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Chaos AND Structure. Believe it or Not, Personal Knowledge Management Needs Both. Dr. Stefan T. Siegel NoteLab Blog 2

Chaos AND Structure. Believe it or Not, Personal Knowledge Management Needs Both.

Ever felt stuck between too much structure and complete chaos in managing your ideas? In personal knowledge management (PKM), the belief that “the more structure, the better” seems like common wisdom. But too much structure can stifle creativity and hinder your learning. In this text, we will explore why balancing chaos _and_ order may actually be more effective for your personal growth and productivity.

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Use Whatever Works. Why You Don’t Need a Sophisticated System for Effective Knowledge Management

Fact First Whether you are aware of it or not, you already have a Personal Knowledge Management System (PKMS)—an ecosystem for your ideas, notes, and organizational tools—(Siegel, 2024b). You are already distributing our cognition...

From Hieroglyphs to Hyperlinks: Why Knowledge Management Is as Old as Time and Not a New Phenomenon Tools for Thought Dr. Stefan T. Siegel Collage 0

From Hieroglyphs to Hyperlinks: Why Knowledge Management Is as Old as Time and Not a New Phenomenon

History provides ample evidence that humans leveraged various tools for thought and knowledge management practices to facilitate their knowledge work and to achieve various goals (see for instance the impressive personal knowledge management timeline...

PKM is Dead. Long Live PKM. Dr. Stefan T. Siegel, notelab 0

Personal Knowledge Management is Dead. Long Live PKM!?

PKM is Dead. Long Live PKM!? The Information Age comes with Information Overload. Advanced tools like search engines and (generative) artificial intelligence make accessing information seem effortless, almost trivializing the pursuit of knowledge management. This raises an intriguing question: In such a world, is personal knowledge management (PKM) still relevant?