Introduction to knowledge management at the Humboldt KOSMOS Multiversity by Claus Nagel, 9th February 2012, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

1. The Humboldt KOSMOS Multiversity
Intro into knowledge management and working
methods using network computers
Claus Nagel, Germany
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
09.02.2012
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2. The concept of intellectual capital could be
a new way of thinking!
„Ways, which lead as to the future,
do not lay in front of us.
They will become ways,
if we walk on them.
Antonio Machado (*1875, Sevilla)
We will walk an new ways with
this seminar and with the
methods we present to you.
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3. „The time will come,
when our descenders will aks,
why we didn‘t know
such obvious things.“
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
(ca. 4 v. Chr - 65 n. Chr.),
We should be prepared for new models an new ways!
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4. We need better tools for the future
„We are not able to know anything
true about the future.“
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
(1759 - 1805),
We will enable people to use a
broader selection of tools to deal
with upcoming or future questions.
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5. Ausgangssituation
Some basic information about intangibles and
knowledge management
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6. What is the value of an organization?
Microsoft Corporation 1978
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7. There is a shift of value in economy
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8. The concept of intangibles can be applied to different
levels
4. countries
3. cities & regions
2. companies & organisations
1. Single persons or groups)
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9. Most of the value of an region or an
organization is not visible – it is under the
surface
Tangible Assets
Intangible Assets
human capital
structural capital
relational capital
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10. The human dimension intangible assets
human capital *
structural capital
relational capital
Human beings / residents with:
- Competences, expertise
- knowledge, experience
- motivation
* human capital is owned by the members of an organization or inhabitants of a region
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11. The dimension of structural capital
human capital
structural capital *
relational capital
Organizations / Institutes / infrastruktur
- IT infrastructur / communication infras.
- education infrastructure
(schools, universities, research institutes)
- transportation infrastructure
* structural capital is owned by the organization or the region.
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12. The dimension of relational capital
human capital
structural capital
relational capital
Interconnections:
- internal relations between people and
organizations
- external relations to other countries
and their organizations
- Image / Reputation (Trust)
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13. Overlapping of the dimensions of
intellectual capital
SC-RC
relational structural
capital capital
HC-SC-RC
(Image)
HC-RC human-
HC-SC
(social capital) capital
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14. New web-Technologie and online
knowledge management / eLearning
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15. Social Media
…….
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16. Social Media
1. technology: structural capital
2. you & your experience: human capital
3. your network: structural capital
These new technologies touch
all the different kinds of intellectual capital.
Everybody can be connected to 800 Mio.
people and their knowledge, worldwide, without any frontier.
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17. New concepts are developing
1. The concept of ‘open’ or ’openess’
– Open source software (e.g. Linux, Firefox, OpenOffice….)
– Open knowledge (e.g. Wikipedia, open research journals)
– Open innovation initiative
2. The concept of ‘crowd-’
– Crowd-Innovations
– Crowd-development
– Crowd-funding
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18. Consequences for learning and education
1. Learning concepts:
– eLearning => blended learning
– Virtual universities, virtual classrooms
2. Learning content / the knowledge
3. Learning technologies
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19. Conclusion
human capital
structural capital
relational capital
The technical
infrastructure is the
most important
enabler for all these
developments .
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20. Do you have questions?
Thank you very much!
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21. United Nations’ vision of a new Society based
on a new economy
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22. The concept of our Workshop
• Based on the statement of the UN secretary there is intens
discussion about new ways of thinking!
• We want to test or try one new method
• We have a “virtual co-moderator in Tallahassee (USA)
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23. Major steps of the process
1) We will formulate a statement or recommendation
2) Each participant will make a first overall judgement for or against it
from
 - 1: completely disagree
 0: undecided
 +1: completely agree
3) (Send the statements to Mr. Thorbjörn)
4) We will collect arguments for or against the statement
Yes, ‘X’ should be recommended, because
- if ‘X’ is implemented, this will result in effect / consequence ‘Y’
if conditions ‘C’ are present
5) (Send the arguments to TM)
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24. Major steps of the process
6) Receive the calculated results from TM
7) Collect more arguments
8) Recalculate them
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25. Some proposal for statements
1) The new knowledge society should be much more human centered!
2) We should learn to deal with the current crisis in a positive way!
3) We must change our (social and economic) rules to achieve a better
social welfare!
4) We should enable (young) people to self-organize themselves, to
reach an new stage of a societyl framework!
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