The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation supports many grantees on an international scale and has supported several projects of which I have been a part.
Projects:
The knowledge of the elders is sometimes written. Knowledge walks out the door when a senior colleague retires. When an aggressive government action shutters agencies and their digital repositories, the documents may be lost forever. In oral cultures, the elder's wisdom may not become entwined in the stories
As a librarian and knowledge manager, the "Information Steward" moniker grew out of information organization practices in academic libraries and international development nonprofit work. Examining who I am, what I believe, and my habits in vocational environments, I now recognize a broader scope of my work. The Information
Knowledge sharing values lived out as habits. How individuals and teams practice knowledge sharing emerges from the values and culture embraced by those individuals. Rules, processes, and expectations succeed or fail based on the energy embodied in the culture. What is the knowledge sharing culture of your team or organization?
Stewarding information across work departments and teams necessitates links, relationships, visibility, and lines of communication at the highest level of the organization. Consequently, Information Steward co-leads will report directly to the organization's leader (CEO, President, Executive Director). Visible Nexus - narration by author0:00/60.5518131× Given successful