Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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Work Cisco Culture Question 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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Work Cisco Culture Question 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

Work 52

Work Cisco Culture Question 52

Tech Soup Blog

MAY 17, 2011

As I delve deeper in to the world of telework I have to admit my surprise at its potential for changing how we work - for everyone, not just well-paid knowledge workers. We all know how profoundly the Internet has changed the way we job search and get our resumes in front of employers.

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Tech Soup Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Despite the fact that many knowledge workers could efficiently and effectively do their work from home, most organizations default to a management and evaluation style designed for factory workers. The future of work requires this shift in managerial mindset.

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Tech Soup Blog

MAY 5, 2009

Statistics compiled by the Telework Coalition show that more than 44 million Americans are commuting less by working at home at least one day per week, and it is the same in most countries with a growing number of "knowledge workers." " The environmental impact in this area is profound.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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Work Cisco Culture Question 40

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

For knowledge workers. The MuseumCamp website has more information about this year's camp and how to apply. It also has testimonials from past campers and information on past years to help you get a sense of the experience. MuseumCamp is for activists. For designers. For people on the front lines. For managers. For creative types.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 21, 2015

For knowledge workers. Learn more about MuseumCamp 2015 here , including dates, program plan, and more on the theme. Watch the video from MuseumCamp 2014 if you want to get a sense of the silliness behind the seriousness. MuseumCamp is for activists. For designers. For people on the front lines. For managers. For creative types.

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Museum Unconference Arts Knowledge Worker 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. As nonprofits become networked and different departments work across silos, we need to connect with more people than ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Stephen Downes points to a post by Tony Karrer with disagreeing with some points in about the value of blogging in Thomas Davenport's book Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers. Tony points out this paragraph: I believe that blogging falls into the unproven category.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2006

" Good is advocating for a new type of knowledge worker - he calls them Newsmasters. The person uses a combination of machine automation and topic-specific expert knowledge. These are human filters " who subscribe to the RSS feeds of a large number of sources, search queries, and other dynamic sources.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

MARCH 16, 2006

For the first time, non-profit workers would be in the same knowledge worker sector as accountants, sales reps, and financiers. Most non-profit workers see themselves as something separate and away from the for-profit sector.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

DECEMBER 7, 2006

However, if you serve those clients with knowledge workers, you may end up with a more cost-effective outcome for that client. Sure, it’s not state of the art stuff but turning line staff into knowledge workers is a long process and you need to work with what’s available. That’s probably almost everyone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

Most creatives and knowledge workers who are not developers. It’s just dead easy to use Linux for development – easier than using the Mac, even though it has BSD as it’s basis. Where is Linux not a good idea? And we don’t (at least I don’t) want to spend to much time getting all of that to work.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

APRIL 20, 2006

Re-empowerment of the nonprofit worker and resulting transformation into a knowledge worker, data re-presented as knowledge – these are all themes for Nonprofit 2.0. The ability to recombine data with another application will create new opportunities for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Grameen has a team of community knowledge workers who go out in the fields of Uganda and collect agricultural information on their mobile devices. Jake Porway cites the Grameen Foundation ’s Mobile Data Collection and Extension Service as one of the easiest-to-understand charity big data projects.

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