Category Archives: Knowledge Management

PhD General Exam – A Model for Mentoring?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Skip Walter

Earlier this year, I was asked to serve on the PhD committee for Alex Thayer at UW HCDE along with the co-chairs – Charlotte Lee and Jan Spyridakis, and Cecilia Aragon.  I eagerly accepted as a way to understand what the process for … Continue reading →

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Learning and the Internet – Cathy Davidson

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Skip Walter

“When the student is ready, the master will appear.” I hate it when I come across a book, buy it, and then have it get lost in my other Amazon Kindle book purchases.  Such was the case with Cathy Davidson’s Now … Continue reading →

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Finding My Sword

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Skip Walter

In the late 1980s I had the privilege of attending a three day seminar put on by the Catholic Church called Cursillo in the diocese of New Hampshire.  The course is also known as a short course in Christianity.  The original … Continue reading →

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User Experience Research

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Skip Walter

One of the challenges for professionals who decide they want to change jobs is to demonstrate that they have competence in the new discipline through the capabilities they developed in their previous discipline. A year ago, my daughter decided that she … Continue reading →

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Knowledge versus Information

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Skip Walter

As I was wandering into a client today, Greg asked one of those questions that lead to a teachable moment: “So Skip, it’s clear from our working sessions that you think that knowledge and information are two different things. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Synthesis versus Analysis

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Skip Walter

When I do consulting work for a client, sooner or later I’m asked “what is this process you are using?” Often, this is a polite way of saying that they would rather have a nicely laid out, step by step … Continue reading →

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