JET_V5_N1_A2 Hanan Yaniv Journal of Educational Technology 2230 - 7125 5 1 7 14 Knowledge Management, Concept Mapping, Knowledge Harvesting, Collaboration, Collaborative decision-making This paper describes a methodology for harvesting knowledge within a professional development workshop in a large organization. Knowledge harvesting is a process aimed to (1) document every possible contribution of every participant and (2) arrange that documentation into an indexed summarized representation. The product of knowledge harvesting creates a deeper understanding of what people know as individuals and harness that knowledge into the continuous growth of the organization. A well-documented product of a professional development workshop can lead to planning future activities, reexamine values and beliefs, surface organizational challenges and serve to readjust relationships between values and practices. Literature (Argyris & Schon, 1978; Senge, 1990) suggests that organizations tend to be plagued with internal conflicts between their stated beliefs and their actual practice. April - June 2008 Copyright & copy; 2008 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=555