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A metaphor for our work?

John David Smith — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:03:44 GMT

We're wrapping up the Foundations of Communities of Practice workshop this week and Romi Rancken shared this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw Would

Communities of Practice & Client Engagement

Seth Kahan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:14:01 GMT

I will be delivering a free teleconference next Wed, Oct. 28 (noon est), for entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and all manner of free agents. The title

Re: Fit between communities of practice and organizations

lkrisper — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:18:24 GMT

Dear Miguel, only today (21.10) your answer popped into my e-mail account, dated 7.10. I thank you so much for replying. I am sorry for not coming back any

Re: Fit between communities of practice and organizations

Cornejo Castro, Miguel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:43:01 GMT

"Have a look at our content/guides/articles, ask any of your questions (about work, your practice, the company), see what other people in your field are

Re: Experiences with dysfunctional communities of practice

Cornejo Castro, Miguel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:42:46 GMT

Hi Asif (thanks), IMHO your theory's good :-). If you get proper sponsorship, and do it within a proper change management programme, it could work, I think.

Re: Your question about disfunctionality

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Re: Your question about disfunctionality

Nancy White — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:19:54 GMT

Alice, your anecdote raises the dynamic of disruption which can renew and refocus. A flood of new members, or a mass departure, a new technology, an event. So

Your question about disfunctionality

Alice MacGillivray — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:06:43 GMT

Sorry for the delay, Joitske. You asked me to elaborate on my comment: "one comment on function: perhaps the "obvious" functions of a self-governing group are

Re: Experiences with dysfunctional communities of practice

joitske — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:56:21 GMT

Ha Nancy, Thanks for formulating it in this nice way, this is exactly what I'm looking for: signals about the health of a community (or sickness) so that we

Re: Experiences with dysfunctional communities of practice

joitske — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:49:40 GMT

Hi Miguel, Thanks a lot, this is a very nice list. I can see you are working with online communities- you phrase them in online cop terms, but I relate to them

Re: Experiences with dysfunctional communities of practice

asif.devji — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:25:03 GMT

I think Miguel nailed it on the head with his post, tying in what Steve mentioned earlier in terms of the impact of organizational culture on what makes CoPs

Re: Fit between communities of practice and organizations

lkrisper — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:26:07 GMT

Dear John, thinking about it I find Clay Shirky´s story quite frightening. It is like: you got one chance, if you give the wrong message, you are out. This is

Re: Experiences with dysfunctional communities of practice

joitske — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:45:26 GMT

Hi Jenny, thanks for your explanation! I wasn't making myself understood either.. Still there is your last phrase: "dysfunction has negative connotations that

Re: I have joined your mailing list...

Cornejo Castro, Miguel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:38:37 GMT

Hi Lotte, when John Smith and Nancy welcome you (they may not have seen the second part of your message yet), grab them: they've done some of the things you