In Part 1, I explored how individuals could leverage screencasting. Here in Part 2, I want to explore some uncommon uses for screencasting in a business environment.
One point that I want to elaborate on here is this concept of tribal knowledge. 
I think a lot of businesses just avoided a disaster. Baby boomers were nearing retirement age in such a great number and so fast, that I believe businesses were really going to feel it. However, they were saved by the Great Recession because this delays the boomers from retiring. However, it doesn’t diminish the need to capture what’s in their heads.
In days long gone, we used to sit around camp fires and tell stories. Elders passed their experience to younger generations. From this, traditions were established and more importantly, knowledge was transferred. In more modern times, we used to have apprentice and mentoring programs. Those too are long gone. But how do we transfer today’s knowledge?
I believe screencasting is one of the techniques we can use to capture and disseminate key information. It’s easy enough for most authors to develop and now with broadband internet, it’s easy to distribute.
You’ll have to let me know in the comments if you see additional uses for screencasting. In the meantime, here is Part 2 of the video.
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