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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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Why should organizations pay attention to communities of practice and networks? Communities of practice are the perfect vehicle for involving practitioners directly in the management of the knowledge they need individually and collectively to do their work. As
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NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs How is a community of practice different from an informal network in regard to social learning? All communities of practice are networks in the sense that they involve connections among members. But not all networks are communities of
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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 How are communities of practice different from more familiar structures like teams or task forces? A team is held together by a task. When the task is accomplished the team disperses. Team
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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 For more information, click here: For a more precise definition, see our theory page on communities of practice: Page on communities of practice For a bit more info, see our general (but brief)
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