Subject matter networks –– from Harold Jarche
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
“I think the singular SME is an antiquated a notion as the solitary game player & our development pipelines need to change.” writes Mark Oehlert, on Twitter. Mark coined the term, subject matter networks, as a change from the industrial concept of subject matter expert, or SME, a term I first heard in the military in the mid-1970’s. But the world has changed and most notably during the past decade.
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In such an environment, the lone expert is at a disadvantage. He or she cannot learn and adapt as fast as a cooperative network.
We have become connected.