CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Peer Review on KM in POIMS, Jack Park, Doug Engelbart, Pat Lincoln

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1403 -    ..
1404 - Summary/Objective
1405 -
140501 - Follow up ref SDS 37 0000, ref SDS 36 0000.
140502 -
140503 - Jack may be able to provide peer review on KM in POIMS, as a result of
140504 - the deadline on his book submission having being extended.  Discussed
140505 - possibility of doing a book based on POIMS and NWO. ref SDS 0 SARS
140506 - Jack explained that SDS planned for OHS is not the Schedule Diary
140507 - System.  He has new ideas to improve Doug Engelbart's Augment program,
140508 - and is calling this "Structured Dialog System," or something similar
140509 - that uses the SDS acronym. ref SDS 0 A13H  Suggested that Jack raise
140510 - during Doug's presentation at SRI today the need for pilot testing,
140511 - which Doug calls out in his 1992 paper, and is helpful for C activity
140512 - in Doug's ABC improvement ideas. ref SDS 0 5T3O  This can foster a
140513 - culture of knowledge using SDS that enables people to transition from
140514 - IT to KM.  Downsizing in the economy shows a growing demand for KM.
140515 - ref SDS 0 YX3J
140517 -  ..
140518 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Jack, linked to this record, and to POIMS
140519 - requesting peer review on KM.
140520 -
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140522 -
140524 -  ..
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1407 -
1408 - Progress
140901 -  ..
140902 - Peer Review on KM in POIMS Paper
140903 -
140904 - Follow up ref SDS 37 5R9O.
140905 -
140906 - Jack advised he has an additional three (3) weeks to complete the
140907 - manuscript for his book, because consultants contributing to the
140908 - project have reported delays getting their work completed, and so
140909 - have obtained an extension from the publisher.
140911 -  ..
140912 - As a result, Jack indicated he may have time now to comment on KM that
140913 - was added to POIMS, ref OF 1 1850, per our telecon on 010321.
140914 - ref SDS 37 4H5L
140916 -  ..
140917 - Also, need comments on the letter to Curt, ref DIP 1 0001 linked to
140918 - the meeting on 010122. ref SDS 27 0001  Does Jack see the proposition
140919 - that KM is a research project to discover how to overcome ignorance,
140920 - fear and denial that prevents people from using KM? ref SDS 27 PZ8M
140922 -  ..
140923 - This latter point gives rise to the need for pilot testing, per below.
140924 - ref SDS 0 5T3O
140926 -  ..
140927 - Confirmed understandings in ref DIT 1 0001 linked to this record.
140928 -
140929 -     [On 010405 called Jack to follow up. ref SDS 39 SH5O
140930 -
140931 -     [On 010411 received peer review. ref SDS 40 0001
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SUBJECTS
Book (uses manual language)
Book Project Jack Planning Series of Books

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170502 - Book on Knowledge Management, Com Metrics
170503 -
170504 - Discussed doing a book to create credibility in KM proposed in POIMS,
170505 - and in Com Metrics set out in the paper, New World Order Needs Old
170506 - Time Religion.
170507 -
170508 - Offered to work with Jack using his contacts in the publishing
170509 - business.
170511 -  ..
170512 - Jack seemed to indicate interest in such a project, based on his
170513 - current agreement to produce a series of books.
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SUBJECTS
SDS Jack Creating Structured Dialog System, Not Schedule Diary System
OHS Program Being Developed by SRI, 001017
Structured Dialog System (SDS) Part of Jack Park's OHS
Augment Improved by SDS and Java, Jack Park's OHS
Augment Doug Engelbart's Tools at SRI in 1960s
Engelbart Life Work Legacy Preserved
Java Improve Augment Improved by SDS - Structured Dialog System, Jack
Copyright/Patent
SDS Editor, 000227

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381201 -  ..
381202 - Structured Dialog System - SDS Tab in Jack's OHS Program
381203 -
381204 - Follow up ref SDS 34 TZ5H.
381205 -
381206 - Jack plans to attend the presentation today at noon by Doug
381207 - Engelbart.
381209 -  ..
381210 - Jack indicated he spoke to Doug this morning about the presentation at
381211 - SRI.  They are planning to develop a version of Augment using Java.
381212 - Doug will suggest today that SRI staff consider trying Augment, as a
381213 - way to introduce OHS.
381215 -  ..
381216 - This seems to update understandings on 010112 where Jack advised that
381217 - a low priority background project on Augment was not underway.
381218 - ref SDS 25 P47F
381220 -  ..
381221 - We reviewed the prospect that Augment needs more capability to improve
381222 - handling of daily working information, which Doug cited as the
381223 - objective of Knowledge Management in his 1972 paper, reviewed on
381224 - 000327. ref SDS 6 3971
381225 -
381226 -     On 001130 Eric Armstrong, ref SDS 21 0001, and Paul Fernhout
381227 -     commented on need for stronger design to make Augment useful
381228 -     today, ref SDS 21 5350, supplementing Eric's review of Augment on
381229 -     000622. ref SDS 12 9626  On 001012 Grant Bowman submitted similar
381230 -     findings from reviewing Augment. ref SDS 17 D4K2
381232 -  ..
381233 - This issue is explained in POIMS that sets out added value Knowledge
381234 - Management offers today, ref OF 1 1850, that meets more demanding
381235 - conditions of information overload than Augment was designed to handle
381236 - in the 60s.  I asked Jack to submit peer review on this idea in our
381237 - telecon on 010321.
381239 -  ..
381240 - Did not discuss ownership of Augment, and SRI's interest in having
381241 - this capability, which may lead to entitlement claims based on
381242 - original work on Augment performed by Doug and others while employed
381243 - by SRI.  While there has been a lot of talk about open source at SRI,
381244 - there seems to be interest, as well, in a "value proposition" that
381245 - benefits SRI, reported on 010122. ref SDS 27 V73N
381247 -  ..
381248 - Jack indicated he is planning to strengthen Doug's 1960s Augment
381249 - program, with the OHS feature he is calling "SDS," reported recently
381250 - on 010316. ref SDS 34 TZ5H
381252 -  ..
381253 - He said "SDS" in his OHS program stands for something like....
381255 -                    ..
381256 -                   Structured Dialog System
381257 -
381258 -
381259 - ...rather than Schedule Diary System.  He seemed further to say that
381260 - the design for this program would be based on Jack's research and
381261 - experience, rather than on the actual design of the Schedule Diary
381262 - System, which seemed to be proposed in a letter on 010201. ref SDS 28
381263 - 0001
381265 -  ..
381266 - This, therefore, seems to be an effort to independently create
381267 - capability that supports production of SDS records on the Internet,
381268 - which are currently produced solely by the Schedule Diary System
381269 - (SDS), and, which Jack has seen from experience on the SRI project
381270 - this past year, for example reported on 001017, ref SDS 18 1575, and
381271 - from direct communication with Welch, beginning on 000331. ref SDS 7
381272 - 0001
381274 -  ..
381275 - It is not clear how this relates to Jack's letter on 001130 to the
381276 - OHS/DKR team explaining ideas for improving SDS, ref SDS 22 0001, and
381277 - more recently on 010223 adding ideas for two versions of SDS.
381278 - ref SDS 32 0001  At that time, an independent development project for
381279 - an alternative SDS program was not discussed in the record, and this
381280 - led, perhaps incorrectly, to the understanding that Jack was planning
381281 - to use Welch's SDS program.
381283 -  ..
381284 - On 000824 Eric Armstrong reported that the architecture Doug explained
381285 - for OHS/DKR was the "Rod Welch" system. ref SDS 14 PU5N  A few days
381286 - later, on 000829 there was indication of planning to produce an SDS
381287 - capability independently within one (1) year. ref SDS 15 1056
381289 -  ..
381290 - Does Jack's planning today support Eric's report on 000824?
381292 -  ..
381293 - Consideration might be given to calling Structured Dialog System by
381294 - another name in order to avoid confusion with SDS that was developed
381295 - beginning nearly 20 years ago, and has a strong presence on the
381296 - Internet.
381298 -  ..
381299 - Jack's letter on 001130 proposed using IBIS for structured
381300 - communications. ref SDS 22 AZ7J  Jack proposed this again on 010223.
381301 - ref SDS 32 0S9F  Jack's OHS planning on 010316 again called for IBIS
381302 - to provide structured communication. ref SDS 34 TZ5H
381304 -  ..
381305 - Under these circumstances, why not use "SCS" for....
381306 -
381307 -
381308 -                    Structured Communication System
381309 -
381310 -
381311 - .... and avoid confusion with the history and purpose of SDS, if it is
381312 - not desired to use SDS for implementing POIMS technology?
381313 -
381314 -     [On 010405 Jack changed the name from SDS to PIM. ref SDS 39 A13H
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SUBJECTS
Pilot Test Experiment New Methods, Who Pays
Pilot Test Helps People Try New Tools
Pilot Test Overcomes Fear Change Leadership Broader Vision Helps Peop
ABC Improvement Requires C Activity to Pilot Test Better Improvements
Culture Knowledge Transitions Foraging on Information in Garden of Ed

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500801 -  ..
500802 - Culture of Knowledge Critical to Advancing Beyond IT
500803 - Pilot Testing Key C Activity to Accomplish ABC Improvement
500804 -
500805 - Follow up ref SDS 38 ZF6J.
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500807 - We reviewed Jack's letter on 010323 showing how the OHS program he is
500808 - developing supports Doug's ABC improvement goals, ref SDS 38 MM5I, set
500809 - out in Doug's paper published in 1992, that was discussed with Doug on
500810 - 991222. ref SDS 4 3961
500812 -  ..
500813 - A key part of the "C" aspect of ABC improvement is pilot testing,
500814 - ref SDS 38 ZZ4H, cited by Doug's 1992 paper, ref SDS 4 5402, and
500815 - supported by Andy Grove in his book published in 1996, that calls for
500816 - people to experiment for discovering better methods. ref SDS 1 3416
500818 -  ..
500819 - Jack will consider asking Doug during the presentation at SRI today to
500820 - discuss with SRI staff in attendance how to accomplish the pilot test
500821 - and experimentation step that Doug and Andy Grove feel are crucial for
500822 - "C" activity of ABC improvement.
500823 - ..
500824 - Pilot testing creates experience that fosters a culture of
500825 - knowledge for advancing beyond IT, per letter to the team on 001202,
500826 - ref SDS 23 ME7O, based on research proposed to SRI on 001011.
500828 -  ..
500829 - This issue is reviewed in the record on....
500830 -
500831 -        990527....culture resists pilot testing. ref SDS 2 1233
500832 -
500833 -        991222....pilot testing is only an accident. ref SDS 4 N65J
500834 -
500835 -        001011....culture transition from IT to KM. ref DIP 3 0001
500837 -         ..
500838 -        001202....culture of knowledge requires SDS. ref DIP 4 VT5M
500840 -         ..
500841 -        010123....Jack's OHS needs pilot testing. ref SDS 38 RY4O
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SUBJECTS
OHS Supported by Supporting Jack Park
Imploding on Information Highway

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540501 -  ..
540502 - Downsizing Shows Demand Solve Information Overload, Improve Earnings
540503 -
540504 - Follow up ref SDS 24 V54M.
540505 -
540506 - //
540507 - Howard Liu has left VerticalNet in a downsizing move.  Jack seemed to
540508 - indicate that Howard continues to support OHS development.
540509 - //
540511 -  ..
540512 - Jack mentioned downsizing occurring in the economy, which reflects
540513 - lack of productivity, earnings and falling stock prices reported on
540514 - 001207. ref SDS 24 V54M
540516 -  ..
540517 - Adam Cheyer supports work on developing OHS and contributing to Doug
540518 - Engelbart's program, but does not have time to contribute directly,
540519 - because VerticalNet is focused on meeting demands in the market place
540520 - that produce revenue.
540522 -  ..
540523 - We reviewed briefly there is no greater demand at the present time
540524 - than for a KM solution that empowers people to avoid being overwhelmed
540525 - by too many problems that cause earnings and stock prices to fall,
540526 - leading to downsizing.  This requires using technology for
540527 - intelligence rather than games, as layed out, also, on 001207.
540528 - ref SDS 24 MZ7G
540530 -  ..
540531 - Over the past year, experience on the OHS/DKR project yielded reports
540532 - from contributors that SDS meets this requirement, reviewed on 010315.
540533 - ref SDS 33 VR6M
540535 -  ..
540536 - Therefore, the only challenge is how to transition people from IT to
540537 - KM, which is a secret of SDS, reported on 000425. ref SDS 10 0480
540539 -  ..
540540 - Failure to address this "C" activity results in the frenzy that turns
540541 - energy and talent into a chase for self-preservation that implodes
540542 - productivity, earnings and stock prices, cited in POIMS. ref OF 1 KE1T
540544 -  ..
540545 - The larger problem is further set out in NWO. ref OF 2 4925
540547 -  ..
540548 - An example, is Doug's letter on 000223 explaining limited bandwidth
540549 - prevents timely attention to issues, ref SDS 5 3774, that become
540550 - problems.  Unanswered correspondence adds up to a lot of problems that
540551 - eventually reaches critical mass, called a recession. KM strengthens
540552 - competence, called out by Doug in his award for the National Medal of
540553 - Technology, reviewed on 001114. ref SDS 19 SU3L
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