The Science of Knowledge Management?

Is knowledge management a science? How should we define it? These questions may look simple but are not so easy to answer for both individuals and the collective.  How can we apply the scientific method in a constructive way to knowledge management activities such as successfully managing communities of practice, transforming community of practice activity to community of innovation activity, or building next generation IT systems for the more successful support of knowledge management activities such as organisational culture transformation, innovation, change management, collaboration, sustainable trust between stakeholders, and leadership transparency? (as discussed in our Knowledge Cafe last week in Basel (agenda)

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