practicescapturing
Practicescapturing is a systematic activity aimed at identifying, recording, validating, and disseminating organizational practices—routines, methods, and behaviors that contribute to desired outcomes. It embraces tacit know-how held by individuals and explicit procedures, with the aim of enabling reuse, learning, and continuous improvement.
Practicescapturing draws on knowledge management, process improvement, and ethnography. Practitioners identify high-value practices through interviews, observation,
The work proceeds through a lifecycle of discovery, capture, validation, codification, publication, and ongoing maintenance, with
Applications span manufacturing, software development, healthcare, education, and public administration, where standardization, onboarding, risk management, and
Benefits include faster onboarding, greater consistency, improved risk management, and easier transfer of expertise. Risks include
Related concepts include knowledge management, lessons learned, playbooks, standard operating procedures, and process documentation. Practicescapturing differs