Blended learning, mentoring programs, job rotation, and learning communities are just a few methods for developing your employees' skills. Use templates, examples, and guides for these and many other knowledge management models in a PowerPoint presentation.

Know-how as a competitive advantage

Knowledge management deals with various aspects of your employees' professional development. The question is how this personal and professional qualification can be optimally used to improve quality within your company. Knowledge here is not understood as a mere collection of information (the so-called "know-what"), but rather as the conceptual linking of this information to a broader context ("know-why"). Therefore, knowledge is not a commodity that can be readily traded; it is individual and must be handled with care.

Collection, storage and dissemination of knowledge

Knowledge management distinguishes between explicit and implicit knowledge. Explicit knowledge is knowledge that is clearly reproducible, i.e., in the form of sentences, formulas, or images. This includes, for example, a manual for new software or a diagram of an organizational structure. Implicit knowledge, on the other hand, is personally shaped; it consists of individual experiences and skills acquired over a certain period. An example of this is the experience of a long-term employee. Their detailed knowledge of all company processes not only enables them to work faster and more flexibly, but also allows them to solve problems more intuitively and, above all, more creatively.

The task of knowledge management is to retain as much knowledge as possible within your own company, because implicit knowledge held by specialists is particularly difficult to pass on and is irretrievably lost when an employee leaves the company. Therefore, your employees' knowledge must be collected, stored, and made accessible to colleagues when needed. This slide set provides a comprehensive overview of how you can achieve this. For example, the blended learning concept, which combines in-person sessions with online e-learning offerings, is presented as one possible form of professional development. Creativity techniques such as the "635 Method" for the mutual development of ideas are included in this set, as is a list of various software programs that facilitate the exchange of information.

Knowledge management helps you to…

• to retain important know-how within your company
  
• To make information quickly and efficiently accessible at the necessary locations.
  
• to further train your employees through various learning methods

This PowerPoint template contains:

• Facts about the importance of knowledge in society and the economy
  
• Definitions of knowledge
  
• possible goals of knowledge management
  
• different types of knowledge
  
• Guidelines for implementing knowledge management in your company
  
• SECI model of knowledge generation
  
• Templates for identifying existing knowledge
  
• Dreyfus/Benner model of competence development
  
• A knowledge balance sheet illustrates the knowledge within your company.
  
• Techniques for acquiring knowledge (blended learning, mentoring programs, job rotation, etc.)
  
• alternative learning methods (e.g. learning communities)
  
• Concepts of knowledge transfer (knowledge database, push vs. pull principle, etc.)
  
• List of different incentive systems for sharing knowledge
  
• various creativity techniques (Method 635, Osborn Checklist, etc.)
  
• Overview of software for information exchange
  
• Quality circles
  
• Possibilities for measuring competence (e.g., through a competence network)