by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, Definitions, FAQ's, Resources
How are communities of practice different from more familiar structures like teams or task forces? A team is held together by a task. When the task is accomplished the team disperses. Team members are likely to learn something in the performance of that task, but this...
by Team BE | Dec 28, 2011 | All entries, Definitions, FAQ's, Resources
A community of practice is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do, and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. This definition reflects the fundamentally social nature of human learning. It is very broad. It applies to a...
by Team BE | Dec 27, 2011 | All entries, Practice, Publications, Resources
As communities and networks go more mainstream there is an increasing demand from organizations to have ways of monitoring their value. How can we make the connection between the activities of a community or network and the improved performance of an organization,...
