Would love to see workers “challenged” to attack problems with a bounty/bonus system that would identify “problems” and “reward” for solution; however, be non-prescriptive in terms of resolving a particular “issue.”

The knowledge of how to go about it, with or without technology, has been around for a while.

Example: William Halal, a professor of management (with a technology slant) at George Washington University, wrote a book in 1993 titled "Internal Markets - Bringing the Power of Free Enterprise Inside Your Organization".

Of course, the Web as we know it today didn't really exist back then .. the browser format we know and love had not yet arrived, and uploading anything to share required understanding FTP, etc. I only got my first email account in 1994.

Some day, no doubt, the walls of silos will crumble and dissolve (eroded by the link driven bits of electronic sand ?). But if you're holding your breath, best to bring along a recently filled scuba tank or some other way of lasting for a while, 'cuz a range of people like OD professionals, management theorists, and learning professionals have been hammering on the issue for quite some time.