Collective Learning Statement on Social Technologies

At the BIS4410 seminar on Social Technologies, it was noted that while these technology platforms may provide an efficient means of fostering organisational learning, they cannot replace traditional face-to-face conversations that take place in life scenarios such as the on-the-job learning or knowledge café. This is because it is sometimes very hard to put thinking into words and or writing them down. Informal or even formal face-to-face conversations remain the best way to transfer tacit knowledge which is the often the most important form of knowledge that needs to be well managed.