Welcome to episode twenty of the Knowledge Exchange Podcast. This podcast series is a product supported by the Canadian Council on Learning – Canada’s leading organization committed to improving learning across Canada and in all walks of life.
I want to thank the great staff at CCL for their efforts with this project to advance our understanding of effective knowledge exchange to improve the learning of Canadians.
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The transcript may be downloaded here.
Paul McDowall is at the centre of the conversation about Knowledge Management in the Government of Canada. While he is understated, he has been a central figure in creating a more sharing and collaborative environment for those trying to work across silos and institutional barriers. Now at the Canada School of the Public Service, he shares his views about the need to re-engineer leadership, of the need for longer-term vision, of co-creating the workplaces that serve the citizens of Canada. He believes that the principal purpose of the Government of Canada is to serve Canadians. I was impressed by the results obtained from using communities of practice. I was also somewhat disheartened by the fact that change may not happen until the issues are urgent and pressing. I appreciated Paul’s wisdom and openness and I hope you do also.
