JOINT ANALYSIS LESSONS LEARNED CENTRE NATO'S LEAD AGENT JOINT ANALYSIS

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LESSON LEARNED INFORMATION
SHARING
Requiem for a Lesson 10
The value of a LL process is only realized when the information
generated by the process is available to the people who need it, when
they need it. LL information sharing generates organizational knowledge
and leads to an enduring improvement in organizational performance.
But not everyone is motivated to share.
Barriers to Sharing
Commonly-expressed reasons for not sharing include:
Sharing negative experiences creates embarrassment and/or
blame.
It is not worth sharing until we have a solution.
Sharing information is a risk: information obtained by the enemy
could be used to exploit our weaknesses.
Lessons can only be learned by doing: documenting experiences is
a waste of time.
The lessons are classified and we cannot change that to share
them.
Technical barriers hinder the free transfer of electronically stored
information
However, there are great benefits in overcoming these concerns and
sharing. Sharing knowledge yields better results in both business and
military environments. In military terms, this means both saving lives and
succeeding in the mission. With proper information management, all of
the above concerns are mitigated and become far outweighed by the
benefits of sharing the information.
The LLSO is responsible for the organization’s LL information sharing
and will need to understand:
Whom to share LL information with?
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