Knowledge Capital

Knowledge Capital: How Knowledge-Based Enterprises ReallyGet Built is an integrated structured set ofconversations with thought leaders and key practitioners inthe fields of intellectual capital and knowledge managementwho examine-in the form of conversations-the steps necessaryfor creating and implementing the various dimensions of aknowledge-based enterprise. These are the dimensions thatneed to be effectively addressed for the organization tosuccessfully make the transition from an activity-basedorganization to a truly knowledge-based enterprise. Theconversations that make up Knowledge Capital are notstudies of theory separated from practice or practicewithout a strong theoretical base. Rather they are thestories of how knowledge-based enterprises really get builtin the words of the people who built them. While everycontributor begins from his or her own unique perspectiveand background each moves toward a convergent understandingof the core elements perspectives and practices involved.These systemic conversations provide a body of knowledge andexperience on how to craft and implement strategies as wellas the how values learning performance relationshipsinnovation and change play in the development of usableknowledge environment. These explorations together lead toa mapping of what are quickly becoming the foundations ofthe next stage of the field. Knowledge Capital gives thereader a readily accessible collection of insights andexperiences essential for the new era in intellectualcapital and knowledge management.