About Us

The Knowledge Associates Group of Companies was first founded by Ron Young in Cambridge in 1995.

Ron Young is the founder and CEO/CKO for Knowledge Associates Cambridge Ltd, a knowledge and innovation consulting and solutions company based in Cambridge U.K. He is acknowledged as a leading international expert and thought leader in strategic information, knowledge management, and innovation management. He specializes in knowledge driven results for individuals, teams and organizations..

He advised and assisted the UK DTI Innovation Unit in 1999 in the production of the UK Government White Paper ‘UK Competitiveness in the Knowledge Driven Economy’.

He regularly provides keynote presentations/masterclasses/workshops at leading Knowledge Management & Innovation conferences around the world, and he has extensive experience in working with European, Asian, M.East, African and US Organisations.You can view his keynote speaking and conference/workshop activities here

He has chaired both the British Standards Institute (BSI) Knowledge Management Standards Committee and the European CEN Knowledge Management Standards Committee.

He is currently developing Knowledge Management strategies and systems and advising and assisting major Multi-National Corporations, International UN Agencies, National Governments, Military, Space, and Professional Institutions around the world. He was a lead consultant for the European Commission 2 Million euro ‘Know-Net’ project. He is an international consultant for the World Bank, Washington.

He is joint author of ‘Knowledge Asset Management’ (Springer 2003) and ‘Upside Down Management’ (McGraw Hill Europe 1996), Knowledge Management: Facilitators Guide (Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo, 2009), Knowledge Management: Case Studies for Small and Medium Enterprises (APO, Tokyo, 2009), Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques (APO, Tokyo, 2010). Knowledge Management for the Public Sector (APO, Tokyo 2012).

He is founder of www.knowledgemanagementonline.com

Knowledge Associates Cambridge provide education, consulting, services, solutions, systems and tools, to help individuals, teams and organisations better innovate and achieve knowledge driven results, in a global knowledge economy.

If you require more information, contact Ron Young at info@knowledge-associates.com