- The Business Knowledge Visualization Seminar
Our next Knowledge Visualization Seminar takes place on Novemebr 12th and 13th 2010 in Zurich and focuses on the use of visualization for strategy and innovation. It is tailored to the needs of consultants and managers. You can find the seminar description and the registration form here. Contact Roland.Pfister@unisg.ch for more information.
Following are some voices from the previous Business Knowledge Visualization Seminars:
„The seminar was very instructive. I have experienced that emphasizing key messages is a key success factor in communication and visualization. We have applied this principle for the benefit of all participants in the seminar. The seminar made it possible to transfer the learned insights into everyday practices."Daniel Freuler, Engineer, Roche / F.Hoffmann-La Roche AG
"The Business Knowledge Visualization Seminar of the USI was a great mix
between theoretical insights, such as visual perception principles, and
practical applications, such as interactive visualization in projects.
The Seminar offered a great spectrum of visualization methods from
machine-like diagrams to very creative visual metaphors. I found the Synergy
Map very useful and I now use it to detect goal discrepancies and potential
synergies within project-teams".
Roberto Vitalini, Conceptualist, Wheii.com
“Communications strategies must evolve as changes in socio-demographics, technology and research impact the business environment. The business examples and the associated dialogue at the business knowledge visualization seminar led me to renew my efforts in rethinking and elaborating the communication strategies in the projects we are currently managing.”
Richard James, Management Consultant, Zurich
"The Business Knowledge Visualization of the USI and the HSG has shown in an impressive way how modern visualization tools and methods can optimize knowledge transfer.”
Sandra Zesiger, Swiss Department of Defense and Sports (VBS), Army General Planning Staff /Planungstab der Armee, Knowledge Management
- The Analyst Academy
A seminar for analysts from all fields who want ot improve their communication skills. The seminar is offered on request.
- Knowledge Communication Workshops
_ 1st edition: Rigor vs. Relevance in Scientific Knowledge Communication, October 14h 2004
See the result of the discussion
_ 2nd edition: Literature Reviews as Effective Forms of Scientific Knowledge Communication, March 2nd 2005
See the result of the discussion
_ 3rd edition: Knowledge Distinctions: Differences that Make a Difference in Managing Knowledge, April 14th 2005
See the result of the discussion
_ 4th edition: Integrating Knowledge on Recruiting Practices, March 3rd 2005
See the result of the discussion
_ 5th edition: Qualitative Research Methods, October 24th 2005
See the results of the discussion (overview of qualitative research methods, goodness criteria profiles for qualitative and quantitative research, key differences and common points between qualitative and quantitative research)
_ 6th edition: Knowledge Design Factors, Beijing, January 31st, 2007
Company representatives and researchers from the schools of communication and business of CUFE Beijing gave feedback to Martin Eppler’s view on key success factors of visualization. The following annotated visualization resulted.
_ 7th edition: Interactive Knowledge Communication in University Teaching, Lugano, March 12th, 2008.
Several professors of the communciation faculty of the University of Lugano have compiled their methods of conveying knowledge interactively in a faculty workshop. The following methods were
gathered, described and clustered (includes links and comments).
_ 8th edition: Effective Knowledge Communication in Research-based Teaching, Lugano, November 27th, 2009. Several course instructors and PhD students of the communication and economics faculties of the University of Lugano have participated at a workshop facilitated by Martin Eppler on how to make research-based teaching effective. You can find the lets-focus templates that were used here.
The first three editions and the fifth, seventh, and eight edition of the workshop were dedicated to the communication of scientific knowledge, whereas the fourth and sixth one were designed for professional audiences. The participants worked with software-supported knowledge visualization and communication tools (the www.lets-focus.com suite). Our tools helped to better manage the discussion, and - at the same time - visualize and document knowledge-intensive, complex issues.Faculty:
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, USI
Prof. Bertil Cottier, USI
Prof. Martin Eppler, USI
Prof. Michael Gibbert, Bocconi University
Prof. Giri Kumar Tayi, University of Albany Business School
Silvia Invrea, Stage & Placement, USI
Dr. Wendelin Küpers, FU Hagen
Prof. Giuseppe Richeri, USI
Prof. Peter Schulz, USI
Prof. Jianxin Ge, Central University of Finance and Economics, BeijingParticipants at these events:
Approx. 20 professional human resource managers and recruiting specialists
Doctoral students of the USI
Knowledge management students of USI
Chinese and European managers
USI Professors