2009 Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Winners

This brings back memories. The Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) award has been around for some time. Back when I was with a large consulting company and involved in our knowledge management practice, I spoke at the awards meetings in London several times.  These were the days of better travel funding and the relatively early days of KM. I am pleased that this award is still around and still relevant.

For the first time, Apple was named the overall Global MAKE Winner. North America took top honors with 7 Winners, followed by Asia (5 Winners) and Europe (3 Winners). Teleos in association with The KNOW Network conducts this award. There were also 5 'Global' Winners whose organizational structures reflect the 21st global knowledge economy.

A panel of experts made the picks based on these criteria:

- creating an enterprise knowledge-driven culture

- developing knowledge workers through senior management leadership

- developing and delivering knowledge-based products/services/solutions

- maximizing enterprise intellectual capital

- creating an environment for collaborative knowledge sharing

- creating a learning organization

- delivering value based on stakeholder knowledge

- transforming enterprise knowledge into shareholder/stakeholder value

The 2009 winners include some long time winners and some major companies that you would not associate wit KM in the 90s.