Richard Hare

Current

• Knowledge Management, Communication and Collaboration consultant at BAT
• Knowledge Management, Communication and Collaboration consultant at British American Tobacco
• Owner at Flare Consulting Limited

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Past

• Lotus Notes Development Support Manager at Equant
• Lotus Notes Application Development consultant at British American Tobacco (BAT)
• Internal Systems Manager at MSW

• Internal Systems Manager at Manpower Software
• Internal Systems Manager at MSW Technology
• Computer Administrator at Chelsea Physic Garden
• Campaign Coordinator at International Radio Promotions
• Support Technician at Department of Health and Social Services

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Education

• London South Bank University
• West Hatch High School

Connections

79 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Blog

Richard Hare’s Summary

I am a specialist in Knowledge Management, communication and collaboration.

My main interests are social media, Web2.0, communities of practice, innovation, storytelling and case studies, blogging and good practice intranet design. I design and facilitate workshops and write case studies about these subjects.

I am also interested in emerging tools like Prediction Markets.

Richard Hare’s Specialties:

Knowledge Management, social media, blogging, learning, communities, communities of practice, collaboration, innovation, Deep Dive, facilitation, communications, storytelling, case studies, case study writing, workshops, coaching, intranet, prediction markets, value networks

Richard Hare’s Experience

• Knowledge Management, Communication and Collaboration consultant

  BAT

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

  August 2002 — Present (6 years 2 months)

  I work with a global Knowledge Management team, helping the company set and achieve it's KM and intranet strategies.
  
  I design and facilitate workshops for communities, innovation and lessons learned activities and am responsible for the team's communications.
  
  I am interested in all aspects of KM, especially emerging areas like Prediction Markets and Value Networks.
  
  My areas of expertise include good practice intranet design and storytelling.

• Knowledge Management, Communication and Collaboration consultant

  British American Tobacco

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

  August 2002 — Present (6 years 2 months)

  I work with a global Knowledge Management team, helping the company set and achieve it's KM and intranet strategies.
  
  I design and facilitate workshops for communities, innovation and lessons learned activities and am responsible for the team's communications.
  
  I am interested in all aspects of KM, especially emerging areas like Prediction Markets and Value Networks.
  
  My areas of expertise include good practice intranet design and storytelling.

• Owner

  Flare Consulting Limited

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

  November 1997 — Present (10 years 11 months)

  I am an independent consultant in Knowledge Management, Communication and Collaboration.
  
  I design and run workshops which help people collaborate better, including both collocated and virtual teams. The events include Deep Dive-style innovation workshops and kick-offs for communities of practice.

• Lotus Notes Development Support Manager

  Equant

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ENT; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1998 — February 2002 (3 years 7 months)

  I managed the team which provided end user support for British American Tobacco's Lotus Notes applications

• Lotus Notes Application Development consultant

  British American Tobacco (BAT)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

  November 1997 — August 1998 (10 months)

  I was responsible for checking British American Tobacco's Lotus Notes applications for millennium compliance and suitability for upgrading to Lotus Notes R3.

• Internal Systems Manager

  MSW

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  November 1994 — October 1997 (3 years)

  I worked as a consultant and a support engineer to the Ministry of Defence during my time with this HR software consultancy

• Internal Systems Manager

  Manpower Software

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  November 1994 — October 1997 (3 years)

  I worked as a consultant and a support engineer to the Ministry of Defence during my time with this HR software consultancy

• Internal Systems Manager

  MSW Technology

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  November 1994 — October 1997 (3 years)

  I worked as a consultant and a support engineer to the Ministry of Defence during my time with this HR software consultancy

• Computer Administrator

  Chelsea Physic Garden

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  November 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 2 months)

  I developed the garden's seed and plantings database and trained the staff on the garden's computers

• Campaign Coordinator

  International Radio Promotions

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  August 1990 — April 1993 (2 years 9 months)

  I managed the DJ lists and devised plugging campaigns for artists such as BAD II, Apachi Indian, Omar, Noel McKoy

• Support Technician

  Department of Health and Social Services

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Public Policy industry)

  July 1988 — July 1989 (1 year 1 month)

  I worked for the Economic Adviser's Office, supporting a team of economists who provided answers to Parliamentary Questions.

Richard Hare’s Education

• London South Bank University

  BSc (Hons), Computing Science, 1986 — 1990

  My industrial year was spent at DHSS Economic Advisers' Office

• West Hatch High School

Additional Information

Richard Hare’s Websites:

• My Blog

Richard Hare’s Interests:

knowledge management, prediction markets, value networks, social media, web 2.0, writing, screenwriting, filmmaking, directing, music, football, soccer, Leyton Orient

Richard Hare’s Groups:

Melcrum Social Media Conference, Melcrum Communicators' Network

•    IMD alumni and friends
•    Tobacco Industry Network
•    BAT WORLD
•    Information, Knowledge and Content Management Specialists

Richard Hare’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch