Welcome to the Knowledge Transfer Alliance 

The purpose of this site is to bring together vital know-how for capturing and applying implicit and tacit knowledge.  It is both a roadmap, providing the industry "lay of the land" along with links to key people and tools; and a learning center, providing information about and actionable how-to on a variety of knowledge subjects.

It is a "work in progress" and labor of love for me (Pam Holloway).  My goal is to help business professionals make sense of the variety of tools and solutions at their disposal and figure out what makes sense for them.  I also want to support and help provide greater visibility for the community of consultants, toolmakers, and trainers who provide knowledge capture, knowledge retention, and knowledge assessment solutions.

The Challenge

The Cost of Lost Knowledge

More Knowledge Loss Facts and Figures

More Brain Drain / Lost Knowledge Stories

Oil & Gas Talent Shortage

Nuclear Reaction - Staffing the Nuclear Renaissance 

Solutions Overview

The Big Picture - Getting Your Arms Around the Options

Identifying and Prioritizing Critical Knowledge

Eliciting Implicit/Tacit Knowledge Via Interview or Group Facilitated Discussion

What to do with knowledge once you capture it 

Solution Providers

Knowledge Harvesting

Perigean Technologies

Common Knowledge Associates

Tools for Capturing, Organizing and Packaging Knowledge 

Tools & Technologies 

Practitioners Toolbox

Making the Business Case for Knowledge Capture and Transfer

Learning from the Experience of Others

Articles, Papers and Other Information Resources by or about Alliance members

Passing on Know-How. Jean Thilmany. HR Magazine, June 2008

Knowledge Harvesting During the Big Crew Change. Larry Wilson and Jeff Stemke.  Chapter from Knowledge Retention: Strategies and Solutions by Jay Liebowitz, 2008.

Harvesting Project Knowledge. Nancy Dixon and Katrina Pugh.  NASA ASK Magazine, Spring 2008

Knowledge-Based Exit Interview. Pam Holloway. Workforce Magazine

The Neglected Receiver of Knowledge Sharing, Nancy Dixon. Ivy Business Journal,  March/April 2002.  

How to Use Mentoring for Knowledge Capture. Pam Holloway

How to Create a Knowledge Sharing Culture. Pam Holloway. Knowledge Management Magazine. 2000.

How to Protect Knowledge from Walking out the Door. Pam Holloway. Workforce Magazine 2000. 

Organizations, Academics & Conferences

Knowledge Capture/Transfer/Management Organizations

Publications

Inside Knowledge Magazine

Recommended Reading