The Community of Practice (CoP) has become the place where that happens. Early architects of CoPs were concerned the knowledge-hoarding culture of the industrial past would make the formation of knowledge-sharing communities difficult. The difference between interest groups and CoPs, however, is that CoPs are not just social. RSS Entries | RSS Comments | Admin Digital generations bring knowledge to life Available in 3 formats: HTML | PDF | Flip reader (forthcoming) Home About SP SP Magazine SP Network Contact SP Subscribe/Login! Buy! Advertise! Site update services: Sections Living Choosing Learning

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But for those leaders who are willing to see themselves as more sponsor than emperor, a valuable organisational form that takes advantage of knowledge networks in a more formal way is called Communities of Practice (CoP). Defined as groups of people informally bound together by shared expertise and passion for joint enterprise (Wenger, 2001, p.2), the organic and informal nature of CoPs makes them resistant to supervision and interference. skip to main | skip to sidebar Delta Knowledge A blog about Collaboration cultures, Social Networks, Enterprise 2.0 and