I am part of a number of CoPs, most of which are international by essence, such as Pionneers of Change and the Society of Organisational Learning, not to name them.
In a recent conference call organised by PoC and in which Etienne Wenger took part, it struck me that we talked about the need to have at the same time an exchange between practitionners across boundaries (cross-local as I wrote it) where our common passion and interest that drives us together to exchange our ideas and initiatives online, and the need to nurture local communities of that practice, where proximity allows a different kind of interaction, physical and spontanuous.
My point here is that two different set of functionalities are required to assist local and cross local CoPs. Anybody has some insights about that?
Thinking of local communities, tribe.net or meetup.com come to mind. As for cross-local communities, the list is endless.
dimanche 26 novembre 2006
Putting the Practice back in Communities of Practice.
Hi there,
Here it is... I am starting my blog. This blog is a trial and, as I see it, will allow to share with you questions I have about communities of practice and how online tools can help them in gaining knowledge and experience on the practice. Yes, you probably guessed it, I am very interested in the doing part of communities: on the Practice. Hence the name of my blog: "The Practice in Communities of Practice".
I found that a lot of online sites are about sharing, conversations and dialogue, which is important. One learns tons in a good conversation or better, a dialogue. However I have found it frustrating that I could not really find a tool that would efficiently support CoP to actually practice. In the end, you might have shared a lot of ideas and insight but you still might fail in your practice or project through details in the actual application of the methodologies, tools and approaches. It is like asking busy professional to meet on a Friday afternoon, without realising that they are by then tired after a long week and can't wait to go home to start their week-end. One becomes aware of these details when doing, applying, practicing.
So... How can we assist Communities of Practice in Practicing together or in better learning together in their Practice?
Em
Here it is... I am starting my blog. This blog is a trial and, as I see it, will allow to share with you questions I have about communities of practice and how online tools can help them in gaining knowledge and experience on the practice. Yes, you probably guessed it, I am very interested in the doing part of communities: on the Practice. Hence the name of my blog: "The Practice in Communities of Practice".
I found that a lot of online sites are about sharing, conversations and dialogue, which is important. One learns tons in a good conversation or better, a dialogue. However I have found it frustrating that I could not really find a tool that would efficiently support CoP to actually practice. In the end, you might have shared a lot of ideas and insight but you still might fail in your practice or project through details in the actual application of the methodologies, tools and approaches. It is like asking busy professional to meet on a Friday afternoon, without realising that they are by then tired after a long week and can't wait to go home to start their week-end. One becomes aware of these details when doing, applying, practicing.
So... How can we assist Communities of Practice in Practicing together or in better learning together in their Practice?
Em
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