Knowledge is a critical asset.

Tools and platforms that encourage creation and dissemination of knowledge empower all of us to collaborate and communicate productively.

As time goes on and business landscape changes, individuals, teams and businesses are looking for ways to invent new knowledge and reuse a body of knowledge, but do you understand what is knowledge sharing?

We seek Anywhere and Anytime in business.

Networking and exchanging ideas is possible due to technology and seamless access to valuable data and content.

How? Anywhere and Anytime are achievable within open virtual environment. Knowledge networks are the virtual environments that enable result-driven actions.

What truly is their purpose?

• Is it to exchange content and valuable information?

• Is it to form partnerships?

• Is it to foster interaction among users?

• Is it to enhance personal learning and collective knowledge?

If you are new to the concept of knowledge networks you certainly have many questions and that’s why we decided to create this guide.

Why did we write this guide?

We wanted to provide more information and help you understand how you and your business, organization or a project can benefit from a knowledge network.

With so many businesses and organization (and individuals) seeking effective collaboration and communication tools today it’s necessary to opt for a result-driven tools in which both knowledge and community constantly grows and evolves.

What is a Knowledge Network?

“An Integrated Knowledge Network spans all domains, communities, and trust relationships with the goal of fostering sustainable innovation that will continue to promote the competitiveness of its users”,  as written by Niek Du Prezz in A Knowledge Network Approach Supporting the Value Chain.

New methods of communication and collaboration add significant value to new knowledge, insights and ideas making knowledge networks a hallmark of high performing organizations.

But regardless of the industry, or the size of the business and organization, everyone can benefit from more agile, more efficient, and more innovative methods of organization and collaboration. Access, creation and dissemination of concepts, insights and best practices should occur without boundaries.

The benefits of knowledge networks come from:

Accelerated Knowledge Transfer – creating, sharing and applying knowledge

Productivity and Agility – Easier and quicker access to relevant knowledge

Creativity – A diverse groups of people that are self-motivated and enthusiastic are brought together for a common goal

Costs and Optimization –  Costs associated with organizing, finding and leveraging knowledge are minimized

New technologies are making collaboration fast and effective, yet relatively easy and inexpensive. so business, organizations, different industries and individuals (employees) could find effective ways to utilize and apply these technologies in the workplace.

Targeting users from all around the world

Knowledge networks have power to bring people together in a response to a real need. To share knowledge and address problems and issues, people come together across organizational, spatial and disciplinary boundaries.