Beyond Structured Settlements

Understanding Structured Settlements

(Re)learning resources about structured settlement from S2KM Limited :

• Post 9/11 Structured Settlements - understanding the New Basics for Stage 3 structured settlements.
• "Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments"
  • Introducing the authors and publisher;
  • Announcing Release 38;
  • Featuring updated Chapter 5: "Role and Responsibilities of Plaintiff Counsel in Structured Settlements".
• How the Internet impacts structured settlements including
  • Knowledge Management - with thanks to Denham Grey and Eric Tsui.
  • Social Network Technologies
  • Podcasting - with thanks to Mark Wahlstrom and Ed Vogt.
  • Concept Maps (Example: Podcasting) - with thanks to Barbara Bowen.
  • Standards
• IRC Section 5891 - How the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act impacts structured settlements 
  
  • Provides the Internal Revenue Code definition for structured settlement;
  • Authorizes state processes for completing structured settlement transfers;
  • Clarifies tax treatment of structured settlement transfers.
• Medicare Set-aside Arrangements - how the Medicare Secondary Payer rules are changing structured settlements and personal injury settlement planning.
• Compensation Disclosure - How the NAIC Model Compensation Disclosure requirements impact structured settlements.
• Settlement Trusts - How to select a trustee
• IRC 468B Funds - The single claimant issue
• Plaintiff Attorney Compensation - The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
• Structured Settlement Trade Associations
  • National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA);
  • National Alliance of Medicare Set-aside Professionals (NAMSAP);
  • Society of Settlement Planners (SSP); 

Social Network Technologies

Denham Grey, a leading Knowledge Management (KM) thinker and practioner, takes on the KM lions in their own den when he moderates an online presentation this week for the "Star Series" sponsored by the Association of Knowledgework (AOK).

Entitled "Knowledge Sharing and Social Software", Denham's presentation includes a valuable and related wiki.  Among other resources, the wiki features a concept map of podcasting created by Barbara Bowen for S2KM Limited.

For additional background information about social network technologies, see Denham Grey's weblog, "Knowledge-at-work" as well as the following wikipedia entries:

• Community of practice

• Concept map

• Knowledge management

• Podcasting

• RSS

• Social bookmarking

• Social network

• Weblog

• Wiki

Plus additional information about:

• Podcasting
• Knowledge management and structured settlements.
• Membership in AOK.

Podcasting

Like millions of others, Patrick Hindert and Denham Grey are exploring podcasting - including how podcasting impacts the structured settlement and personal injury settlement planning industries as well as the legal profession generally. 

Our collaborative work includes:

• Testing podcast recording equipment designed by EAR for The Legal Broadcast Network;

• Developing a podcast concept map with Barbara Bowen;

• Introducing podcasting at NSSTA's Regional Meeting  - with assistance from Viren Patel of Structure Online and Keith Burtoft of Markers and Mice.
• Organizing a wiki repository for LBN about podcasting.

Related resources:

• LBN's Podcasting Audio Video - requires Windows Media Player
• Podcast interview of Patrick Hindert by Mark Wahlstrom;

• NSSTA powerpoint presentation - Download Podcasting.ppt

• A wiki repository with resource links;
• Barbara Bowen's concept map;

• Denham Grey weblog: podcasting for knowledge
• Denham Grey weblog: more on podcasting
• Ringler Radio

Social Networks

Online social networks (SN), and related technologies such as weblogs, wikis and VOIP, are hot topics among knowledge management (KM) practitioners. Two current online forums are featuring leading international SN experts.

CPsquare specializes in communities of practice (CoP) and sponsors research forums. CPsquare’s research forums are hosted by Etienne Wenger, John Smith and Nancy White. One of CPsquare’s current research forums features Patti Anklam as online and teleconference leader discussing “social network analysis” (SNA). Approximately 20 persons are participating. Topics discussed by Patti include: identities in networks; communities as networks; the Dunbar number; SNA software; Valdis Krebs research; Etienne Wenger’s research; “Fifth Generation Management”, SNA of “lost knowledge” problems; leadership in networks. Patti’s weblog post for February 5 summarizes portions of the SN research forum.

Group Jazz and Howard Reingold Associates are sponsoring Online Social Networks 2005 from February 9-23. Many leading SN subject matter experts will participate. One is Denham Grey, a research partner of S2KM Limited. Denham will be exploring emergent knowledge practices that use social software and facilitate awareness, learning, knowledge sharing and creation. Denham, who is also the primary author of KMwiki, previews his SN presentation on his weblog, “Knowledge-at-work".