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The latest edition of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal focuses on Understanding the role of culture in knowledge sharing: making the invisible visible. This is a fascinating topic for me; both the cultural part, and the ideas of visibility and invisibility. One of the appeals of blogging may be making ourselves or our ideas visible. I don't know...

From the scene setting editorial:

The purpose of this issue is to present some recent experiences of knowledge sharing and culture by practitioners who have been involved in planning, introducing, and mainstreaming knowledge sharing approaches and processes in development organizations. This issue is strongly linked to the KM4Dev annual meeting on the same subject which took place at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva on 20-21 June 2005.

Table of Contents

Editorial

Understanding the role of culture in knowledge sharing: making the invisible visible.	Abstract PDF
Peter van Rooij, Rohit Ramaswamy, Catherine Vaillancourt-Laflamme, Lucie Lamoureux	2-4

Articles

Knowledge management and social learning: exploring the cognitive dimension of development	Abstract PDF
Sebastião Darlan Mendonça Ferreira, Marcos Neto	5-18

The culture of a knowledge fair: lessons from an international organization.	Abstract PDF
Barbara Collins, Rafael Diez de Medina, Anne Trebilcock	19-29

Building knowledge from the practice of local communities.	Abstract PDF
Ceasar McDowell, Andrea Nagel, Susana M. Williams, Claudia Canepa	30-40

Elective affinities? Reflections on the enduring appeal of knowledge management for the development sector.	Abstract PDF
Giulio Quaggiotto	41-45

Bridging the gap between research and practice.	Abstract PDF
Julie Ferguson	46-54

The culture of management or the management of culture?	Abstract PDF
Chris Burman	55-65

Case Studies

The Eastern Indonesia Knowledge Exchange – a journey of change.	Abstract PDF
Petrarca Karetji	66-77

Stories

Culture, learning and surviving a PhD: a journey in search of my own path.	Abstract PDF
Camilo Villa	78-83

Interviews

An interview with Clive Holtham. Knowledge and culture: learning from the past.	Abstract PDF
Katty Marmenout,	84-86

Reviews

Stephen Denning (2005) The leader’s guide to storytelling: mastering the art and discipline of business narrative. Jossey-Bass: San Fransisco	Abstract PDF
Sibrenne Wagenaar	87-91

Community Notes

The KM4Dev FAQ Renewal Project: a cross-organisational knowledge sharing experience.	Abstract PDF
Urs Karl Egger	92-98