Breaking Functional Silos

From Software Development to Surgery

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Software development silos

Working against the shared goal

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Silos in surgery

Silos in surgery

The “Silo Effect”

Reducing the silo effect

1. Create communication channels

  • There are space design examples, like that of a hospital that created a joint lounge area for neurological and cardiac intervention specialties, which resulted in synergies that could not have been achieved otherwise.
  • Providing opportunities for professionals from different groups to meet is also a good way to move information around. Multidisciplinary conferences and HRO (High Reliability Organization) meetings force representatives of different groups to mix and share knowledge.
  • Technology is increasingly harnessed to eliminate silos, with collaboration platforms that make cross-functional communication smoother, and help share collected data between groups.

2. Define goals that promote collaboration

Top down or bottom up?

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