by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, Cultivating CoPs, FAQ's, Resources
What level of participation should one expect in a community of practice? Participation in communities of practice is rarely a person’s main activity or job, so expected levels of participation should reflect this reality. Mainly they should reflect the level of...
by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, Cultivating CoPs, FAQ's, Resources
How long should a community of practice be expected to last? There really is no set length of time that a community should last. In most cases, a community of practice starts without a clear sense of how long it will exist. It will last as long as members find value...
by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, Cultivating CoPs, FAQ's, Resources
How long should a community take to get going? Community formation takes time, but the time it takes for a community to become fully operational varies a lot from case to case. Some communities are so ready to exist that they congeal as soon as members have an...
by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, Cultivating CoPs, FAQ's, Resources
What are the first three things one should consider doing to get a community of practice started? You cannot start a community by yourself. In fact you cannot start a community at all, to be quite honest about it. The only people who can form a community are the...