They were presented as the next big revolution in collaborative work. Enterprise social networks were supposed to connect knowledge, bring teams closer together, and free the flow of ideas. They promised to break down silos, flatten hierarchies, and give everyone a voice in the collective conversation.
However, just a few years after their arrival, the mountain gave birth to a mouse. These platforms, supposed to be at the heart of a new way of working, have become just another internal communication channel, and the tool that was supposed to change the way we...
Corporate silos are the enemies of collaboration, knowledge transfer, problem solving and innovation, contribute to its complication and undermine engagement and sense of belonging....
