Extra-condensed knowledge

The way we work is changing, and the way knowledge is shared inside of companies will need to adjust. Here are two creative ways I have seen the induction of joiners playing out.

Innovate with technology. It’s a given that companies are now innovating with technology. Take, for example, consulting firm PwC, which has used platforms and virtual reality to help onboard the over 1,300 new hires that began working at its U.K. offices in the past year.
Curate interactions. I’ve been fascinated by how CEO Christy Johnson leads the Seattle-based virtual strategy consulting practice Artemis Connection — and no more so than how new members are introduced to the company.

We are only just beginning on our journey of creating practices and processes that help new joiners understand their organization’s culture and build tacit knowledge.

The experiences of Brown and Johnson show what could be possible.

Here are my three takeaways.

First, developing knowledge beyond what’s found in formal training is crucial for new joiners, and as we shift our ways of working, we need to keep sight of this.
Second, the observed/observing metric is one worth measuring.
Third, being in “the room where it happens” is a very valuable experience.

ULTRA-condensed knowledge

WARNING, MIT SMR,

The way we work is changing, and the way knowledge is shared inside of companies will need to adjust.

Lesson learned, MIT SMR,

The observed/observing metric is one worth measuring.

Lesson learned, MIT SMR,

Being in “the room where it happens” is a very valuable experience.

Alert, MIT SMR,

Developing knowledge beyond what’s found in formal training is crucial for new joiners.

Genioux knowledge fact condensed as an image

Condensed knowledge

Classical CONTEXT of the Digital Age

CONTEXT the Golden Knowledge Path ("GKPath") digital highway

"genioux facts", the online programme on MASTERING “THE BIG PICTURE OF THE DIGITAL AGE”, builds The Golden Knowledge Path (GKPath) to accelerate everyone's success in the digital age.

The inverted mini pyramid of knowledge that is essential to travel on the Golden Knowledge Path ("GKPath") highway.

g-f(2)256 The Big Picture of the Digital Age (5/2/2021), geniouxfacts, The fundamental knowledge mini-pyramid for traveling on the "GKPath" highway.

g-f(2)261 The Big Picture of the Digital Age (5/5/2021), geniouxfacts, You are unique. Grow without limits in the digital age.
g-f(2)257 The Big Picture of the Digital Age (5/3/2021), geniouxfacts, At any moment you take the fastest path (GKPath) to your greatness.
g-f(2)254 The Big Picture of the Digital Age (5/1/2021), geniouxfacts, The Golden Knowledge Path (GKPath) to accelerate everyone's success.
g-f(2)260 The Big Picture of the Digital Age (5/4/2021), geniouxfacts, Alerts, Warnings and Relevant Lessons Learned Traveling at High Speed on GKPath.

The way we work is changing, and the way knowledge is shared inside of companies will need to adjust. Here are two creative ways I have seen the induction of joiners playing out.

Innovate with technology. It’s a given that companies are now innovating with technology. Take, for example, consulting firm PwC, which has used platforms and virtual reality to help onboard the over 1,300 new hires that began working at its U.K. offices in the past year.
Curate interactions. I’ve been fascinated by how CEO Christy Johnson leads the Seattle-based virtual strategy consulting practice Artemis Connection — and no more so than how new members are introduced to the company.

We are only just beginning on our journey of creating practices and processes that help new joiners understand their organization’s culture and build tacit knowledge.

The experiences of Brown and Johnson show what could be possible.

Here are my three takeaways.

First, developing knowledge beyond what’s found in formal training is crucial for new joiners, and as we shift our ways of working, we need to keep sight of this
Second, the observed/observing metric is one worth measuring.
Third, being in “the room where it happens” is a very valuable experience.

Category 2: The Big Picture of the Digital Age

[genioux fact deduced or extracted from MIT SMR]

This is a “genioux fact fast solution.”

Tag Warnings those traveling at high speed on GKPath

WARNING, MIT SMR,

The way we work is changing, and the way knowledge is shared inside of companies will need to adjust.

Tag Lessons learned to those traveling at high speed on GKPath

Lesson learned, MIT SMR,

The observed/observing metric is one worth measuring.

Lesson learned, MIT SMR,

Being in “the room where it happens” is a very valuable experience.

Tag Alerts those traveling at high speed on GKPath

Alert, MIT SMR,

Developing knowledge beyond what’s found in formal training is crucial for new joiners.

Type of essential knowledge of this “genioux fact”: Essential Analyzed Knowledge (EAK).

Type of validity of the "genioux fact".

Inherited from sources + Supported by the knowledge of one or more experts + Supported by research.

Authors of the genioux fact

Fernando Machuca

References

What Happens if ‘Absorbing by Observation’ Disappears? Lynda Gratton, May 12, 2021, MIT Sloan Management Review, MIT SMR.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Lynda Gratton (@lyndagratton) is a professor of management practice at London Business School and founder of the future-of-work research consultancy HSM. She currently serves as cochair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Work, Wages, and Job Creation. Her latest book (with Andrew J. Scott) is The New Long Life: A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World (Bloomsbury, 2020).

Extracted from London Business School

Lynda Gratton

Professor of Management Practice

BA PhD (Liverpool)

Lynda is a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School where she directs the program ‘Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies’ – considered the world’s leading program on human resources. Her elective on the Future of Work is one of the school’s most popular and in 2016 she received the school’s ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award. For over ten years she has led the Future of Work Consortium which has brought executives from more than 60 companies together both virtually and on a bespoke collaborative platform.

Lynda has written extensively about the interface between people and organizations. Her books cover the link between business and HR strategy (Living Strategy), the new ways of working (The Democratic Enterprise), the rise of complex collaboration (Hot Spots and Glow) the impact of a changing world on employment and work (The Shift ) and the impact of longevity on society (The 100 Year Life – co-authored with Andrew Scott). In 2012 The Shift received the best book of the year in Japan and has been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2015 The Key won the CMI Management Book of the Year. In 2017 The 100 Year Life was shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year, became the best selling book in Japan and has been translated into 15 languages.

Lynda’s work has been acknowledged globally – she has won the Tata prize in India; in the US she has been named as the annual Fellow of NAHR and won the CCL prize; whilst in Australia she has won the HR prize. She has been named by Thinkers 50 has one of the top 15 thinkers in the world.