Knowledge Sharing as a Model in Building Sustainable Learning Organization

This research aims to discover the efforts made by pesantren (Islamic boarding school) to be a sustainable learning organization that continuously adapts and innovates in an everchanging environment. This research took two pesantrens in Sukabumi and Garut, Indonesia, as sample units. The research data was collected by in-depth discussion through Focus Group Discussion approach. The result showed that pesantren leaders played a great role in the formation of pesantren as learning organizations, through knowledge sharing as an enrichment model of science by utilizing internal knowledge of pesantren. Regular Al-Quran recitation, training activities, study visit, social media, formal study, events, provision of reference books, and conference activities are some of the media for knowledge sharing. To build learning organization, the empowerment of santri (students of pesantren) is carried out through field practice and the creation of various creative products. Knowledge sharing initiated by pesantren leaders has transformed into an organizational culture in building pesantren into a sustainable learning organization. Keywords—knowledge sharing; learning organization