Destroying collaboration and knowledge sharing in the workplace: a reverse brainstorming approach

Nina Evans

Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2012, vol. 10, issue 2, 175-187

Abstract: Organizations in the 21st century find themselves in the culture of collaboration. Collaboration and knowledge sharing are fundamental aspects of problem solving, decision making and innovation, and are therefore vital for success. Some organizational cultures foster collaboration while others actively or inadvertently destroy shared decision-making activities. Reverse brainstorming is a method where participants identify different ways to cause a problem. These negative ideas are then used to stimulate ideas for solving the problem. This paper reports on a reverse brainstorming session during which knowledge management practitioners, consultants and academics generated ideas on how collaboration and knowledge sharing is destroyed in organizations, followed by positive ideas to promote effective, collaborative workplaces.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2011.43

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