Discussion topic:

Hypothetically Consider your experiences in your organization or any group you are involved with. answer the following post that discusses:

1. What is the difference between people sharing information and people sharing a mental model within this organization or group? Provide an example of the difference.
2. How would shifting the information sharing paradigm to a mental model sharing paradigm affect your organization or group? Provide a specific example.
3. Which is more time/cost intensive, information sharing or mental model sharing? Why?
4. Why do organizations and people tend to focus more on information sharing than mental model sharing?

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