Home Thinkingshift is ThinkingShift CoPs 101 December 9, 2008 · Filed under Communities of Practice , Knowledge Management , Useful resources , YouTube Once again, I find myself in need of explaining CoPs (communities of practice) to people I’m working with. I’ve been working with CoPs since 2002 in the same organisation. There’s been the usual ups and downs - a couple of CoPs bit the dust (really because they’d reached the limits of their purpose); senior management have tried to get their claws into the CoPs or grilled me over ROI on the CoPs; and the CoPs have survived a recent restructure.

CoP portal before community building We helped a loose network of NGOs set up their CoP portal, with the help of Phase 1 money from a donor development institution. was very pleased with our proposal, which described a multi-level learning, CoP and IT-enabled processes. Meaning instead of a top down approach of any KM iniative (CoP, Intranet, knowledge broker, etc.), Apin Talisayon’s Weblog – Knowledge Management provides useful TOOLS but it leaves MANY GAPS – Oops! (Learn Learn from My KM Mistakes) Oops! #1.

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www.straitsknowledge.com blog articles how-to guides events publications book videos about CoP Leadership - A Lesson from the Flight of Pelicans Two days ago, I blogged about whether a CoP could evolve into gangsterism and Patrick offered a case study on a successful CoP gone bad through exclusivism. In the study, one of the causes that led to the dysfunctionality of the CoP was the lack of a leadership renewal process. It made me think of the flight of pelicans. Pelicans prefer to fly in V-shaped formation because it reduces drag and saves energy on long migrations.

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www.straitsknowledge.com blog articles how-to guides events publications book videos about Could a CoP Become a Gang I have just watched an episode of “ Get Real ” on Channel News Asia where this week’s feature was on teenage gangs. While membership and participation is voluntary in a CoP, how do we handle the psychological dependence that could emerge? It was most disturbing to hear of how easily members could sign up with a gang but how difficult and life-threatening it could be to get out. Recounting his fight for freedom from the gang he joined, a young lad narrated how threats to harm his family members were made, how he was beaten up so badly he had to stay 4 days away from home so his family would not see his bruises and how he finally won his freedom.

and Tech News Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS) Home About Compete on Knowledge with CoP’s Author: Arjun Thomas Filed under: Knowledge Management Monday Oct 8,2007 In her latest examination of knowledge management best practices, KM thought leader Carla O’Dell reveals the new competitive advantage—a special class of communities of practice known as networks.An Week that was Wiki Wikipedia Yahoo Youtube WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better. Polls