“Effective management of knowledge requires hybrid solutions of people and technology.” [Thomas H. Davenport] “Leaders can energise learning by rewarding when it happens.” [Warren Bennis/Nanus, 1985] “Wir ertrinken in einer Informationsflut und hungern trotzdem nach Wissen.“ [Rutherford D. Rogers, Bibliotheksvorstand, Yale, 1985] “Lernen ist wie Schwimmen gegen den Strom. Sobald man aufhört, treibt man zurück.“ [Benjamin Britten] “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?”[T.S. Eliot, 1888-1965] “Wer will, daß ihm die anderen sagen, was sie wissen, der muß ihnen sagen, was er selbst weiß. Das beste Mittel Informationen zu erhalten, ist, Informationen zu geben.“ [Nicoló Michialvelli] “Nothing is ever changed except by marking it obsolete.“ [Bucky Fuller] “Knowledge constantly makes itself obsolete, with the result that today’s advanced knowledge is tomorrow’s ignorance. The only competitive advantage of the developed countries is in the supply of knowledge workers.” [Peter F. Drucker] “Knowledge can be found most of all in the heads of the employees. Therefore we motivate our employees to record and to share knowledge“[Heinrich von Pierer, Siemens] “However, knowledge remains to be knowledge as long as it is not practised. Wisdom, on the other hand, is gained but of practice and stays with the individual“[Masaaki Imai] “Every profit center is a knowledge center.“[Thomas Middelhof, Bertelsmann] “Wissen ist der entscheidende Produktionsfaktor unserer Zeit“ [Fredmund Malik] “If you do know how to get there, it’s not a stretch target“ [Jack Welch] “Kopfarbeit oder Wissensarbeit nimmt massiv an Bedeutung zu. Das Management von Kopfarbeitern verlangt nach neuen Führungsgrundsätzen, weil in der Wissensgesellschaft der Mensch den Job organisiert.“ [Fredmund Malik] “What is the value of a thought, based on a lifetime of experiences?“ [Karl E. Sveiby] “Communications is human nature; Knowledge sharing is human nurture." [Alison Tucker, Buckman Laboratories] “Knowledge management is the strategy and processes to enable the creation and flow of relevant knowledge throughout the business to create organisational, customer and consumer value." [David Smith, Unilever] “Knowledge Management is the broad process of locating, organising, transferring, and using the information and expertise within an organisation. The overall knowledge management process is supported by four key enablers: leadership, culture, technology, and measurement." [American Productivity and Quality Center] “Knowledge is information that is relevant, actionable, and at least partially based on experience." [Dorothy Leonard] “Knowledge can mean information, awareness, knowing, cognition, sapience, cognisance, science, experience, skill, insight, competence, know-how, practical ability, capability, learning, wisdom, certainty, and so on. The definition depends on the context in which the term is used." [Karl-Erik Sveiby, The New Organizational Wealth] “Knowledge is content in context to produce an actionable understanding." [Dr. Robert Bauer, Xerox Parc] “Knowledge management is all that there is in our company. We live and die on our intellectual property...acquiring knowledge quickly...moving it around the company very quickly...it’s all about knowledge transfer; starting with the customer.“ [Lew Platt, former HP CEO] “In organizations KM has moved from ‘project’ to ‘ perspective’.” [Thomas A. Stewart] “Knowledge is experience. Everything else is just information.“ [Albert Einstein] “The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.“ [Lord Chesterfield] “Take a look at your culture before launching a knowledge initiative” [Davenport, Prusak 1998] “What’s happened here is 90% culture change. You need to change the way you relate one another. If you don’t do that, you won’t succeed.” [CEO of Buckman Laboratories] “In a knowledge economy everybody is a volunteer” [Peter F. Drucker] “Wir ertrinken in Informationen, aber uns dürstet nach Wissen.” [John Naisbitt] “Imagination is  more important than knowledge” [Albert Einstein] “Man kann dem Volk wohl Gehorsam befehlen, aber kein Wissen.” [Konfuzius] “There is nothing so practical as a good theory” [Kurt Lewin] “Believe nothing, no matter whre you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense” [Buddha] “No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.” [Ian E. Wilson] “Ein Satz hat Sinn nur im Kontext.” [Ludwig Wittgenstein] “Was wir wissen ist ein Tropfen, was wir nicht wissen ein Ozean” [Sir Isaac Newton, 1643-1727] “What gets measured, gets done. If you are looking for quick ways to change how an organisation behaves, change the measurement system” [Mason Haire] “Wovon ich aber gar nicht weiß, was es ist, wie soll ich davon irgendeine Beschaffenheit wissen” [Platon] “Ich weiß, daß ich nichts weiß.” [Sokrates] “Continuous improvement requires a commitment to learnin.” [David Garvin] “Knowledge Capital is the chief ingredient of a new economy” [Thomas A. Stewart] “The secret of success is ...managing the creation of new knowledge.” [Ikujiro Nonaka] “Success for a corporation lies ... in its intellectual and systems capabilities” [James Brian Quinn] “The essence of managment is to make knowledge productive.” [Peter F. Drucker] “Knowledge is all important ... It’s the source of most value-added.” [Tom Peters] “When it comes to knowledge management, culture trumps all other factors.” [Larry Prusak] “Those who are not confused today have not understood the problem.” [Jack Welsh, Ex-CEO GE] “Wissen ist Macht” [Francis Bacon, 1561-1626] “Nichts ist so erschreckend, wie nicht wissen und doch handeln.” [J. W. von Goethe] “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” [Benjamin Franklin]