321: Knowledge-sharing in a design team (the wins and the failures)

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Femke and Charli discuss how to foster a culture of knowledge sharing at a workplace. They explore how to structure language-sharing sessions, whether these should focus on work-related topics or personal expertise, how to encourage team members to participate, and what roles leaders and team members play in sharing knowledge.

Timestamps:

01:25 Episode start

02:27 Catch up

06:52 How did educational 'Lunch and Learn' sessions come about at Femke’s work?

08:06 Are these sessions about work topics or personal expertise?

11:26 Does Kit have a format for ICs to sign up or volunteer to share with the team? How is knowledge sharing structured at Charli’s and Femke’s jobs?

21:03 Does sharing come from anyone on the team or mainly leaders? How much do leaders set an example, and how did you get that started?

21:47 How do you protect team members’ time and set expectations for knowledge sharing beyond their regular responsibilities? Do you expect everyone to share knowledge at a certain level, and how much of it is built into their responsibilities?

26:32 How often do you do knowledge sharing?

26:52 Do you encourage your team to consume any of your content?

Links:

Femke's community

Femke’s course “Product strategy for designers”

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