The problem of disbelieving...

I’ve read today a nice blog post entitled “The Barrier of Disbelief”, which I definitely recommend. It reminds us that we should not disregard any idea before we give ourselves some time to analyse it and find justifications to accept it or not.

In fact, we (Knowledge Managers) should be worried about avoiding unjustified disbelief. Otherwise, we run the risk of dismissing some opportunities and practices without evaluating (and letting others involve evaluate) their pros and cons. This kind of mistake is so very common! Think about it: who from us hasn’t taken part in a brainstorming session in which people start to discuss the first or second suggestion written in the blackboard? And everyone knows (at least in theory) that brainstorming means spelling out all possible suggestions before start criticizing or committing to one.

And there are those that do not want to hear anything that is a bit distant from the ideas they so passionately defend. That, my friends, is everything but KM! Yes… because KM is about collaboration, knowledge sharing, and openness to change. Because ideas are dynamic, practices should change to accommodate cultural changes, and no knowledge is static and immutable.
A static and immutable piece of information is useless… and is not knowledge. Do you agree? Disagree? I am definitely opened to your comments… ; )