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Knowledge sharing is the process of exchanging information, ideas, and expertise among individuals or groups. It helps to improve understanding, increase efficiency, and foster collaboration and innovation.
Knowledge sharing is an activity through which knowledge (namely, information, skills, or expertise) is exchanged among people, friends, peers, families, communities (for example, Wikipedia), or within or between organizations. It bridges the individual and organizational knowledge, improving the absorptive and innovation capacity and thus leading to sustained competitive advantage of companies as well as individuals. Knowledge sharing is part of the knowledge management process.
Apart from traditional face-to-face knowledge sharing, social media is a good tool because it is convenient, efficient, and widely used. Organizations have recognized that knowledge constitutes a valuable intangible asset for creating and sustaining competitive advantages. However, technology constitutes only one of the many factors that affect the sharing of knowledge in organizations, such as organizational culture, trust, and incentives. The sharing of knowledge constitutes a major challenge in the field of knowledge management because some employees tend to resist sharing their knowledge with the rest of the organization.
In the digital world, websites and mobile applications enable knowledge or talent sharing between individuals and/or within teams. The individuals can easily reach the people who want to learn and share their talent to get rewarded.
Credit: Wikipedia - knowledge_sharingA knowledge-sharing workshop I ran for the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai in October 2013. After a short talk by me about the power of conversation and an overview of the Knowledge Cafe process, the trigger question for the discussion was, “What can we each do individually to encourage more knowledge sharing … Continue reading Knowledge Sharing, KHDA, Dubai, 2013 David Gurteen
Posts where this video is embedded David Gurteen Biography Speaker, writer and conversational hostPeople: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: David GurteenA Conversation Architect Designs Strategic Conversations David GurteenAPM Conference: Conversational Leadership David Gurteen (2016)Being Truthful Versus Telling the Truth David GurteenChatbot Constraints David GurteenChatbots as Critical Thinking Partners – Talk for Bibliotheca … Continue reading Sharing Tacit Knowledge with the Knowledge Café David Gurteen, 2022
Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes. | Peter Senge Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Is Not the Same as Information Sharing Peter Senge
One of the ironies of speaking up is that, to the individual who makes the choice to withhold his or her knowledge in a meeting, that small act might seem insignificant. Yet, when such choices are repeatedly made in hundreds of meetings across an organization, the loss of knowledge significantly reduces the organization’s ability to act … | Amy Edmondson Continue reading One of the Ironies of Speaking Up Amy Edmondson
Our most effective knowledge management tool is conversation. The words we choose, the questions we ask, and the metaphors we use to explain ourselves are what determine our success in creating new knowledge as well as sharing that knowledge with each other. | Nancy Dixon Continue reading Our Most Effective Knowledge Management Tool Is Conversation Nancy Dixon
Posts where this video is embedded Ownership, Not Buy-in We need to move from buy-in to ownership Punished by Rewards Loving what you do is a more powerful motivator than any goody We Need to Stop Trying to Do Things to Each Other And start working togetherPeople: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: David GurteenA … Continue reading How Do You Make People Share? David Gurteen (2005)
The traditional assumption that “knowledge is power” and is used for personal gain is being subsumed by the notion that knowledge is an expression of the shared responsibilities for the collective well-being of humanity and the planet as a whole. | Jeremy Rifkin Continue reading Knowledge Is an Expression of Shared Responsibilities Jeremy Rifkin
Our approach to Knowledge Management is far more than stick or carrot. We say, “Knowledge Sharing is your job. Do it! As a reward, you may keep your job.” | Bob Buckman Continue reading Knowledge Sharing Is Your Job. Do It! Bob Buckman
Abstract Higher Education Institutions are knowledge intensive institutions. Academics are considered knowledge workers within a knowledge society, with a remit to create and transfer knowledge to their students, as well as to distribute and share the knowledge created from research undertaken. These forms of knowledge sharing within Higher Education Institutions happen as part of the … Continue reading Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Cafés – a Case Study in Higher Education Desireé J Cranfield, Isabella M Venter, Sue Evans, Ellen Spender
Abstract The Internet of Things has brought about changes in the way we live, work and play, enabling enhanced connectedness with associated radical opportunities to improve every sector and area of our lives. Access to information is continuous, ubiquitous, time and place independent, which has revolutionized the workplace, becoming progressively complex, and continually changing. With … Continue reading Teaching Innovation, Conversations, Community of Practice: Using Knowledge Cafe’s to Share Teaching Best Practice … D.J. Cranfield, D. Gurteen (2020)
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Tacit knowledge is a type of knowledge that is difficult to express or communicate through words. It is a vital component of human expertise and plays a crucial role in enabling us to adapt to new situations, solve complex problems, and drive innovation and progress. Continue reading The Importance of Tacit Knowledge Tacit knowledge is knowledge that is difficult to transfer
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the application of knowledge cafés as a technique for knowledge sharing. Abstract Given the current knowledge economy, knowledge sharing has become a vital process in contributing to the success of any given organization, whether academic or industry-related. It is therefore essential for organizations to be aware … Continue reading The Implementation of Knowledge Cafés as a Technique for Knowledge Sharing Pheladi Tracy Lefika (2012)
Is knowledge power, or is it potential power? And if knowledge is not power, what is power? Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power Our ability to influence people is power
Knowledge Café: Getting Started The Knowledge Café Metaphor Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The Knowledge Café is a conversational method that gathers a group of people to share knowledge and experiences, learn from one another, build … Continue reading Introduction: Knowledge Café Improving decision-making, innovation, and collaboration
Knowledge Cafés at the European Patent Office Knowledge Cafés at National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In 2006, I ran a knowledge-sharing workshop for an international organization in Zurich. As … Continue reading Knowledge Café in Zurich, Switzerland The Knowledge Café has empowered our staff to speak up and take the initiative
Peer Instruction Vs. Peer Learning Learn by Talking Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close How can we effectively share knowledge, particularly tacit knowledge, which cannot be easily encoded into information or implicit knowledge that is not consciously … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Through Conversation Knowledge isn’t there the way ore is buried
