Sharing the right information
Tools to help share knowledge in an organisation.
Activities, tools, and tips
Communities of practice - supporting networks and collaboration spaces
Peer assist - a structured facilitated meeting or workshop where people are invited from other business units to provide their experience, insights and knowledge
Social networking tools - used well, social media can be part of collaborative working and co-production
Social network analysis - a tool which analyses how people work together to solve problems and come up with new ideas.
Knowledge exchange - recover unique and valuable information from someone moving on from their current position
Rapid onboarding - methods to onboard new starters quickly and efficiently.
Storytelling - using stories in organisations as a way of sharing knowledge and helping learning.
Lessons learned - how to the capture and share the learning from projects.
Before action reviews - a method of predicitng the challenges and risks to new projects by drawing on lessons from past projects.
After action reviews - a way of capturing the learning from a project
Retrospective - a facilitated meeting at the end of a project
Case studies
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Espresso Cafes
The use of a shorter version of the Knowledge Café.
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Innovation forum
The establishment of a forum at which staff could present their innovations
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Lunch and Learn
The implementation of short and informal lunchtime talks
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Knowledge Cafes
The use of knowledge cafes to surface tacit knowledge
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KnowledgeShare
The implementation of this online tool to disseminate research and resources to staff
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Psychiatry Papers bulletin
The creation of a bulletin of psychiatry papers recently read by consultants
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Poster exhibition
The setting up of a poster exhibition to demonstrate the work of departments
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Randomised coffee trials
A form of Lunch and Learn pairing different healthcare professionals
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Yammer
The use of this platform in the management of an online research forum
Page last reviewed: 16 June 2021