[Guest Post by Elaine Egan]
For decades technology has been an enabler for Knowledge Management. Industries have surrendered to the pressure of a technology solution that doesn’t factor in the real human element of organized information, defined terms and evaluation that lead to actionable knowledge. The founding principles of knowledge management are that unique information held
In having a good laugh at sarcastic signs (Brilliantly smart-ass responses to completely well-meaning signs) this morning with my fellow Bradys, it occurred to me that the problem, or hilarious joke, depends on interpretation. If correctly interpreted, signs can indicate many things: where to walk, how to use a tool, or when there
Social media advocates predict the end of email but, while it is always interesting to consider new, improved ways to disseminate intelligence, most law firms are not likely to drop email any time soon.
Scenario: A litigation partner is leaving for a lunch with a target client and needs
It has been almost a month since my trip to Philly for the 2011 annual SLA conference and INFO-EXPO. Over the course of the month, I have been thinking about what lessons I learned, and what I took away from the conference, and after letting it all stew, I am ready to share my
I knew this morning that I felt a blog post coming on… (it’s a little like a cold with less sneezing)
Tell me if you’ve heard this (true) story before… A Partner calls up the Marketing team and says that he is going to be attending a conference this weekend and wants to get some background information on a small group of General Counsels (GC’s) that will be attending. Immediately, Marketing calls the library and asks
We have some interesting contributions this week on what the legal industry needs more of right now. I was a little disappointed that my friend Emily didn’t follow through on her dibs on “cowbell” – just because I really wanted her to say something like “The legal industry’s got a fever and the only prescription is more
Every once in a while, we like to lob a softball out for everyone to answer. Of course, if you hate what you do, then I guess this wouldn’t really be a softball question for you (good luck on the job search when the economy rebounds, though!) For the rest of us, there are just