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Editorial
Navigating beyond the Known
Xenia Stanford
Our editor-in-chief takes us on a journey of discovery to face unknown dragons of opportunity. Read about the philosophy behind KnowMap and how its pages can expand your boundaries, and increase your knowledge and experience.

Roles
Knowledge Jobs: Innovation - Knowledge to Action sm
Debra M. Amidon
Have you ever wondered where you fit in the rapidly changing knowledge management world? Check out Debra M. Amidon's eight-part career classification schema and find your specialty.

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Corporate Culture Clashes Thwart Mergers and Acquisitions
Barbara Weaver Smith
Mergers and acquisitions are occurring at an astonishing rate in today's business world, but when potential clashes of corporate culture are ignored, the results can be devastating. Barbara Weaver Smith provides insight into "cultural due diligence," or exploring the cultures of merging organizations to avoid conflict.

Toolkit
   Mapping
Why Do We Need to See Our Knowledge?
Edward W. Rogers
Have you ever yearned for a way to display your knowledge so that other people understand your point quickly and effectively? Learn how to share your knowledge and make it transparent to others through the use of knowledge mapping, the technique of making knowledge visible.

What is Knowledge Mapping? - Xenia Stanford
This article defines knowledge maps and knowledge management. Find answers to questions such as: Are all sitemaps actually maps? What elements must be present in a knowledge map? What exactly is knowledge management? If you've ever asked yourself questions like these, look no further!

   Auditing
The Information Audit as a First Step towards Effective Knowledge Management
Susan Henczel
An information audit is the all-important first step in establishing and maintaining a knowledge management program. Susan Henczel presents a seven-stage flexible model that can be used to structure information audits for any situation in any sized organization.

Features

Jobs

Events

Map Challenge
Xenia Stanford
Here's your chance to earn fame for your knowledge mapping skills. Submit a knowledge map; the best ones will be featured in a future issue of KnowMap! Look here for contest rules and other related details.

Book Reviews:
Innovation Strategy for the Knowledge Economy: The Ken Awakening by Debra M. Amidon

Corporate Memories: Strategies for Knowledge Management (Intellectual Capital Series) by Annie Brooking

Case Studies
   General
Thoughts on the Flow of Information in a Mid-Sized Private Law Firm
Laura Kaspari Hohmann
Observe an information audit in action, as a law firm is surveyed to help fine-tune and popularize its intranet.


   Maps
The Sitemap Tree: Concept Mapping in Action
Amanda Pitchford
Colynn Kerr, who works for the City of Calgary, shares with us the story behind the remarkable tree-shaped sitemap he designed for a city department's website.

Raising CAIN in British Columbia Archives, 2000-2004
Xenia Stanford
Did you ever have a huge project to complete and you weren't sure where to begin? Jane Turner had this problem while trying to get the B.C. portion of the Canadian Archival Information Network (CAIN) off the ground. Her solution? Build a knowledge map!

   Surveys
The Many Faces of Knowledge Management
Amanda Pitchford
Have you ever wondered what a typical organization that supports knowledge management looks like? What about a knowledge practitioner? This survey conducted by Stanford Solutions may have some surprising insights for you.
As We Map and Manage
Xenia Stanford
Due to the results of surveys and research conducted by Stanford Solutions, KnowMap is devoted primarily to the practical uses and tools of knowledge management, including mapping and auditing. Want to know more? Check out this revealing article by our Editor-in-Chief.

The Global Development of Knowledge Management
Amanda Pitchford
Knowledge management is a global phenomenon, and people's approaches to it are as unique as they are. This survey conducted by Debra M. Amidon reveals that there are also intriguing similarities.

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