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Betreatcert.wikispaces.com/file/view/HSSI CoP.aspirational stories instructions10.18.2012.pdf/385566032/HSSI CoP.aspirational stories instructions10.18.2012.pdf. Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge - Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice. In a new book, Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge, the authors offer a practical guide to making knowledge work inside an organization. In this excerpt, the authors detail seven design principles for cultivating communities, everything from "design for evolution" to "combine familiarly and excitement. " by Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder Seven principles for cultivating communities of practice In Silicon Valley, a community of circuit designers meets for a lively debate about the merits of two different designs developed by one of the participants.

Huddling together over the circuit diagrams, they analyze possible faults, discuss issues of efficiency, propose alternatives, tease out each other's assumptions, and make the case for their view. Because communities of practice are voluntary, what makes them successful over time is their ability to generate enough excitement, relevance, and value to attract and engage members. 1. 2. 3.

Www.anecdote.com.au/files/Ultimate_Guide_to_ACs_v1.0.pdf. Www.anecdote.com.au/files/Ultimate_Guide_to_ACs_v1.0.pdf. Five conditions that encourage stories. Posted by Shawn Callahan - January 20, 2011Filed in Story collection If you read this blog there is a good chance you firmly believe in the power of stories. You might have also come to the conclusion, like I have, that it’s mighty hard to find stories when you need them.

A better strategy is to collect stories when they’re told, index them and be able to re-find them when they are needed (see how Joan Rivers does it). You can check out Zahmoo as a way to keep track of your stories. Or have a look at our Story Finder. For this strategy to work you need to be places where stories are told. Here are five conditions that are important for stories to be told. A caring listener. What others would you add to this list?