knowledge-sharing
Spreading what's known
Knowledge-sharing is the practice of exchanging information, expertise, or skills among people or within organizations.
The term appears frequently in workplace and educational contexts: The company built a knowledge-sharing platform for employees, Knowledge-sharing sessions help new hires get up to speed.
The hyphenated form typically functions as an adjective or noun.
User-editable web pages
- intranetOrganization's internal web system
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- onboardingNew member integration process
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
mentorship · cross-functional · collaboration · handover · workshops · lunch-and-learn · confluence · slack
Building professional relationships
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
- coachingGuiding others to improve
expertise · specialization · certification · guild · benchmarking
Raised flat structure
- open-sourceFreely viewable, editable code
- forumGathering place for discourse
- tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
podcast · blog · video · e-learning · MOOC · Wikipedia · GitHub · crowdsourcing
Recounting events aloud
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- eldersSenior community members
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
griots · songlines · intergenerational · lineage · heritage · ritual · ceremony · ubuntu
Issued written material
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- citationMention of a source
- journalRecord of daily events
dissertation · lecture · seminar · colloquium · co-authorship · preprint · interdisciplinary · sabbatical
wiki
User-editable web pages
- intranetOrganization's internal web system
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- onboardingNew member integration process
training · mentorship · cross-functional · collaboration · handover · workshops · lunch-and-learn · confluence · slack
networking
Building professional relationships
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
coaching · expertise · specialization · certification · guild · benchmarking
platform
Raised flat structure
- open-sourceFreely viewable, editable code
- forumGathering place for discourse
- tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
webinar · podcast · blog · video · e-learning · MOOC · Wikipedia · GitHub · crowdsourcing · peer-to-peer
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- eldersSenior community members
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
proverb · griots · songlines · intergenerational · lineage · heritage · ritual · ceremony · ubuntu · ethnobotany
publication
Issued written material
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- citationMention of a source
journal · dissertation · lecture · seminar · colloquium · co-authorship · preprint · interdisciplinary · sabbatical · bibliography
knowledge-sharingsecrecy
Practice of hiding information
concealment · gatekeeping · censorship · knowledge retention · opacity
knowledge-sharingsiloing
Isolating into separate units
territorial behavior · information silos · empire building · compartmentalization
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