Category: Knowledge Management

Gamification on intranets: the risks of playing along

September 23, 2011 5 Comments by Sam Marshall
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There’s an interesting article on how Accenture used gamification to drive intranet adoption. But there’s a risk that game theory  (aka gamification) on intranets can reduce creativity and co-operation because it relies on shallow motivators. There have been a number of other good posts on intranet and gamification such as: Alex Manchester:  Enhancing the intranet [...]

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5 Great things about silos

September 7, 2011 9 Comments by Sam Marshall
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For many years the mantra in knowledge management, and more recently in collaboration circles, has been: “We need to break down silos” Yet silos are so common that I’ve been wondering if they have a role to play, or if they’re an unfortunate side-effect of something else? Here, then, is my list of 5 great [...]

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