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As knowledge workers, we all need to be more progressive in our work and to be on the bleeding edge in order to most effectively exploit the tools and opportunities we have. In recognition of that need, thoughtglue presents the definition of Knowledge Worker 2.0 from Wikipedia (as defined by Andrew Boyd, and others):
Characteristics of knowledge worker 2.0 are:
- uses taxonomies as one categorisation strategy/tool - but knows that they are only a part of a total solution that includes folksonomies and folk taxonomies.
- designs/uses information systems that recognise that different people find things in different ways
- has heightened sensitivity to organisational culture
- high awareness of information sharing and distribution
- recognises that centralised control of information is an option but not the only option
- may work in “traditional” knowledge worker domains such as records and information management but is just as likely to be found within development project teams, marketing, or human resources areas.
Pretty close, we’d say!
While many knowledge workers understand RSS and its advantages, there’s a whole, much larger world out there that simply has no idea about RSS. This may be what you need to show those people.
There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don’t know where to start.
April 30, 2007 – 11:27 pm
We’ve created a Tangler group as a place for canvassing issues relevant to thoughtglue.
Join up, log in and welcome to the discussion!
In their own words, Tangler is:
…a discussion network. It’s like all your discussion forums in one place, but better. It’s real-time so you can have a live conversation, and also let’s you add in pictures and videos
It’s certainly all that and more. If you and your knowledge worker colleagues could benefit from the ability to have a forum-like place to discuss your project/plans that also offers the benefit of being real-time, Tangler could well be for you.
In private beta until last weekend, Tangler is now in pubic beta, so drop on over, participate and even set up some public or private groups of your own.
In the next week or so, thoughtglue will conduct a full review of Tangler. In the meantime, explore!
February 16, 2007 – 1:00 am
Welcome to thoughtglue!
thoughtglue is an idea that’s been bubbling away inside our heads for a few months now; a place for knowledge workers and their managers to come to read the latest discussion, research and news about working as a part of the knowledge economy.
Back last year we had an idea that caused the proverbial itch that wouldn’t go away. That itch came from working for clients and in places where the nature of knowledge work wasn’t well understood; burst vs. busy, tools we use that aren’t the norm in the corporate world (IM, Twitter, etc.), the ability not to have constant face time to be of value.
The question we asked ourselves was
How do we, as knowledge workers introduce clients and mangers to knowledge work and everything about it in a way that isn’t threatening and isn’t going to get us marginalized?
For managers, who are equally important in this equation, we asked (with our manager hats on):
How do I better understand knowledge workers, get the best from them and facilitate them doing their work in a way that will return greatest value to my business?
So, here’s what we want thoughtglue to be able to do - tie together in a meaningful way all of the latest information available about knowledge work and the knowledge economy and build the value of that information by exploring for workers and managers how that information can be leveraged in business.
Sound interesting? We think it does. If you want to keep up to date on what’s happening with thoughtglue, add the feed to your reader. And, if you’ve got an idea, drop us a line and we’ll follow it up.
