In a fully connected and ever-changing world, what does knowledge mean?
The global public has access to seemingly all the information that one might desire to know. However, despite this possibility, understanding and information are still somehow disconnected from each other. There seems to be only a select few who can decipher data in a way that presents that data. Yet, again, this translation often does not reach the general public or even the practitioners and professionals that might use it.
What is knowledge?
Knowledge is the absolute, indisputable truth that is often provided in the form of information or indicated intuitively. Knowledge is grander than memorization or recollection because it involves a processing phase, one in which an individual or group absorbs specific information in a manner that allows them to heighten their understanding or to earn from such information.
As a vessel of transportation, knowledge is often necessitated throughout and within the search for solutions. However, in a world where problems are vast and solutions sporadic, a conversation on the obtention and usage of knowledge might be at hand. We must have a more meaningful conversation on Knowledge Management (KM), and more so, a discussion about the platform from which we can appropriately discuss KM.
“Knowledge Management is the process of capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge” (Davenport, 1994). Organizations must be given instruction and access to construct and promote their systems of Knowledge Management.
The International Council for Small Business Launches A Knowledge Network
It was off of this basis that the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) launched their Knowledge Hub, or KHub, network. Operating in collaboration, these KHubs work to promote entrepreneurial missions across the globe.
This bolstering relationship not only connects KHubs to other ICSB members and organizations, but it also provides the KHubs with a platform off of which to operate and with support from the ICSB Senior Leadership. Portrayed in the form of monthly access to collaborative mentoring, ICSB Leadership helps and supports KHubs, provides critical reviews of how an organization can advance in its vision, and better supports their organization’s participants.
If KHubs is the solution to connecting individuals and organizations to real knowledge, then the International Council for Small Business has well used the principles of frugal innovation to work to fill the void in the entrepreneurial understanding of knowledge.
To learn about ICSB Knowledge Hubs: https://icsb.org/khubs/