by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
What use are feeds for a community? Feeds, such as RSS feeds, are used in two ways. They enable communities to: Distribute content beyond the people who visit their website. Members and non-members can subscribe to feeds through an aggregator so they are automatically...
by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
How do communities use blogs? Communities use blogs, such as Blogger or WordPress, in two ways: individual blogs and collective blogs. Individual blogs give people a personal voice as contributors to a community. Some communities offer individual blogs inside the...
by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
How do communities of practice use wikis? Wikis, such as MediaWiki used by Wikipedia and Wikispaces which is popular for Educators, are used by communities of practice to create and publish collective, co-authored documents, including web pages. They also use wikis as...
by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social learning in organizations
Do we need to change our organizational culture first? Organizational culture can work against communities of practice, if it is individualistic, competitive, and focused on the short term. Changing organizational culture is very difficult. Change initiatives to...
by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social learning in organizations
If knowledge is power, why would anyone want to share it? Knowledge is indeed a source of power; but hoarding knowledge is not necessarily the best way to benefit from its power, especially in the context of communities of practice. Generalized reciprocity. In a...
