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A Holiday Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Hope

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 19, 2012

Peace on Earth

As the holiday season approaches and a New Year of hope is set to begin, I wish to thank the many followers of my KMbeing Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) blog from around the world from over 110 countries for your ongoing support, valued comments and constant encouragement – and wordpress.com for the amazing platform in which to share knowledge!

Knowledge is often symbolized by a tree. I felt the holiday card above is particularly appropriate as an expression of connected knowledge sharing from everyone around the world.

As many of you know, I have always taken a more holistic approach to KMb – seeing the idea of sharing knowledge for social benefit to create a better world as a possibility for everyone.  Everyone has knowledge to share to make the world a better place – regardless of “intelligence” level, race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or political affiliation.  Combining all our knowledge beyond borders to create a truly collective human knowledge to make the world a better place is the answer – and the greatest hope for the future of humanity.

In the spirit of the season, I have put together a few borrowed words from some of the more popular and traditional Christmas songs that you may recognize – and though they are Christian in origin, they are meant to transcend all religious and political differences with the hope of someday using all of our collective personal knowledge for a better tomorrow!  For Peace On Earth Will Not come Through Religion Or Politics – But From Shared Connected Human Knowledge to make every life on this planet a valued and appreciated life!

I wish you all best wishes for health & happiness at this time and peace into the New Year and beyond!

Away in our world, no home or a bed,

A hungry child lays down a sweet head.

No food is roasting on an open fire

As disease is nipping at someone’s toes

 

There’s no place to deck the halls with boughs of holly

No reason to be jolly

 

Do you see what I see?

As a star above is dancing in the night

 

Do you hear what I hear?

As a song is sung high above the trees

 

Do you know what I know?

The need for peace, people everywhere!

 

And by the light of that same star

Where all are wise that come from afar?

 

Now let us all with one accord

See that we can no longer afford

 

Two thousand years of wrong

With worlds at war for so long

 

Joy to the world! Is what we need

Let all people everywhere – their knowledge share

Repeat this sounding joy!

 

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

 

That leads to a silent night

When all is calm and all is bright

 

When we all can sleep in peace

On earth

 

Joy to the world! Is what we need

Let all people everywhere – their knowledge share

To overcome our problems faced

And make the world a better place

Repeat this sounding joy!

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Sharing Knowledge With The People You Don’t Know

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 17, 2012

people you don't know

Making the world a better place and creating new knowledge doesn’t come from sharing knowledge with the people you know.  It comes from sharing knowledge with the people you don’t know.

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The Ever-Changing Knowledge Of Our Collective Humanity

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 31, 2012

Why do we believe in the idea that knowledge is something that we attain and once we attain it – it never changes? It’s this view that limits our collective human understanding when we believe that knowledge is somehow “set in stone”.  It’s more like footprints on a beach.

Yes, as human beings, we can be creatures of habit, we can be territorial and we can be very guarded about our belief systems – even to the point of war. We fear change and things that are different from our own personal viewpoints. As human beings we want “security” and “stability” in our comfort zones, but ironically are willing to fight each other about our knowledge differences to “win” even more territory on the shifting sands of “security” and “stability”. But we never win fighting for this type of “knowledge”.  The waves of change always occur.

We think our own knowledge and the collective knowledge of our own groups, cultures, nations, lifestyles, and religions are the only knowledge to be attained – and once we have this “true” knowledge – it never needs to change. Everyone else can have their own “false” knowledge – but our knowledge is actually the “true” knowledge. But this way of thinking is really only caused by a desire for things to stay the same and seek “security” and “stability” in our own desires to expand our own comfort zones – like footprints in the sand.

This is a false sense of understanding knowledge and a false sense of understanding the evolution of our humanity on this planet. With this type of stagnant thinking we will always be held back from our collective human potential. Everyday, the world is filled with change, and there will always be differences from our own personal viewpoints. This has always been a part of our human history.

Human advancement and understanding have always occurred in our human history when we’ve decided to step beyond our own comfort zones of “security” and “stability” – especially in our understandings of knowledge. When we are open to the knowledge of others and share our own knowledge with human cooperation and not fear, only then will it lead us to greater worldwide security and stability. We will then have attained the knowledge of human understanding. But this knowledge does not stop there.

The process of knowledge is an on-going flow, not containment. Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) is the overall flow and ongoing and constant input and development and creation of new knowledge. It is the open process of putting available knowledge into active service to benefit not just one particular group, culture, nation, corporation, organization or religion – but for the greater benefit of all in society.

No experience is ever exactly the same as any other – just as no person is exactly the same as any other. As each moment is different – so is each knowledge moment.  Trying to “attain” knowledge as something unchangeable will lead you on a limiting search. But if you pursue knowledge with an open-mind and expectation of the ongoing process and flow of knowledge you might very well find greater happiness in your life – and a deeper understanding of our ever-changing humanity.

Do we need to be considered “super intelligent” to have knowledge? Do we have to have an academic degree to have knowledge? Do we have to be wealthy to have knowledge? No, we just have it.  Each second, each minute of our lives creates individual knowledge – from personal experiences – waiting to be shared with others – and received from others.  Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to share our individual knowledge, our life experiences; even the parts we think aren’t “worthy”.  We all have opportunities to teach and learn from others – which contribute to making this world a better place.

If we spend all of our energy trying to “attain” unchangeable knowledge we miss out on the daily flow and process of knowledge. It’s like trying to hold back the waves from washing away the footprints on a beach.  When we are open to learning and sharing knowledge with others we have the opportunity to let the diversity of knowledge come into our lives and transform our own knowledge and the ever-changing knowledge of our collective humanity.

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Knowledge For Collective Human Understanding

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 30, 2012

Change to make the world a better place for everyone has never happened quickly, but patience and perseverance can pay off. One of the more powerful ways to overcome our differences to make the world a better place for everyone is by sharing our knowledge worldwide through knowledge mobilization – which can lead to a global vision and collective human understanding. We are all human and we all have knowledge to share. It’s how we create together our collective knowledge that will make the world a better place.

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The Growing Social Culture Of Knowledge Sharing & Understanding

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 15, 2012

The growing social culture of knowledge sharing can make the world a better place if we recognize that valuable knowledge can be found in all knowledge connections (regardless of borders, boundaries or beliefs) – if this knowledge contributes to social benefit. By listening to each other with an open-mind and sharing knowledge with a sincere intention for good, we can change the world into a social culture of understanding. It’s by continuing to expand this social culture of  knowledge sharing that we can find global understanding.

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Everyone Has A Knowledge Voice

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 6, 2012

A lack of knowledge will never disappear so long as a lack of sharing knowledge to make the world a better place continues. New knowledge for social benefit is created just as soon as we share knowledge and are open to the knowledge of others for the benefit of everyone.

What new knowledge have you given birth to in your life? What good has sharing knowledge or being open to the knowledge of others brought you in your life? How much social benefit has come from a lack of sharing knowledge or not being open to the knowledge of others in life? Social benefit occurs whenever we share knowledge for good rather than harm with anyone – no matter what walk of life.

I’ve known many people who think they don’t have the “right type” of knowledge or aren’t “smart enough” to contribute to making the world a better place. I’ve even thought it about myself at one point earlier in my life because of the way in which I was raised as a child. My parents frequently called me “stupid” and that little voice sounded in my head for years into early adulthood until I was finally able to find my own voice and believe in my own knowledge value.

Never has this type of thinking about a “lack of knowledge” made anyone feel better about oneself, about life, or about any situation. We all have knowledge to share if we only recognize the value of our own knowledge – no matter how “limited” we think it is. The most important thing is sharing this knowledge for social benefit. As long as we hold on to the attitude that our own knowledge is worthless and cannot possibly make the world a better place, new knowledge to make the world a better place for everyone will never be created. Knowledge when shared creates new knowledge – which can lead to social benefit.

We can all learn something from each and every person on this earth – we just need to be open-minded. The problem is that we continue to dismiss the knowledge of some people without really trying to listen to what this knowledge might teach us about our own knowledge or the knowledge of others – and we miss the opportunities to combine this knowledge to create new knowledge for something better than the “lack of knowledge” each of us may have. A “lack of knowledge” will continue to grow and fester, and will continue to become a destructive force on this earth unless we share knowledge to increase and create new knowledge to make the world a better place.

How can we increase knowledge sharing? Empathy and compassion for others helps – trying to value the knowledge of others and what they have to share with us, no matter how limited, can help us create new knowledge and see the value of knowledge sharing in a new way. Give each person’s knowledge a chance – even if they have been called “stupid” and no one has ever taught them to value their own knowledge. It’s possible they don’t even realize that the act of sharing the knowledge they do have can lead to social benefit.

This is what Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) is all about – learning from all sources of knowledge and experiences (no matter how limited or varied) to create positive change and social benefit. KMb gives everyone a voice. From these voices, policy makers or government leaders can be provided with greater knowledge to make decisions for change and social improvements – creating new knowledge to make the world a better place.

Are we going to continue to think that certain individuals have a “lack of knowledge” that leads to harboring thoughts of self-stupidity or are we going to lessen this “lack of knowledge” by giving everyone a knowledge voice by sharing knowledge? Which path would be most beneficial to make the world a better place for everyone?

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Act As If Your Knowledge Can Change The World

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 11, 2012

If you act as if your knowledge can change the world and make it a better place – you will make a difference – even if you really don’t think you will. Whenever we share knowledge and are open to the knowledge of others, we can create new knowledge for social benefit.

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Knowledge To Put Things In Perspective Through Social Media

Leave a Comment Posted by on July 26, 2012

In the everyday rhythm of life there will always be good days and bad days. Some days we will feel like our knowledge is making a difference in the world – other days we will often feel like our knowledge is unimportant or ignored – or we may even feel stupid with no knowledge to contribute. Just like the waves of the ocean that ebb and flow – a deep, inner conviction that sharing knowledge every day to make the world a better place will help you weather the storms of insecurities, fears and worries that lash at the feelings that your knowledge is insignificant, and help you recognize that everyone’s knowledge can create change to make the world a better place.

We live in a world where we can connect our individual knowledge and learn from the knowledge of others – thanks to the power of the Internet and social media. Never before in the history of humanity has such tools been so immediate and powerful in communicating so effectively and so vastly. Something like Twitter for example has reshaped the way we can share knowledge and create social benefit and human understanding around the globe on a daily basis. That’s an amazing thing to remember.

Each day, I am reminded of how powerful this can be when I read first-hand tweets about the devastation and war-torn struggles in far-away places from my own, but can connect and communicate with these people through my own and others’ tweets and blogs. I can give them hope for a better future and they can teach me humility and appreciation to count my daily blessings in comparison. I can share my knowledge of the importance of knowledge sharing for social benefit and they can teach me strength in daily conviction to overcome adversity.

For each of us: tomorrow is a promise to no one! Sadly, there always seems to be new reminders of this. No matter where we live on this planet – that applies to all of us. That is something that all of us share. Yet, knowledge is also something that all of us can share to bring change for a better tomorrow.

I once heard someone say there are people who are “ocean personalities” in this world. In their inner depths they are not defeated by the crashing waves that happen to them at the surface, but can teach us through their deep convictions. The towering waves of circumstances cannot reach them when they go deep within to seek the peace that surpasses all understanding. While the surface of life is in turmoil they can find an inner calmness to see them through.  This is not only knowledge to learn from – but wisdom for all of us. This is what Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) is all about. When is the last time you stepped back to think about this in your own life? When is the last time you mobilized knowledge in this way?

Is it possible to share individual knowledge to make the world a better place? What a wonderful part of life sharing knowledge is – and what great opportunities we have to do it every day from our everyday personal experiences through the power of social media. It’s always there – it’s just not in the newspaper headlines or newscasts, not on entertainment shows or reality programming.  It’s in our everyday opportunities to connect with each other’s knowledge in each individual life when we take the time to connect online and share knowledge with others from around the globe to make the world a better place for everyone.

Knowledge sharing for social benefit can come only when we see what really matters and what really is not significant in our lives when we compare ourselves and share our knowledge with others from around the world.  Losing a job or a personal possession is quite a personal blow – but when compared to the possibility of losing your life, your home or your security – it really puts things in perspective.

The daily possibilities of sharing our diversity of knowledge in this world are there for each of us – yet we often keep our own personal knowledge locked away, rarely to be communicated with others beside us, let alone, around the world. We let our own circumstances determine how we feel without thinking about the greater tragedies of others who are dealing with far greater difficulties than our own.

The important thing to remember is that knowledge sharing can put these things in perspective, bring greater human understanding and create possibilities of social benefit for everyone. So, get tweeting, get blogging, get sharing knowledge with others around the globe to make the world a better place!

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Change & Diversity For New Knowledge

Leave a Comment Posted by on June 28, 2012

We live in a world of change and diversity – so why do people oppose change and diversity?  New knowledge comes from sharing knowledge to change and improve our existing knowledge to make the world a better place. This is what is referred to as knowledge mobilization (KMb). New knowledge comes from sharing knowledge from the diversity of knowledge that is on this planet. If something is in your way and you keep trying to go down the same path – you will always be stuck without finding or creating new knowledge to help you change direction for improvement.

Change and diversity are some of the best aspects of our lives. If we can embrace change and diversity – especially as new knowledge – we can embrace the complexity of life itself.  When we fear change or diversity we get stuck along the same path without finding or creating new knowledge to help you embrace life more fully and make a difference for the better in this world.

We all have been given the ability to adapt to change and recognize our diversity. It’s important that we take advantage of this ability every day.  Unfortunately, many of us have been taught that change is somehow “bad” for us.  We do our utmost to avoid change; especially in one of the most important aspects of our lives – learning new knowledge to make our personal lives and the world a better place.

The world changes constantly and is full of diversity.  If we want to be completely stagnant and always going down the same path, never learning anything new, never sharing knowledge to create new knowledge, never making a difference – we will never change at all. The world will remain a fear-based, ignorant, hate-filled place.

Change and diversity is for us to embrace and to learn from by combining our knowledge and creating new knowledge.  When we adapt to changes and respect our diversity in our lives we grow as people, and we grow into different people with new knowledge and understanding.  Our lives become much richer for all the changes we go through and because of all the diversity that exists – and ultimately, we make the world a better place for everyone.

 

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Knowledge Beyond Words Or Sounds

Leave a Comment Posted by on June 13, 2012

Every day we gain knowledge about things, people, ideas, insightful experiences – and every day is an opportunity to share that knowledge to make the world a better place. How often do you stop to think about such a daily opportunity?  Every day we can give of ourselves from our own knowledge to contribute to social benefit and greater understanding around the world.

Personally, I’m always happy to share the knowledge of my life if it can help contribute to improving the world we all live in.  Most of the knowledge I share with other people is what I’ve learned about through my own life experiences – good and bad. This type of knowledge is something we can all share.  And it’s not about being able to pass a test or hold a conversation on a certain topic – it’s about taking the time to share my knowledge with the knowledge of others beyond myself to serve the purpose of creating new knowledge for greater benefit for everyone.

I spend much more time these days trying to share knowledge about who I am and my life experiences, and trying to learn from the vast amounts of knowledge from the world around me – the people and things with whom I share this planet.  Since I’ve started trying to find daily opportunities of sharing knowledge about things beyond mere facts and information, life has become much more gratifying, much more interesting, and much more worthwhile.  My sharing knowledge with and from other people has become easier and deeper, because I now come from a place of genuine interest in the well-being of all my fellow human beings through knowledge mobilization (KMb).

This world is full of knowledge to share to make it a better place – but not all knowledge has to be shared in words or sounds – sometimes knowledge comes through observation and empathy for others.  Not all knowledge communication involves language. We live in a world where there are many languages – so many that we cannot understand. But if we can stop and slow ourselves down and pay attention to all that surrounds us right here and right now in each of our little places on this earth, then we can start to learn to understand the messages that we’re all being given about life and life’s meaning by sharing this knowledge beyond ourselves from every place in this world.

Imagine how our lives might be if everyone on this planet took the time to respect and share knowledge with others to make the world a better place. Suppose people everywhere, simultaneously, stopped what they were doing and paid attention for only as long as it took to recognize our shared knowledge as our shared humanity.  Perhaps the sadness, anger, hatred and pain of the world – visible to all while taking a moment to contribute to our common knowledge – would generate greater understanding and create new and deeper knowledge through knowledge mobilization.  What a gift that would be to make the world a better place.

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