Global Home Business Network by Gertrude I Hewapathirana Beyond Schooling

Knowledge Leadership Model For the 21 st Century Network of home based businesses powered by knowledge and innovative technology for heterogeneous communities

Goal Develop proactive constructive strategies and proceedings to implement highly innovative knowledge creation and knowledge sharing model that would bypass conventional developmental stages such as agricultural, pre-industrial, industrial, and information. Develop intercultural understanding among international communities narrowing the cultural gap among global communities Create wealth and help indigenous communities

Stakeholders and the target population  School leaving youths, minorities, women, disadvantaged groups, and economically poor yet talented people  Anyone who respect intercultural values and who wish to build harmonious human and non-human networks  Volunteers and others who are interested in developing close relationships with multicultural communities around the world and anyone who wish to be clients or supporters

Factors motivated me to design this model  Work experience in the developing world  Lack of opportunities for poor people  Urgent social need in developing countries  To utilize knowledge gained from my studies

Rational for choosing the topic  If we do not initiate innovative strategies to cope with the growing information technology in the globalization trend, the gap between the rich and the poor, the majorities and minorities, the literates and illiterates, and women and men will be further widened.  Large corporations who provided a large number of jobs are now downsizing their businesses due to unbearably escalating administrative overheads

Organizing knowledge processing into practice (Adopted from McElroy, p.153) Knowledge processing through social interactions and open dialogue Community group formation and Facilitate learning Adopt methods for knowledge Integration and networking Initiate and enhance Individual Learning/ integrate technology Outside/inside knowledge adaptation

Social Knowledge Management - networking strategy- Social interventions Social knowledge management (Demand) Social knowledge management ( Supply) Technology KM (Demand) Technology KM (Supply) Technology interventions Knowledge production Knowledge integration (McElroy, 2003, p.59) (modified by Gertrude, May 2004) Motivation-individual and group rewarding system for sustainability

Global Business Network Model Technological innovations- home business Marketing network Manufacturing- home business Advisory Knowledge innovations Home Business

Dimensions of the model (Modified by Gertrude Adopted from McElroy, 2003, p. 183)  Operational dimensions  Knowledge production  Knowledge integration  Knowledge recognition and credibility  Usability enhancement-continuous updates  Validity

Operational dimensions * Individual learning * Group learning * Creating a common language through language translator devices and natural language fluency. * Knowledge creation and expansion * Knowledge sharing and upgrading

Knowledge integration methods *Brainstorming *Teaching * Searching * Trust building through close interaction and dialogue * Experimentation * Assessment of individual achievements * Networking to promote live discussions. * Cultural adaptation and maintaining traditional cultural bonds in reality

Knowledge recognition and credibility  Reward system for knowledge creativity  Competition to encourage personal motivation and enthusiasm  Create ownership feelings of the network within members through profit sharing system

Who else benefit  School leaving youths  Unemployed people  Minorities  Women  Disadvantaged groups  Economically poor yet talented people  Anyone who respect intercultural values  Anyone who wish to build harmonious human and non-human networks

Ethical Merits of Intercultural Social Capital Formation ► Knowledge Creation ► Knowledge Sharing ► Knowledge Integration ► International Cooperation ► Cultural Understanding ► Economic Wealth Creation ► Social Equity ► Social Equality ► World Peace

The End……….. Conclusion