Have been having an interesting conversation with Matt, my Husband, about the use of learning journals in a work environment. There is much reference to this in 'Learning Journals' by Jennifer Moon and some of the points she makes we have talked about.
Matt was saying that his team at times have difficulty in seeing the bigger picture and can get stuck in the detail a little. He also mentioned that they have some fantastic ideas, but without Matt's backing struggle to bring them into the workplace, and Matt has difficulty in finding the time to listen to thier ideas.
These are definately two areas where the concept of a learning jounral would be favourable. The process of keeping a journal, by it's very nature, forces you to take your time, which will assist in Matt placing more emphasis on journal writing/reading in his work. The team may find a journal helpful when working through things and once the detail has been addressed maybe they can take a step back from it.
We did discuss however, the issues around audience, who might be party to their writings and how that might affect what they write. We also spent time discussing the idea that there might need to be some guidance around writings about other people, and the company, so as to avoid any negative prose being made public via the Internet.