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APO KM Framework
APO Workshop on Implementing KM
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Module Objectives
Understanding the APO KM definition
Understanding of the APO KM Framework
Understanding of essential elements for the
successful implementation of KM
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Background and Purpose of Framework
APO KM Definition
APO KM Framework
–Major elements of the framework
•Vision and Mission
•Accelerators
•Knowledge Process
•Outcomes
Module Outline
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Background and Purpose of Framework
APO KM Definition
APO KM Framework
–Major elements of the framework
•Vision and Mission
•Accelerators
•Knowledge Process
•Outcomes
Learning Organization and KM Framework
Module Outline
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Commenced in September 2008
Representation from China, India, Japan,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
and Vietnam
Develop a framework that is applicable for
APO member countries
Considerations
Easily understood by APO member countries
Can be applied in any country and industry
Background of Framework
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Emphasize the importance of KM to
organizational success
Provide an easy to understand introduction
to KM
Highlight the critical factors for the
successful implementation of KM
Assist SMEs of APO member countries in
leveraging KM for their benefit
Purpose of Framework
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Background and Purpose of Framework
APO KM Definition
APO KM Framework
–Major elements of the framework
•Vision and Mission
•Accelerators
•Knowledge Process
•Outcomes
Learning Organization and KM Framework
Module Outline
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APO KM Definition
KM is an integrated approach of
creating, sharing and applying
knowledge to enhance organizational
productivity, profitability and growth.
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Simplified Definition: Tagline
Using knowledge to increase
Productivity, Profitability and
Growth
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Background and Purpose of Framework
APO KM Definition
APO KM Framework
–Major elements of the framework
•Vision and Mission
•Accelerators
•Knowledge Process
•Outcomes
Learning Organization and KM Framework
Module Outline
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Create
Share
Apply
Identify
Store
OOUTCOMESUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE
PPROCESSROCESS
AACCELERATORSCCELERATORS
People Processes
LeadershipTechnology
Q u al i ty
Profitability
Productivity
Gr o wth
Team
Capability
Organizational
Capability
IndividualCapability
Learni ng
Innovation
Learning
Innovation
Societal
Capacity
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APO KM Framework
Starting point of the framework is the vision and
mission of the organization
There are three levels in the framework:
•Accelerators
•Knowledge Process
•Outcomes
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Accelerators
Accelerators help to propel and speed up the
KM initiative in the organization.
Four accelerators identified:
•Leadership
•People
•Processes
•Technology
AACCELERATORSCCELERATORS
People Processes
LeadershipTechnology
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Leadership
Drives the KM initiative in the organization
Ensures alignment of KM strategies and
projects with mission and vision of the
organization
Provide support and resources for the
implementation of KM projects
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Technology
Accelerates the knowledge process through
effective tools and techniques,
Tools like groupware and collaborative
workspaces enable participation, across time
and distance
Provides a platform for retention of
organizational knowledge
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People
People are users as well as generators of
knowledge
They create and possess intellectual capital
Trust is a prerequisite for knowledge sharing
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Processes
Social and technological steps that
enhance the contribution of
knowledge in the organization.
Systematic and effective processes
can contribute to improving
organizational productivity,
profitability, quality and growth
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Knowledge Process
Refer to the knowledge development and
conversion processes
Five stages in the knowledge process:
•Identify
•Create
•Store
•Share
•Apply
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Identify
Initial crucial stage of the knowledge process
Critical knowledge needed to build the core
competencies of the organization is identified
The knowledge gaps in the organization are
identified in this step
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Create
Address knowledge gaps through knowledge
conversion and generation of new knowledge
Many ways to create new knowledge:
•Individual level
•Team level
•Organizational level
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Store
Collection and preservation of organizational
knowledge
Various forms of storage
Organized for easy retrieval
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Share
Regular and sustained exchange of
knowledge
Foster continuous learning to achieve
business goals
Mutual trust and benefit help foster a culture
of sharing
Technology can be used to enhance sharing
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Apply
Use and re-use of knowledge in the
organization
Translates knowledge into action
Knowledge only adds value when it is used to
improve products and services
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Knowledge in
people and networks
Captured
Knowledge
Individuals
& Teams
Goals Results
Using
Knowledge
Using
Knowledge
Learn
during
Learn
after
Learn
before
Source: Chris CollisonSource: Chris Collison
Geoff ParcellGeoff Parcell
KM in BP
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Exercise on
Knowledge Process
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Learning & Innovation
Knowledge process enables
learning and innovation at all
levels and areas in the
organization
New products, services,
processes, markets, technologies
and business models
Build individual, team and
organizational capability leading
to societal capacity
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Expected outcomes:
•Individual Capability
•Team Capability
•Organizational Capability
•Societal Capacity
Leading to:
•Productivity
•Quality products and services
•Profitability
•Growth
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Outcomes
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Create
Share
Apply
Identify
Store
OOUTCOMESUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE
PPROCESSROCESS
AACCELERATORSCCELERATORS
People Processes
LeadershipTechnology
Q u al i ty
Profitability
Productivity
Gr o wth
Team
Capability
Organizational
Capability
IndividualCapability
Learni ng
Innovation
Learning
Innovation
Societal
Capacity
APO KM Framework
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Background and Purpose of Framework
APO KM Definition
APO KM Framework
–Major elements of the framework
•Vision and Mission
•Accelerators
•Knowledge Process
•Outcomes
Module Outline
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Defining a Learning Organization
"Organizations where people continually expand
their capacity to create the results they truly
desire, where new and expansive patterns of
thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is
set free, and where people are continually learning
to learn together"
Peter Senge, 1990
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Organizational Implications
Adaptive to their external environment
Continually enhance their capability to
change/adapt
Develop collective as well as individual learning
Use the results of learning to achieve better
results
"In order to generate extraordinary value for
shareholders, a company has to learn better than its
competitors and apply that knowledge throughout its
businesses faster and more widely than they do..”
John Browne, CEO BP
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Personal Mastery
Mental Models
Shared Vision
Team Learning
Systems
Thinking
The Five Learning Disciplines
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The Five Learning Disciplines
Personal Mastery
Learning to expand our personal capacity to create the
results we most desire, and creating an organizational
environment that encourages all its members to
develop themselves toward the goal and purposes they
choose
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The Five Learning Disciplines
Mental Models
Reflecting upon, continually clarifying, and improving
our internal pictures of the world, and seeing how they
shape our actions and decisions
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The Five Learning Disciplines
Shared Vision
Building a sense of commitment in a group, by
developing shared images of the future we seek, and
the principles and guiding practices by which we hope
to get there
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The Five Learning Disciplines
Team Learning
Transforming conversational and collective thinking
skills, so that groups of people can reliably develop
intelligence and ability greater than the sum of
individual members’ talents
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The Five Learning Disciplines
Systems Thinking
A way of thinking about, and a language for describing
and understanding the forces and interrelationships
that shape the behavior of systems.
This discipline helps us see how to change systems
more effectively, and to act more in tune with the
larger processes of the natural and economic world
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Create
Share
Apply
Identify
Store
OOUTCOMESUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE
PPROCESSROCESS
AACCELERATORSCCELERATORS
People Processes
LeadershipTechnology
Q u al i ty
Profitability
Productivity
Gr o wth
Team
Capability
Organizational
Capability
IndividualCapability
Learni ng
Innovation
Learning
Innovation
Societal
Capacity
APO KM Framework & the Five
Disciplines
Systems
Thinking
Personal
Mastery
Team
Learning
Mental
Model,
Shared Vision
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The APO Framework provide an easy
to understand introduction to KM
Highlight the critical factors for the
successful implementation of KM
Individual learning is the foundation for
capability development, but team and
organizational learning via collaboration
and knowledge sharing has greater
impact on organizational success
Module Summary
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