Lately I’ve been very busy writing my thesis, and often I find myself looking for the “right word”. Online dictionaries are useful, but sometimes a bit of a drag to use. I’d like to introduce you to a really useful tool - Thinkmap’s Visual Thesaurus. It is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus with a very innovative display. Words literally come [...]

The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up:
Applying Knowledge Management: Principles and Practice
The purpose of knowledge management is to harness, develop and direct the expertise of the organisation and to apply it effectively to achieve strategic objectives. Its purpose is also to encourage learning and innovation as sources of competitive advantage.
15 July 2008 [...]

The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up.
Successful Change Management
Successful change can be achieved at individual, team and organisational levels through the use of a number of practical tools and skills. Change is best achieved through the understanding and commitment of the people involved - but there are occasions when an Exocet is [...]

The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up.
Effective Project Management
This course is about the management of projects in high-technology and science-based settings, but the emphasis is on the management aspects and not on technology per se. The examples and materials that we discuss relate to R&D, product development, and software projects.
17 July 08:30 [...]

I‘m currently busy transcribing interviews and focus group sessions for my research. All I can say is that it is a painful and tedious job!
In trying to ease the pain, I searched for software that could make it a bit easier. I came across a tool called InqScribe that is really useful. All you need [...]

The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up.
Effective Project Management
This course is about the management of projects in high-technology and science-based settings, but the emphasis is on the management aspects and not on technology per se. The examples and materials that we discuss relate to R&D, product development, and software projects.
23 November 08:30 [...]

The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up.
Successful Change Management
Successful change can be achieved at individual, team and organisational levels through the use of a number of practical tools and skills. Change is best achieved through the understanding and commitment of the people involved - but there are occasions when an Exocet is [...]

The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up:
Applying Knowledge Management: Principles and Practice
The purpose of knowledge management is to harness, develop and direct the expertise of the organisation and to apply it effectively to achieve strategic objectives. Its purpose is also to encourage learning and innovation as sources of competitive advantage.
21 November 2007 [...]

On 9 October I presented a colloquium on my research progress.
The topic was: “The same only diferent: towards a typology of knowledge-centric capabilities”.
For those of you who requested a copy of my slides - here it is:

Some of the discussion points from the colloquium are included below:
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Colloquium: Knowledge management
Topic: Towards a typology of knowledge-centric organisations.
University of Stellenbosch Business School
9 October 16:00 - 17:00
Presenter: Marié Cruywagen
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