This website is the personal blog of Keith De La Rue. It was previously the business website for AcKnowledge Consulting. It features personal views and articles, and content on Knowledge […]
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Keith De La Rue works in Knowledge Management. His work includes writing and editing online newsletters and other documents, developing and delivering training, producing an online quiz and other multimedia content and developing and administrating an online document library. Keith is a committee member of the Melbourne Knowledge Management Leadership Forum (KMLF), and is a regular speaker at conferences in Australia and overseas on a range of topics. He holds a degree in Computer Science from RMIT, and is a member of Mensa. For more info, see the "About" page on this site.
I choose you
(A wedding poem) I chose you. You filled a void in my life You gave me your love You gave me yourself You gave me your light -you shone on […]
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The Innovation Conversation – Workshop
I am delivering a workshop on conversation at Ark Group’s KM Australia on 2 August this year. Here’s what it’s about: The Innovation Conversation: All of us are smarter than […]
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We all like to have a chat with friends from time to time. Recent research has shown that this is not only a good thing to do, but that conversation […]
Read moreThe AcKnowledge Urban Challenge
Are you leading an organisation in Melbourne? Looking for a good, fun team-building event? How well do you know Melbourne? Try the AcKnowledge Urban Challenge! What is it? The AcKnowledge […]
Read morePersonal branding – it’s about you
Personal branding is about you. It’s about you presenting yourself to an audience. It’s about you standing out. But there are two sides to this coin. On one side, you […]
Read moreThe Persuasion Paradox
“One way of talking that inhibits the exchange of knowledge is speaking with conviction. That may seem contrary to what we’ve all learned in communication and leadership workshops, where one […]
Read moreThe conversation continues
“Recent research has shown that conversation is important for improving innovation. It has also been found that conversation improves group and individual performance and knowledge sharing. This article will address […]
Read moreThe politics of fear
I am going over my notes for a university workshop on language that I am running tomorrow, and am once again reminded why I find both the government and opposition rhetoric […]
Read moreTwitter confessional
I am talking about Twitter at the First Tuesday Blog Club tomorrow night. This may be an odd format for a blog post, but here are some of the ideas I […]
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