Often the most cost-effective way to solve a problem
is to ask an expert -- someone who has first-hand experience in a similar
situation. At our recent roundtable a cross-functional group from the
chemical, pharmaceutical, accounting, law, publishing, management consulting,
and manufacturing sectors shared their successes, insights, and challenges
in leveraging experts. Topics covered included how to find out who knows
what (and who knows whom), capture an organization's collective wisdom,
create a database of intellectual property holdings, and reduce legal
exposure through a reference database.
