Recently I found an interesting book by an author while researching a little bit more about KM. The book is called "Who's your city?" by Richard Florida and he brings up the point that even though all of the new technologies allowing us to collaborate across continents and telecommute to work, location really is still important to our careers. He even feels that location is more important than ever. I read the first chapter of the book and although it touches on many things beyond just sharing knowledge based on location, I completely agree in feeling that Knowledge Management is becoming increasingly important in our globalized "flat" world. A lot of the articles these days touch on using KM in order to bring employees on different continents closer to each other. It's amazing that technology can make us feel like we are closer than ever and at the same time continue to make us realize how we really are worlds apart. The book brings to light an important theme often lost in the excitement of technology: culture. We talk about organizational culture often, but many people forget about the cultures of the countries/societies we are working in. Since our culture has been given so much more mobility people are now taking advantage of it. Therefore we can even venture to say that where we live tells a lot about our lifestyle and ultimately our values. I believe that companies can benefit by this and are going to start capitalizing on this theory. Some may call it discrimination but isn't it the same as picking someone based on the fact that they fit into the company culture better? Ultimately Richard Florida discusses location as a key factor in creating a "creative class" for an industry and attracting the best of the field to one location. I am interested to find this book to read more....
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