Difference between revisions of "Communities of Practice"
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Revision as of 16:28, 24 September 2008
 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE |
| A process of social learning where a group of people who share an interest, a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, collaborate to share ideas, find solutions, and build innovations without necessarily being in a formal work meeting. CoP members are bounded one another through exposure to a common class of problems, common pursuit of solutions, and embodying a store of knowledge, by shared practices and common beliefs. Community of practice generally cut across organizational boundaries and helps create and share knowledge. [1] See also: Communities of Interest |
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia (16 April 2008), www.km4dev.org (16 April 2008)
- ↑ http://www.kstoolkit.org (22 September 2008),