ManagingCutsNewGrowth.pdf (Objet application/pdf) Internet Time Blog: Communities of Practice. Communities of Practice Etienne Wenger and Bill Snyder A hundred of us are tuned in on Saba Live (AKA Placeware), listening to these two champions of communities of practice (CoP). This month's installment of Saba's Human Capital Live! , hosted by Saba CLO Brooke Manville.
I found this quite worthwhile. We're talking about professionals. There's "more. " Looking at how communities spread and grow, small groups connect with others through people whose role is linking them. This isn't so much a matter of technology, for communities can work with video conferencing, application sharing, listservs, websites, and the standard bag of Internet tricks. CoP is the formal organization recognizing that the informal organization exists. CoP is knowledge up; KM is knowledge down. Johnson & Johnson has maybe a hundred CoP. The "Tech Clubs" at Chrysler evolved into more strategic entities. What are the incentives that make a robust community work? Strategic knowledge management cycle. Metrics? Haas.pre-press.pdf (Objet application/pdf) Story Telling. Assignment4(case).pdf (Objet application/pdf) Keys to Chrysler's comeback.