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The KM Cookbook<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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“The KM Cookbook is significant both for what it does and the way in which it does it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

So said realKM magazine<\/a> in the first post publication review of The KM Cookbook.<\/a><\/p>\n

An idea that emerged at dinner overlooking the River Tejo.<\/h2>\n

It all began over dinner, as most good things do. Having run a joint Masterclass in Lisbon in May 2017 Chris Collison and Paul Corney were sitting in a restaurant overlooking the River Tejo supping a wonderful Alentejo Red wine enjoying Arroz do Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice).<\/p>\n

\u201cNavigating the Minefield: A Practical KM Companion\u201d (Paul and Patricia\u2019s previous book) had just been released to critical acclaim, and Chris and Paul were talking about one of its key observations: the lack of any governing principles, an industry body or a globally recognised accreditation \/ certification for Knowledge Management.<\/p>\n

As a member of the British Standards Institution\u2019s (BSI) KM Standards Committee, who had been working on a set of ISO KM Standards for over a year, Paul had expressed the view that:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arrival of the ISO KM Standards (albeit that adherence is voluntary) provides a framework against which KM Programs can be viewed. An independently assessed external accreditation is another key component of the KM practitioner\u2019s path to corporate legitimacy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paul and Chris agreed it was a topic to be revisited later, when the standards development process resulted in a draft circulated for general comment.<\/p>\n

“A book, conversational in style…”<\/h2>\n

In December 2017, following the general release of the draft of ISO 30401, Chris and Paul sat down to discuss comments Chris had made on the draft.\u00a0 After a while it became clear both shared a view that the ISO KM Standard was a great topic around which to base a book; but not one which promises to help the reader \u2018pass\u2019 an assessment, rather one that draws on great examples from leading global organisations and highlights aspects from their KM Programmes others might find inspirational.\u00a0 A book which is conversational in style and follows a similar format to \u201cNavigating\u2026\u201d and Chris\u2019 bestselling \u201cLearning to Fly\u201d, often cited as the book to read on practical KM.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally and concurrently, Patricia and Paul were working on a workshop they had been asked to conduct by Henley KM Forum on the release of the ISO KM Standards. Paul suggested to Chris that Patricia be invited to participate in the book discussions. He pointed out that they had worked together on a previous book and she was a former Nuclear Plant assessor who had set up and run a KM Program in a regulatory environment, as well as having written and implemented US and international standards. Chris readily agreed that there was something unique about this potential combination of \u2018ingredients\u2019, and so began the process that culminated in the release of the KM Cookbook.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

The story of the book: webinar<\/h2>\n

Below is the story of the book in the form of a 90 minute webinar<\/strong> with Chris, Patricia and I conducted by CILIP on behalf of Facet Publishing in July 19.<\/p>\n