What is knowledge management and how should I use it?

[danwaterfield]

Article type

This is a conceptual article (what is...) Knowledge management

The title should be something like: What is knowledge management and how should I use it?

Target audience

Very little knowledge assumed; maybe they'll have heard of "second brains" or notion/obsidian. They'll have heard about good research practices, and they'll either be embarking on postgrad or in writing up mode or figuring out how to deal with archival research.

They'll have a massive amount of material and panicking about how to get it all organised, or remembering where everything is.

Things to cover

What's knowledge management; different approaches; different ontologies; notion vs obsidian; what if you're halfway through a career etc.

Is it related to anything else we've written about?

Not yet

Anything else?

Anything else we should know? Do you have links to anywhere on social media/blogs of people asking about this topic? Do you have links to relevant/further reading?

Next steps

Would you prefer:

• I want to write the article mostly myself
• I would like you to write about this for me

In either case, the next step is to wait for Dan or Caro to read the proposal and check it's something we want to include, then we'll take a branch and start working on an outline together. Thanks for your contribution 🎉