It ain't easy to get and order knowledge.

Motivation is the key. Just ask KM pioneer Tomás de Torquemada, the first to combine the rack, thumbscrews, foot roasting and suffocation to get subjects to talk. You'd better have formal authority, claim KM regulars. Respondents from KM mailing lists wrote last month that executive sponsorship, management mandate, and top down support are prerequisite to KM project survival. It's like we're dishing out cod liver oil. You know it's good for you; take it or else.

In creeps bonehead KM.

Weblogs. Stupid. Disorganized. Unstructured. Incomplete. An English comp nightmare. Scattered. Ugly. Mixed with cat, baby, football, and politics stories.

A sticky mess.

But people blog. They just do.

Blogging is its own reward. It's like leaving candy around in kindergarten; they just pick it up, and start buzzing with it. Soon everyone is yelling for more.

Fun. Easy. Fast. Compelling.

Virtuous cycles of personal and collective behavior.  

The best exercise is the one you do. The best KM is the one people practice.

For all I know, klogging may address only ten percent of your KM goals. But try it. It is a critical ten percent. This wedge gets people owning their expertise, sharing it willingly, getting credit, getting feedback, being social about knowledge. How does this compare to any other tools you've ever introduced?

Klogs are a spoonful of honey.