Attending To The Physical Spaces Within Which Learning Occurs

Attending to the physical spaces within which knowledge is created and shared was one of the components in the model – Towards a blueprint for developing a knowledge-centric culture – introduced in Chapter 3.

While some organisations are developing their knowledge base by paying more attention to the physical environment within which work and learning naturally co-exists, others have created separate environments that allow learning to occur through experimentation and play.

These approaches suggest that organisations are beginning to pay attention to what other writers refer to as the ‘knowledge ecology’, i.e. the environmental factors which influence how knowledge is developed and shared. So how are organisations doing this?