The Goal of Knowledge & Innovation ManagementOrganizations today understand that they are either becoming Thought Leaders, or they are becoming obsolete.Continuous Improvement in the knowledge-driven enterprise requires going beyond the old 1-dimensional view of organizational learning (novice-to-expert). Explanation AgeEA_22ace0f2-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96John Lewis, Ed.D.John Lewis, Ed.D. is a professional speaker and consultant, and is the founder and president of Explanation Age LLC, a management consulting company that focuses on knowledge management and user experience strategies. He is a Virginia affiliate of the National Speakers Association, a Knowledge Management Faculty Associate at Kent State University, and a member of The George Washington University Institute for Knowledge and Innovation.Previous employments include PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was a principle consultant to major corporations for knowledge management and performance improvement; Adobe Systems where he was the manager of the instructional design department; Capital One Financial Services where he was the knowledge management department head for 40 associates; Lockheed Martin where he designed a 9-week course for satellite operations; and Penn State where he served on the faculty at the Applied Research Lab. John holds a Doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California, with a dissertation focus on mental models and decision making. John has delivered a Masters Series presentation at the International Society for Performance Improvement conference, and was acknowledged by Gartner with a Best Practice paper for a knowledge management implementation. John is the author of the book “The Explanation Age,” which provides tools for the coming age of knowledge and decision transparency, with implications for Business, Education, and Governments. New methods are presented to facilitate strategic management, thought leadership, learning strategies, collaborative decision making, and conflict resolution.John resides in Richmond, Virginia USA.Thought LeadersThe Explanation Age Method of managing knowledge and innovation is based on models of learning that produce Thought Leaders, not just ExpertsBusiness LeadersFor Business Leaders --* Pioneers: The Thought Trails of Thought Leadership* Structured Thinking: Careful the Structure You Choose To Think From* Learning Organizations: Moving From Buzzword To Business Methodology* Performance Improvement: Transforming Operations from Simplicity to Elegance* Decision Transparency: Collaborative Decision Making with Transparency* Strategic Planning: How the Knowledge Economy has outdated Six-Sigma, Risk * Management, and Innovation as Separate ProcessesEducation LeadersFor Education Leaders -- * Designing Education - Not Instruction: How the Knowledge Economy has outdated ADDIE and Bloom's Taxonomy* Questioning Skills: Why Creativity and Critical Thinking are Not EnoughTechnology LeadersFor Technology Leaders -- * Enough Information: The Information Age is Not Sustainable* Social Tools for WHY: Catching Up to the Tools for Who, Where, and When_22ace0f3-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96To produce Thought Leaders_22ace0f4-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96Strategic DecisionsSupport sense-making, not box-checking_22ace0f5-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b961_22ace0f6-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96TransparencyProvide access to thought process and reasons_22ace0f7-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b962_22ace0f8-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96CollaborationFacilitate collaboration and reduce groupthink_22ace0f9-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b963_22ace0fa-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96Conflict ResolutionProvide a shared framework and language_22ace0fb-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b964_22ace0fc-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96EthicsBalance control with compliance and respect_22ace0fd-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b965_22ace0fe-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96InnovationProvide proper questioning patterns for ideation_22ace0ff-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b966_22ace100-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b96ProficiencyTransform operations from simplicity to elegance_22ace101-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b967_22ace102-abae-11e3-96c8-54b9d4a17b962014-03-14http://www.explanationage.com/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net