053: Increasing Knowledge Management While Working Remotely

 Digital Enterprise Society is the authority on the transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about operations and action needed to drive digitization principles forward for the future of product development and life cycles.    On today’s episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Jeff Moffa, President of Auros Knowledge Systems, to discuss the importance of knowledge management in every industry.  Jeff highlights the value of effective knowledge management, the importance of effective provision mechanisms and contextual value, and defines the role of active knowledge in the ever-changing digital world.  He also highlights the benefits of the changes have come as a result of the COVID-19 required need to work remotely.     On today’s podcast, you will learn: The value of knowledge management Knowledge management refers to the need and ability to capture, share, and reuse knowledge in productive ways Capturing and indexing knowledge is best done while communicating with others during processes Provision mechanisms offer the greatest opportunity to capture knowledge  Contextual value can vary based on time frames, situational usage, and assembly Provision knowledge refers to obtaining only the information you need to know, precisely when you need to know it Industries that benefit from provisioning knowledge include software, automotive, financial, and other non-mechanical workflows   Understanding the role of active knowledge   Do active knowledge-based machines need human assistance in order to perform properly? Various digital tools are becoming more and more model-based   The application and implementation of active knowledge will only continue to increase over the years   Industry changes resulting from COVID-19 Company leaders need to know that knowledge has not been applied as effectively as it could be  COVID-19 has given people an opportunity to examine whether there is a need for the next level of variation and change that companies are often pushing for More is not always better — companies might actually benefit from reducing their competition Many companies in the building industry can easily thrive at a distance thanks to online collaboration technology Do you have an example of extraordinary efforts or innovation during these unprecedented times? We would love to hear your story and possibly interview you for an upcoming episode. Please reach out to us at www.DigitalEnterpriseSociety.org   Auros Knowledge Systems