Coffee is unique among my daily rituals. I’ve come to depend on it as both momentary escape and drug delivery mechanism. Based solely on the perpetual line at my local Starbucks, I’ll assume I’m not alone 
Beyond the practical considerations of taste and price, I realized I know very little about something so central to my existence in our modern world. What do “Fair Trade” and “Shade Grown” actually mean? Are both organic? Does coffee actually come from South America originally, or have I simply seen one too many Juan Valdez commercials? And what about all those medical studies that alternate between “coffee as poison” and “coffee as elixir”? Where does the research actually net out?
I spent a little bit of time online and came up with a few quick answers to these questions for my ExperiencePoint SHARE piece (presentation attached). Now I’ll go suck back another Pike Place and feel smug in my enlightenment
It is my understanding that coffee is best during first ten minutes after brewing. A famous knowledge management (KM) case study tells of an organization that fostered more collaboration by informing its staff of above and then setting up a warning system that let everyone know when a new pot was brewing. Result: more casual meetings around the coffee pot and increased cross-discipline sharing and innovation.
At the KM Institute we call that a “No-Budget KM” initiative.
By: Douglas Weidner on June 1, 2009
at 7:32 am
What a great idea! I’d love to learn of other “No-budget KM” tactics – any resources?
By: Greg Warman on June 9, 2009
at 11:26 am
Greg,
None we have published. All part of KM Certification training program.
By: Douglas Weidner on June 10, 2009
at 6:29 pm