A flash foresight into the future: ICT integrated organizational learning and knowledge sharing
Authors
Theilgaard, Jacob ; Dalsgaard Vilain, Annette
Term
4. term
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-05-30
Pages
76
Abstract
Afhandlingen giver et hurtigt fremsyn i, hvordan IKT-integreret organisatorisk læring og videndeling kan udvikle sig. Gennem en litteraturgennemgang identificeres centrale forandringsdrivere ud fra megatrends i læring og arbejde, vidensledelse og organisering, set i lyset af Web 2.0s forbundne og deltagende teknologier. På den baggrund udvikles flere scenarier med hypoteser om, hvordan vi i fremtiden skaber, distribuerer, deler, anvender og organiserer viden og færdigheder via IKT, og hvordan dette kan påvirke organiseringen og ledelsen af videnarbejde. Scenarierne og hypoteserne udforskes empirisk gennem kvalitative interviews med udvalgte internationale nøglepersoner: forskere med fokus på IKT, samarbejde og organisatorisk læring samt HR-direktører eller -chefer med ansvar for læring og udvikling i store virksomheder. Informanterne bliver bedt om at reflektere over og kommentere scenarierne. På baggrund af analysen præsenterer afhandlingen afsluttende udsagn om fremtidens arbejde, læring og videndeling samt om de organisatoriske rammer, der kan fremme læring og innovation.
This thesis offers a rapid look ahead at how ICT-integrated organizational learning and knowledge sharing may evolve. A literature review identifies key change drivers drawn from megatrends in learning and work, knowledge management, and organizing, viewed through the connected, participatory reality of Web 2.0. Building on this, the thesis develops several future scenarios with hypotheses about how we will create, distribute, share, apply, and organize knowledge and skills through ICT, and how this may reshape the organization and leadership of knowledge-based work. These scenarios and hypotheses are explored empirically through qualitative interviews with selected international key informants: researchers focused on ICT, collaboration, and learning in organizations, and Human Resource directors or managers responsible for learning and development in large enterprises. Informants were asked to reflect on and comment on the scenarios. Based on the analysis, the thesis offers concluding statements about the future nature of work, learning, and knowledge sharing, and about organizational conditions that can foster learning and innovation.
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