27th September, Novotel London West, Hammersmith, London, UK
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Disruptive technologies and worldwide competition - especially from India and China - are driving a global business transformation. The very nature of work for many people in hi-tech and knowledge-based organizations has already fundamentally changed.
Over the next 10 years this change will accelerate and extend to affect all of our working lives. From the CEO downward, we each need to develop our own understanding of this global revolution and integrate it into our thinking and every day behavior.
We will not survive, if we are not both technically and business literate. Intranets and extranets connect us within our own organizations and with our external partners and suppliers whilst the Internet connects us to our external customers, clients and a host of other people and organizations with whom we are loosely affiliated.
In this new world, the fundamental unit of the economy is increasingly no longer the corporation but the individual. For individuals and organizations to prosper - we, as individually electronically interconnected knowledge workers, need to learn how to better work together and how to harness our collective knowledge in order to compete.
Who is the workshop designed for?
This workshop is designed for knowledge workers.
"Knowledge workers are those people who have taken responsibility for their work lives. They continually strive to better understand the changing world around them and modify their work practices and behaviors to better meet their personal and organizational objectives. No one tells them what to do. They do not take “No” for an answer. They are self motivated."
This workshop is for people who strive to become such knowledge workers.
- People who wish to take responsibility for their work lives and wish to make a difference.
- People who wish to see the world differently, think differently and act and behave differently in order to make that difference.
- People who are serious about transforming the way that they work; their ability to create and to innovate and improve the way that they manage and interact with other people in their organization.
What you will learn in this workshop and the benefits
In this workshop you will learn some of the more important concepts and skills needed to become an effective knowledge worker. You will learn how to become a more effective kowledge-networker; how to better collaborate and share knowledge with your co-workers; how to build learning into your everyday work with such tools as after action reviews and how to be a better communicator through practicing dialogue and telling stories. Finally, you will learn the importance and application of new social network tools such as weblogs and RSS feeds and how to use them effectively.
Who should attend this workshop
This workshop is designed for knowledge workers. You could be an individual contribtor, project manger or manager.
It is pitched at an introductory level and is probably not appropriate for senior managers or anyone who already has a good knowledge of 'personal knowledge management' concepts and skills.
Workshop Schedule
The schedule for the day is outlined below with links that provide further information on the individual modules and the resources on this website from which they draw.
Given the interactive nature of the day the scheduled timing is approximate.
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration, coffee and networking |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Begin with the End in Mind : the background and purpose of the day |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Make your connections count : how to be an effective knowledge networker |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Taking responsibility for your knowledge : how to ensure knowledge works for everyone |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee and networking |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Dare to Share : how to share your knowledge effectively |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | The Knowledge Cafe : how to run knowledge cafes in order to share knowledge |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch and networking |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Learn Before, During and After : how to build learning into your everyday activities |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Conversation & Telling Stories : how to use dialogue to improve the understanding of business issues |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee and networking |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | Blogging : how to use weblogs & social network tools to be more creative |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Summary and Close |
| 17:00 | Drinks in bar |
Registration
Attending this workshop costs just £495 + VAT (£581.63) and includes:
- Attendance at the event
- 3 course lunch
- Morning and afternoon refreshments