Releasing Tacit Knowledge Into The Workplace - Innovation That Matters

The persistent truth is that the scale of thesafe, they express through a range of behaviors
challenges we face globally has changed the entireincluding increased insecurity, absenteeism,
context for how business operates and contributes.self-sabotage, or aggressive sabotage, or
Global warming has gone from being denied tostress-related illness.
coffee shop conversation. The implications globalFor the development of the social network required
warming has on the future of humanity createsto receive and support deeper talent and highest
speculation and, for the most part, fear or disbelief.levels of self performance, subconsciously held limiting
Meanwhile, at a deeper level people sense the needbeliefs must be recognized for what they are....blocks
to evolve, to tap into what holds deeper meaningto performance.
and want to make a higher level of contribution.We are at the crossroads of a truly great
Accompanying this underlying force is the real needopportunity.
for high performance leadership; leadership thatFirst, the assumption that you cannot change the
merges the untapped capacity for self-performancesubconscious drivers which drive 90-95% of behavior
with group leadership and takes it to whole newis simply no longer true.
levels.Second, we know that underneath the limitation is an
This is the stuff frequently overlooked or dismissedunlimited source of innovative thinking, deeper talent
as esoteric distraction while corporate leadershipand that each person brings a piece of the trust to
grapples with the usual demands along with thethe group leadership equation.
appearance of new more complex issues many ofThirdly, we know what makes learning stick. We just
which have risen much like the sea levels, quietly yetdo not do what it takes to ensure it happens. We
forcefully catalyzing the shift to higher ground.have the chance to systematically apply what we
The notion that there is immense talent lyingknow to ensure the newly acquired skills can be
dormant within each individual underneath childhoodapplied to add value to personal and professional lives.
preprogrammed limitations is established by cellularFourth, we know what when an individual contributes
biology and well articulated by Dr. Bruce Lipton. Fromfrom their core innate knowledge they are directly
the ages of 0-6 children operate from brainwavewired to purpose and passion therefore two things
frequencies that function like a tape recorder, takinghappen:
in all the messages, both limiting and empowering, andWork has meaning;
storing them into the subconscious. Unless thoseInnovation that matters is well within the collective
limiting beliefs are replaced they become thecapacity for individual and group performance.
foundation that the individual sees the world through.Corporate leadership is actively searching for higher
It shows in individual and collective performance andperformance and innovation. Rather than assuming
in personal and professional relationships.motivation is all external, perhaps it is time to create
When the working environment is perceived to bethe social networks for tacit knowledge to be
unsafe, employees will unknowingly yet naturally,collectively applied. This starts with the individual's
repress their expression and contribution. Repressedgrowth and then expands to group performance.
expression is channeled in one of two ways:The saying 'the answers lie within' has more than one
depression or aggression. When people do not feelmeaning in these times of radical change.