Knowledge Cast by Enterprise Knowledge

Enterprise Knowledge

Knowledge Cast looks into the world of Knowledge Management through interviews with advocates in the industry and people who have implemented knowledge management in their organization.

  1. 1D AGO

    Aman Bhatnagar - Director of Global Knowledge Management at JLL

    Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Aman Bhatnagar, Director of Global Knowledge Management at JLL. With over 18 years of leadership in KM, strategic planning, and content strategy, Aman leverages data analytics to optimize processes and implement innovative solutions for enhanced knowledge sharing and organizational performance. In this conversation, Zach and Aman discuss selling KM to leadership, the importance of adapting the narrative of KM to different audiences, and the distinction between "knowledge" and "information." They also chat about how JLL is applying AI within the organization, and how critical the underlying data is to supporting successful solutions in the long-term. --- Comment below to tell us how your organization is applying AI, or to ask any questions you have for our Knowledge Cast hosts! They may be answered in a future episode. --- To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    43 min
  2. APR 23

    Ashish Kanal - Founder and Independent Advisor in KM and L&D

    Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Ashish Kanal, a founder and independent advisor currently working at the intersection of Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning. Over 24 years across life sciences, chemicals, oil & gas, IT, and more, Ashish has led KM and L&D initiatives to create ecosystems from strategy and governance to platforms, adoption, and behavioral change. In this conversation, Zach and Ashish discuss how to capture context around decision making in an organization, the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and learning and development (L&D), and the importance of transparency, explainability, and the human-in-the-loop approach to AI when there are lives on the line. Ashish also shares success stories where he has delivered captured knowledge at the point of need, and gives advice for the next generation of KMers. --- Comment below to tell us how you've delivered captured knowledge at the point of need, or to ask any questions you have for our Knowledge Cast hosts! They may be answered in a future episode. --- You can connect with Ashish on all things Knowledge Management, Learning, and AI strategy at ⁠https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashishkanal⁠⁠ To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    50 min
  3. MAR 24

    Melanie Adams - Global Talent Development & Training Operations Lead, Digital Manufacturing Operations, at MSD

    Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Melanie Adams, Global Talent Development & Training Operations Lead, Digital Manufacturing Operations, at MSD. With a deep background in science, leading analytical testing teams, and ensuring quality in regulated pharma environments, Melanie blends people development with systems thinking to use data to spot gaps and create KM approaches that capture experience and prevent repeat mistakes. In this conversation, Zach and Melanie discuss her day-to-day, how she works to find and support the "one and only" experts, succession planning and the ROC risk assessment framework, facilitating good knowledge transfer and expertise sharing, and the symbiosis between KM and learning. They also chat about the practicalities of using a bite-sized approach to AI to encourage change management and tailor trainings to the right kinds of learnings. Note: The views expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of their organization. --- Comment below to let us know how you find your "one and only's," or ask any questions you have for our Knowledge Cast hosts! They may be answered in a future episode. --- To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    48 min
  4. MAR 3

    TJ Hsu - Director of R&D Knowledge Management at Amgen

    Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with TJ Hsu, Director of R&D Knowledge Management at Amgen. With over a decade of experience in artificial intelligence and knowledge services, TJ currently leads a team dedicated to enhancing Amgen's research, development, and medical capabilities through innovative KM strategies. In this conversation, Zach and TJ discuss the impact TJ has made at Amgen so far, how moving from a collection of intelligent individuals to a collective intelligence helps organizations learn faster and get smarter over time, and different ways to get your organization applying knowledge rather than just "learning" it. They also chat about how to scale KM for the enterprise through selective persona targeting and thoughtful application of technology. Note: The views expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of their organization. --- Comment below to let us know the most important lesson you've learned in your KM career, or ask any questions you have for our Knowledge Cast hosts! They may be answered in a future episode. --- To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    47 min
  5. JAN 22

    Mike Ferguson - CEO of Intelligent Business Strategies

    Enterprise Knowledge's Lulit Tesfaye, VP of Knowledge & Data Services, speaks with Mike Ferguson, CEO of Intelligent Business Strategies and Conference Chair of Big Data LDN, the largest data and analytics conference in Europe. With over 40 years of experience in the data space, Mike aims to help companies transition to become data- and AI-driven "intelligent" businesses. In their conversation, Lulit and Mike discuss how he began and then expanded his career in data analytics, the intersection of the semantic layer and AI in the industry right now, and the importance of continuing to deliver value as we bridge the world of structured and unstructured data with AI. They also highlight the challenges faced by organizations and vendors with a lack of universal standards and consistent data governance. Check out Big Data LDN here! To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    41 min
  6. 12/12/2025

    Ole Olesen-Bagneux - Vice President & Chief Evangelist at Actian

    Enterprise Knowledge's Lulit Tesfaye, VP of Knowledge & Data Services, speaks with Ole Olesen-Bagneux, Vice President & Chief Evangelist at Actian. He is a twice-published author with a BA, MA, and PhD in Library and Information Science from the University of Copenhagen, and consults for many large, European companies as an established thought leader on data catalogs and enterprise data management. In their conversation, Lulit and Ole discuss how he turned his childhood hobbies of computers and literature into a career in data, what it means to be a "product-centric evangelist," and his experience writing books about data catalogs and metadata management. They also touch on how semantic priorities are changing within organizations in the age of AI. Check out Ole's books here: The Enterprise Data Catalog (O'Reilly, 2023)Fundamentals of Metadata Management (O'Reilly, 2025) To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    35 min
  7. 09/29/2025

    Daan Hannessen - Global Head of Knowledge Management at Shell

    Enterprise Knowledge's Lulit Tesfaye, VP of Knowledge & Data Services, speaks with Daan Hannessen, Global Head of Knowledge Management at Shell. He has over 20 years experience in Knowledge Management for large knowledge-intensive organizations in Europe, Australia, and the USA, ranging from continuous improvement programs, KM transformations, lessons learned solutions, digital workplaces, AI driven expert bots, enterprise search, and much more. In their conversation, Lulit and Daan discuss the importance of senior leadership support in ensuring the success of KM initiatives, emphasizing "speaking their language" as key to implementing KM and the semantic layer at a global scale. They also touch on how to measure the success of AI, when AI-generated content can be considered valuable insights, and why to invest in a semantic layer in the first place, as well as Daan's talk at the upcoming Semantic Layer Symposium. To learn more about the Semantic Layer Symposium, check it out here: ⁠⁠https://semanticlayersymposium.com/⁠⁠ *25% off discount code: knowledgecast To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠⁠⁠

    39 min
5
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Knowledge Cast looks into the world of Knowledge Management through interviews with advocates in the industry and people who have implemented knowledge management in their organization.

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