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Supported by the Innovation & Technology Committee

Speaker:

Stuart French, Country Fire Authority in Melbourne, Australia 

The Country Fire Authority manages 53,000 volunteer fire fighters in one of the most fire-prone environments in the world.  Knowledge of safe & effective practices, local geography, resources and critical infrastructure is essential to achieving our mission of saving lives and property from fire, and yet managers struggle to manage the generation and transfer of this knowledge due to it's intangible nature.

Just like Watson and Crick changed all of biology when they visualized the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule, the CFA needed a way to visualize knowledge across the agency in order to protect brigades from critical knowledge loss, as well as make better use of the knowledge assets spread across the organisation. 

A tool has been developed and ground tested as a proof of concept and has been met with enthusiasm by head-office and regional leaders as a way of identifying current and future areas of concern as well as identifying the impact of local leaders on the sustainable management of volunteer fire brigades. This presentation will outline the development of the tool and discuss some of the dashboards and the questions they answer. It will also provide the following:

• An insight into the concept of making intangible assets tangible
• An example of one way this has been done in a highly visual and interactive way 

About the speaker

 Stuart is currently the head of the Knowledge Program at the Country Fire Authority in Melbourne Victoria.  With a Master’s degree in Knowledge Management and many years in high-tech, high change environments, he applies KM principles to digital transformation projects ensuring that success is built on maximizing the potential of both people and technology.

Stuart's focus on collaboration tools and cultures and using knowledge for learning and innovation have seen him work in multiple industries from government to waste to finance and emergency management. He has played a leadership role in the KM community both locally in Melbourne and internationally with the KM Global Network and loves evangelizing the power and effectiveness of good knowledge management.

 
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• Non-Member: HK$400
• Y-Network Member: HK$200
• Start-up Member: HK$200

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