSweet! DT for KM: A Sweet Spot?
  • 5.
    5Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma For Starters: my biggest failures
  • 6.
    6Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma For Starters: another big failure
  • 7.
    7Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Key Elements of Design Thinking Design Thinking is innovation inspired by people:  Empathetic  Collaborative  Experimental  Optimistic Source: +ACUMEN HCD WORKSHOP
  • 8.
    8Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma KM: It’s About Chefs, Not Recipes!
  • 9.
    9Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma In the Context of KM…  EMPATHY  End-user focus – not technology or supply driven; see what users do, don’t just survey them;  COLLABORATION  Be more inclusive, involve a larger stakeholder field; break silo’s in org’s, including the position of KM in the org;  EXPERIMENTATION  Make KM a more iterative process, not a linear roadmap with milestones; room and tolerance for failure;  OPTIMISM  Try things, learn and adjust; not afraid to fail; capture lessons learned on ongoing basis.
  • 10.
    10Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Easier Said Than Done, Right? Insights from neuroscience*:  We don’t always know what we know  Knowledge is never singular  “Encourage knowledge- sharing, connections and conversations…” *Source: neuroscientist David Eagleman at APQC Conference
  • 11.
    11Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Understanding People Means Understanding… But how can you understand your end-user… …when you don’t know how they know what they know??
  • 12.
    12Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma But can still lead to great solutions… More innovative thinking to come up with solutions based on what makes humans tick…
  • 13.
    13Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Let me give you 3 KM-related examples.
  • 14.
    14Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 1. Capturing Knowledge in Fun Ways Objective: To solicit great examples of knowledge management from across the organization.
  • 15.
    15Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 1. Capturing Knowledge in Fun Ways
  • 16.
    16Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 2. Transferring Knowledge Across Cultures Objective: To ensure effective knowledge transfer across the globe. They’d like to know if we’d be able to assemble their high-tech products…
  • 17.
    17Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 2. Transferring Knowledge Across Cultures
  • 18.
    18Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 3. Designing Knowledge to Stick Objective: To design learning events in ways that the knowledge and learnings are absorbed and applied. NOT: One-way lectures, Death by PowerPoint, Managers unloading, Large Plenaries, Panel Talks, One-off moment
  • 19.
    19Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 3. Designing Knowledge to Stick “The Forum” So: Collaborative, Bite-Sized, Practical, Staff2Staff, Small Groups, Bottom-up, Long-term The Forgetting Curve (what % remains after x time) 100% 50% First 20 minutes 58% First 60 minutes 44% First 24 hours 34% One Month 20% Source: Donald Clark, Plan B Learning
  • 20.
    20Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma 3. Designing Knowledge to Stick 250+ activities 400+ speakers 100+ facilitators 150+ volunteers 10 Formats x Streams 10% 42% 26% 20% 2% 0% 20% 40% 60% 0% 10-30% 40-60% 70-90% 100% What % of new knowledge/skills gained do you estimate you will directly apply in your work? Have you used or applied what you learned at Forum 2014? 14% 25% 61% 0% 50% 100% N.A. No Yes 4 months on…
  • 21.
    21Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma DT KM More Empathetic, Collaborative, Experimental, Optimistic In Short…
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    22Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma “We don’t have time to change the wheels. Push harder, Harry!”
  • 23.
    23Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Some Resources Articles: HBR (September 2015) Book: Change By Design, Tim Brown (2009) Online: IDEO Toolkit at www.designkit.org Video Series: DT and KM with Jeneanne Rae (2016)
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    24Presentation for SIKM–January 17th 2017 – by Arno Boersma Thank you. Questions? [email protected] What am I up to now? Check here: https://vimeo.com/192521818