How practice, culture, and technology combine to support knowledge sharing.

Proactive risk management and including the whole project team in design and development produce high performance and cost savings.

3-D simulations and a months-long apprenticeship teach trainees to drive the Mars exploration rovers.

A hands-on approach that opens lines of communication between management and fabrication teams gets a project back on schedule.

I felt as though I was blindfolded at a fast-moving sporting event and the play- by-play was being described to me by many others around me.

I had made some serious errors in judgment, and I was kicking myself mentally while steeling myself for dealing with the repercussions.

Story is one of the most respectful ways to share knowledge and, thus, one of the most effective because it allows people to come to their own conclusions.

Leverage your resources to create win-win situations for both you and your team members. Because moving from team member to manager changes responsibilities, you may need to develop different communication strategies for dealing with people you already know. Identify those people whose judgment you trust and be willing to seek out their advice.

Knowledge sharing isn't something that you do to people. It is something you do with people.

A lack of integrity makes a bad situation between government and contractor even worse. Organizations benefit when experienced practitioners share their stories liberally. Manage through your organizational values when making tough decisions.