KNOWLEDGE SHARING—THE VALUE OF STORY TELLING

Knowledge sharing is recognised as being critical to the ongoing development and growth of an organisation. Sharing knowledge occurs in many ways and story telling, often regarded in a light-hearted way and frequently accompanied by wry comments, or even scepticism, is now being recognised as having a place of value within the knowledge sharing environment. This paper will consider situations affecting knowledge sharing, examine issues surrounding story telling, the place of technology in the story telling environment, and the value to the organisation of story telling will also be discussed