Serial Transfer

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Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms

Source: Book Review, Common Knowledge by Curtis D. Frye (cfrye@teleport.com) , http://www.techsoc.com/commknow.htm

DefinitionThe knowledge a team has gained from doing its task in one

setting is transferred to the next time that team does the task in a different setting.

There are many ways in which knowledge can be transferred. Serial transfer is occurring when the same team repeats a task.

transfer is leveraged from one work "team" to a very similar work team in another similar work setting.

Knowledge is transferred from individual members of the team, to the team as a whole, i.e., integrated into a commonly–held perception of what worked. This constitutes the basis of what can then be transferred to another similar team member or group.

Source : Welcome to Research Utilization-http://www.researchutilization.org/learnru/welcome2ru/Reuse as a Knowledge Management Problem http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31478

Task Situation

Oil Power Plant @ Exxon

TM Power Plant

Nature of Task

Power Plant Management

Task Situation Different Task

Nature of Task Similar, frequent but not routine

Type of Knowledge Tacit + Explicit

Source + Receiver The same person / team

Transfer

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Evaluation

In this way, small items come to the surface such as the possible delay in getting the blood from the blood bank to the operating room. The task is to make small changes to operating procedure, which is easy to undertake. To evaluate the whole process from start to finish and address every issue is a huge task and not what this is about. In order to resolve complex problems, it is much better to make little changes rather than a complete overhaul. Making little changes is the answer to complex procedures – not complete overhaul. It is necessary to repeat the After Action Review on an informal basis to keep a check on process.

Source : Knowledge Transfer in Surgery: Skills, Process and Evaluation http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2173164/

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a process of group idea gathering that stimulates creative thinking. Group members take turns throwing out any and all thoughts that come to mind on a subject while one person records all the ideas. There are no right or wrong answers at this stage. Ideas that may seem to be ridiculous often are the ones that stimulate the best ideas in the end. No one is allowed to criticize any of the ideas. This encourages a free flow of ideas that often leads to a better final product than any other method of idea gathering.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstorming

Purpose of Brainstorming

Generate a list of problem area

Identify possible consequences stemming from the problem being analyzed

Generate a list of possible causes of the problem

Encourage thinking about ways to eliminate the causes

“The source team and the receiving team are one and the same"

Assist companies in increasing returns from their component reuse initiatives. Application development groups have often been called upon to install knowledge management tools and practices for other departments in their organizations. Maybe it's time we learn how to use these tools and practices ourselves.

Source : Reuse as a Knowledge Management Problem http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31478