to siloed
- verb
- /ˈsaɪloʊd/
- Jargon
- The company was siloing its departments, which made collaboration on projects difficult.
Examples
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When teams are siloed, they tend to work independently without sharing valuable insights.
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It's only when you silo those places and it and and assign a value that is not necessarily true.
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Siloed communication often results in missed opportunities for innovation and growth.
Synonyms
To keep someone or something apart from others
To stop people or objects from touching and mixing
To separate parts of your life, work, or feelings so they stay apart
To separate things or parts for a special purpose
Antonyms
How Isolated
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Siloed as a verb comes from the same idea of putting things into different silo towers so they do not mix or move between each other. So to silo or to be siloed is to keep people or information 'separate' and not sharing.