More from the Ark Knowledge Management Conference in Chicago. A real time report on “KM: In the Crosshairs Between lawyers and Technology”   Scott Rechtschaffen, managing shareholder at Littler Mendelson, presents on the “KM: In the Crosshairs Between lawyers and Technology.” KM group at Littler...

More from the Ark Knowledge Management Conference in Chicago. A real time report on the non-traditional notions of knowledge management….   Brent Kidwell, a partner at Jenner & Block, presents on the “Changing Landscape of KM in the Law Firm.” One definition of KM (Wikipedia)...

More from the Ark Knowledge Management Conference in Chicago. A real time report on the role of tech in KM….   This is a debate between Stuart Kay (SK) of Baker McKenzie and Joshua Fireman (JF) of ii3: SK: Technology is just an enabler. It’s...

Just finished a session on cultural change and social networks at the Ark Knowledge Management conference in Chicago.  A few interesting points: – Technology has caused the collapse of more traditional in-person social connections and mentoring. – KM has emerged as a substitute for the...

Knowledge managers frequently discuss the number of document categories (types) in the document management system.  The accepted wisdom is that about a dozen types is right. Even then, lawyers often will not select the appropriate type. Some firms started with 100+ types and pay the...