tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post4124587075488051338..comments2024-02-06T11:25:04.090+00:00Comments on Knoco stories: Silos and dual loyaltiesNick Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02413967879826601863noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-38506864132895537962011-05-12T13:58:02.353+01:002011-05-12T13:58:02.353+01:00Hi, Nick,
thanks for contributions in the communi...Hi, Nick, <br />thanks for contributions in the community and here, taking the topic forward<br /><br />regards<br />gerald<br /><br />Out of the silos - into the silos<br />http://geraldmeinert.blogspot.com/2011/04/out-of-silos-into-silos.htmlgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499751971824812463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-11637293771012936662011-05-12T08:31:59.364+01:002011-05-12T08:31:59.364+01:00Thanks
I am not sure that communities are a "...Thanks<br /><br />I am not sure that communities are a "much better type of silo" per se, or just much better at delivering their purpose, which is sharing knowledge. It is the organisational delivery silos which create and use the knowledge, and they are much better at that.Nick Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413967879826601863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-91163147099915811212011-05-11T22:09:24.512+01:002011-05-11T22:09:24.512+01:00This is a nice clear explanation as to why communi...This is a nice clear explanation as to why communities can also be silos and why silos aren't all bad. I wrote something in a similar vein earlier in the year "Online communities: silo breakers or silo makers?" in which I make the case that communities are a kind of silo, but a much better one than the usual organizational silos<br />http://kmonadollaraday.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/online-communities-silo-breakers-or-silo-makers/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-20443289200850683832011-05-11T16:38:33.203+01:002011-05-11T16:38:33.203+01:00Love your conclusion "No need to break the si...Love your conclusion "No need to break the silos down - just help them learn to talk and to learn from each other."<br /><br />Don Wadsworth contributed another interesting post on "Silos for good not evil" here http://www.jostle.me/blog/silos-for-good-not-evil/Brad Palmerhttp://www.jostle.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-72759323408871228912011-05-11T10:26:20.944+01:002011-05-11T10:26:20.944+01:00Hi Ash
i think it depends on the company. I would...Hi Ash<br /><br />i think it depends on the company. I would answer "Yes" for any company where the silos represent multi-functional teams and projects.<br /><br />I would answer "No" where the company is oprganised along functional lines, and where the functions themselves are the silos. In this case, the communities of practice may need to follow another cross-cutting dimension, such as product, or industry segment, or customer.<br /><br />HTHNick Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413967879826601863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-18001106703354623192011-05-11T09:54:59.395+01:002011-05-11T09:54:59.395+01:00Hi Nick,
You make a valid point and I follow your...Hi Nick,<br /><br />You make a valid point and I follow your reasoning all the way through. In terms of structuring communities of practices (bearing in mind all the other factors that are needed to make them a success), would you suggest that they are built along these functional divisions, sometimes referred to as Silos albeit allow a kind of matrix or cross fertilization with other communities within and I guess outside an organisation?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126131416601630280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585040184982733654.post-1813875745439070352011-05-11T09:54:31.745+01:002011-05-11T09:54:31.745+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126131416601630280noreply@blogger.com