Knowledge Management and Transfer
Knowledge Management is about finding the information that is valuable to an organisation and using it to create value. It is about people working together and sharing knowledge, backed by useful technology. It involves
- Identifying what works and the success factors involved
- Capturing and making knowledge accessible
- Locating the points at which useful knowledge can make a difference
- Building on useful knowledge
- Disseminating knowledge
A good example of this process in action is the embedding strategy for testbed learning communities developed by Martin Yarnit for DfES.
It promoted useful knowledge in the form of service models and outcomes data through a national website (renewal.net/lc), a series of regional conferences, a national conference and an extended review of the work of the national testbed programme
A programme for school governors across the East Midlands provides another example of our approach. We were commissioned by GOEM to engage school governors in the seven NRF areas in the region in thinking about how to use neighbourhood renewal programmes to promote their school's objectives. We began by gathering evidence of effective practice from headteachers, governors and regeneration managers and putting it together in a readily accessible format. We then organised a series of meetings for school governors to consider the evidence and the implications for their practice. More conventionally, we use our website, seminars and magazine articles to disseminate the results of work. You can also view much of our work on other organisation's websites.( see links)