Method guide · Work with a structured grid
Knowledge Sharing
Make teaching knowledge and learning questions visible together, then choose the next topic by interest.
- People
- 3–30
- Base procedure time
- 60 minutes
- Recording
- Shared record
Purpose: Build working relationships; Explore through dialogue.
English guide
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How this method works
A method for placing knowledge people can share and questions they want to learn on the same board. Use it where expertise and interests remain invisible and the same questions recur because nobody knows who can teach what. After individual writing, identify teachers, cluster related topics, and vote to narrow the next topic. Priorities reflect the breadth of interest rather than loud voices, making short-cycle repetition easier. The result is a list of teachable topics, a priority topic for next time, and its teacher. Do not use it alone for deep one-off skills transfer or content requiring face-to-face paired instruction.
Phase schedule
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- Separate knowledge and questions in writing0–15 minutes from the start (15 minutes)
Action: Write. Participation: Individually.
Individual record
- Identify teachers15–23 minutes from the start (8 minutes)
Action: Identify. Participation: Everyone.
Shared record
- Cluster related topics23–33 minutes from the start (10 minutes)
Action: Cluster. Participation: Everyone.
Shared record
- Vote for the next topic33–45 minutes from the start (12 minutes)
Action: Vote. Participation: Everyone.
Shared record
- Sort topics45–60 minutes from the start (15 minutes)
Action: Sort. Participation: Everyone.
Shared record
Facilitation steps
- For 15 minutes, each person silently writes knowledge they can discuss and questions they want to learn on separate sticky notes, then posts them.
- For 8 minutes, people able to teach add their name and a mark beside each relevant topic.
- For 10 minutes, bring related topics together into one cluster and remove duplicated topics.
- For 12 minutes, each person casts the agreed number of votes on topics they want next time.
- For 15 minutes, move high-vote topics upwards and sort out completed topics and topics whose interest has faded.
If something changes
If
After 8 minutes of identifying teachers, fewer than half the topics name someone able to teach them.
Then
The facilitator reads remaining topics one at a time and asks named people who may know about them.
If
At least 2 topics tie for the highest vote count.
Then
Run a show-of-hands runoff using only tied topics and retain the first to receive more than half the votes.
Preparation
Materials
- One shared board or large paper surface sized for up to 30 participants
- Approximately 5 sticky notes per person, 25 × 75 mm
- 4 round voting stickers per person
- One fine-tip pen per person for names and marks
Room and setup
- One board on a wall or table visible to everyone
- Individual writing space at tables or in front of the wall for every participant
Adjust for people and time
Do not run this method with fewer than 3 people, because useful teacher/learner combinations do not emerge. Near 30 people, topics can exceed the board area and clustering may not finish in time. If topic numbers exceed the board’s fields, split participants into 2 groups, finish their assigned topic clusters first, then merge them.
Safety and non-applicable situations
Do not treat this topic-selection format alone as deep skills transfer or a substitute for paired teaching. Scale the clustering process to the board and time available.
Historical translation and source notes
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- The tied-topic runoff requires more than half the votes but does not specify how to proceed if no topic reaches that threshold. No further runoff rule is added.
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- Shay Peleg: Knowledge Sharing
https://openpracticelibrary.com/practice/knowledge-sharing/
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