Difference between revisions of "Communities of Practice"

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* Sharing and co-learning about related practices across projects;
 
* Sharing and co-learning about related practices across projects;
 
* Learning while doing;
 
* Learning while doing;
* Support for practitioners spread across the globe; <ref>[http://www.kstoolkit.org http://www.kstoolkit.org] (22 September 2008), </ref>
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Revision as of 17:30, 24 September 2008

Term2.png 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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  • Sharing and co-learning about related practices across projects;
  • Learning while doing;
  • Support for practitioners spread across the globe; [2]


References

  1. Wikipedia (16 April 2008), www.km4dev.org (16 April 2008)
  2. www.kstoolkit.org (22 September 2008),