NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs What should an organization put in place to cultivate communities of practice systematically? If organizations are going to cultivate communities, in their midst or across their boundaries, they have a responsibility to create a context in which these […]
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs What are three key success factors for communities of practice? Communities of practice are complex social structures, whose voluntary and self-governing nature makes them quite sensitive to subtle dynamics. As a result a host of factors potentially contribute
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Should participation be voluntary or compulsory? In general, it is much better to let participation be voluntary. This way, communities of practice live on because they create value for members, not because of an edict or a box
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Can a community of practice exist only online? A community of practice is not defined by the medium through which members connect. Mutually relevant challenges of practice are much more important than modes of interaction. The key to
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs How big can a community of practice become? Being a community of practice does not depend on size. It depends on identification with the domain and enough mutual engagement to produce learning value. Of course, if a community
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs What level of participation should one expect in a community of practice? Participation in communities of practice is rarely a person’s main activity or job, so expected levels of participation should reflect this reality. Mainly they should reflect
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs How long should a community of practice be expected to last? There really is no set length of time that a community should last. In most cases, a community of practice starts without a clear sense of how
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs How long should a community take to get going? Community formation takes time, but the time it takes for a community to become fully operational varies a lot from case to case. Some communities are so ready to
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NOTICE: This is an old blog post. There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs What are the first three things one should consider doing to get a community of practice started? You cannot start a community by yourself. In fact you cannot start a community at
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Why should practitioners be involved in developing strategic capabilities? Traditionally, knowledge has been viewed as something that experts hand down to practitioners. But organizations in all sectors are discovering that something unique happens when practitioners become direct learning
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