Marc Aafjes, global head of knowledge management at Vodafone, has used his own blog to post a very effective summary of his breakout session presentation at this year's KM conference. In his post, Marc clarifies the concept of "the shadow organization" on which his presentation was focused:

By connecting various participants across the company around the execution of our knowledge strategy we're cultivating a meta network--the shadow organization--that enables the company to enhance the value we derive from the knowledge we have. Framing knowledge management in economic terms, the shadow organisation in effect is 'making the market for knowledge' by connecting otherwise disparate parts of the company around knowledge needs. This shadow organisation consists of the change agents that help us execute the knowledge strategy and embed sustainable change in all parts of the company.

Marc's post goes on to describe the five key groups within "the shadow organization" and highlight some of the benefits that this model has provided for Vodafone.