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#'''Community''' : active members interested to share their knowledge and have sufficient time to devote to the community. | #'''Community''' : active members interested to share their knowledge and have sufficient time to devote to the community. | ||
#'''Domain''' : it must be a a compelling topic that will be of interest to many people in the organization, will be relevant to their work and will build on the core values of the organization. The potential members must be passionate about the subject for collaboration and the domain can itself invite involvement. | #'''Domain''' : it must be a a compelling topic that will be of interest to many people in the organization, will be relevant to their work and will build on the core values of the organization. The potential members must be passionate about the subject for collaboration and the domain can itself invite involvement. | ||
− | #'''Practice''' : to compare his own practice (work) to those the others is one of the foundations of the community | + | #'''Practice''' : to compare his own practice (work) to those the others is one of the foundations of the community. |
#'''Motivation/engagement''' : the existence of the community bases only on the motivation of its members. | #'''Motivation/engagement''' : the existence of the community bases only on the motivation of its members. | ||
− | #'''Mission''' : it could be a means by which the management of the company demonstrates its interest and its involvement in the community | + | #'''Mission''' : it could be a means by which the management of the company demonstrates its interest and its involvement in the community. |
− | #'''Structure''' : it is important to find a balance between formal and informal structure. Most of communities | + | #'''Structure''' : it is important to find a balance between formal and informal structure. Most of communities have a concentric structure at triple level (core group, closer circle, outside circle). |
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COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE (CoPs) |
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. It is the best way to :
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia (16 April 2008), www.km4dev.org (16 April 2008), www.kstoolkit.org (24 September 2008)
- ↑ www.kstoolkit.org (24 September 2008), www.kunnskapsnettverk.no (25September 2008), www.communities.hp.com (29 September 2008), Ramalingam, B., Tools for Knowledge and Learning, odi, 2006