Shaping Knowledge Strategy Through Community of Practice 1. About the author Etienne Wenger Etienne Wenger, a recognized authority on the discipline, is a consultant and researcher, and the co-author of Cultivating communities of practice: a guide to managing knowledge (Harvard Business School Press, 2002) with R. McDermott and W. Snyder. 2. Summary The utility of knowledge management has been debating for a long time. Knowledge is a strategic asset so it has to be managed like any critical
utilises McDermott and Snyder (2002) definition of communities of practice (CoP). This definition is relevant and consistently useful to this research because the authors define communities of practice as groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis. On the other hand, Lesser and Storck (2001) define these communities could meet at a physical location or could be virtually
Inter-organizational collaboration is increasingly important. Communities of practice provide a new model for connecting and collaborating people in the spirit of learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration as well as individual, group, and organizational development. Here we consider a Community of Practice (AJS) which benefits the organisation (NTU) and also members (students) facing job related problems. Importance of Community of Practice As we know, in this complex world many problems and issues
Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier – A Review I. Introduction Sharing of knowledge and expertise has always been the mainstay of development, be it personal or organizational. It is a natural tendency of humans with specific interests and goals to interact with others having similar interests and ambitions, and engage in productive discussions that enable them in achieving their goals more efficiently. Such interactions give rise to “communities”, which are well-knit groups of
Cherng Yu Community Engagement P30026 - Design Literature Review Date of Submission - 8 November 2013  “do you sell ice cream?” “no. we sell architecture design, community development and consultation, interactive workshops and service design.” The ideas and practices of community-led design has been around and practiced for a long time, especially so within the field of architecture, urban design and master planning (Alexiou et al., 2013). Ralph Erskine, one of the pioneers in community-led design
therapeutic humor as a way of both outlining their perception of how humor is used in therapy and to dispel any beliefs or opinions that it is just of matter of communicating nice jokes or anecdotes. Therapeutic humor is then the injection of humorous practices both by design or purposely and instinctively to heighten a client’s insight regarding their feelings, behaviors, or circumstances (Franzini, 2001; Martin & Lefcourt, 1983; Yonkovitz, 1997). From this definition it can be assumed that the purpose
idea of e-tivities by working through a set of tasks similar to those in Salmon’s book/model, starting with level one “access and motivation” (Salmon, 2003, p12) and working toward higher level learning, such as week seven’s, critical reflection on practice (stage 5). I feel this has been a fairly successful approach, increasing participants’ familiarisation with what they would expect their own students to experience when collaboratively learning online, as well as with the model itself. My early
Exploring Online Communities First language, then print, and now telecommunications allow us to link thoughts and form communities, or groups based on common interests or common localities. However, in the not so distant past of the pre-virtual reality and pre-telecommunications age, community was the place where people lived, worked or played. For most of human recorded history, community was close to home and place dependent. Nowadays, cyberspace exists and permeates the 'real' world in
Universities are becoming extremely active in encouraging community in their university and persuading students to become a part of the whole to get the most out of their college experience. This is shown through encouragement to be involved in numerous groups, dorm bonding activities, Greek life, and numerous other organizations offered in all universities. Building community in your first year of college is viewed and essential to both students and the university according to Katherine J. Nevins
Community service? (What community service would you do) All throughout the world there is community service, and some have to do it because they broke the law. Others do it because they feel like helping out the community and want nothing in return. Mostly the people who have to do community service are people who break the law, and to pay back the community for their crime they have to do community service. Now they are making it a requirement for high schoolers to do some sort of community
The Principles The community of practice framework emphasizes two central principles: firstly, knowledge relies on experience or situated learning; and secondly, the experience is comprehended via an in-depth reflective practice (Lave, 1991; Matusov, Bell, & Rogoff, 1994; Roberts, 2006; Wenger, 1991). The first principle of community of practice ‘situated learning’ is known as “socio-cultural phenomenon rather than an isolated activity in which individual acquires knowledge from decontextualized
Smith (2003, 2009) explains that “(i)n a nutshell: Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. (Wenger circa 2007)” (para. 6). The main components of a community of practice are a group of people (the community) who share a common sphere of knowledge and interest in which they work. The purpose of the community of practice is to help bring together people with a shared interest and knowledge
characteristics are crucial to real communities of practice: 1. The Domain 2. The Community 3. The Practice The Domain – A community of practice is not a just a network or club of individuals but one which has a shared interest amongst its members. There is a shared competence which distinguishes the members of the domain from others. Members value each others abilities and learn from each other, there is also mutual engagement and respect. The Community – Members of the domain share with each
population has led to the rising need of primary health care practitioners in the community. This has also led to the shift towards community based practices as primary care in the community focuses on both treatment and prevention of different health conditions at primary, secondary and tertiary level, and serves as the first point of contact to the people to utilize to manage their health issues. Primary care in the community is very important as it is the Frontline of health care system. It lessens the
Mutual engagement is the fundamental element of communities of practice. It is the conglomerate of individuals who either come together or are brought together based on a common interest. These common interests are the foundations on which a community is formed, providing the necessary framework in which members can participate in meaningful practice. Central to this framework are the ways that individuals are united in becoming engaged members and participants. This unity does not equate to
The foundation of Community- Oriented Nursing Practice has three aspects of healthcare working together. That is population health, community health, public health, and can provide a framework to grasp the basics of the system. Population health shows outcomes of care the health of a population. This became a focus because of the affordable care act. Populations are defined in many ways. They can be a community, age, illnesses, geographic location, patient, income levels or any other organized group
The chapter I read was chapter 39, The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community. Educational preparation for the advanced practice public health nurse includes at least a Master’s degree and is based on an integration of current knowledge and research in public health, nursing, and other scientific preparations. In addition to executing the functions of the generalist in population-focused nursing, the specialist retains clinical experience in political and legislative activities, delivering
biomedical practices. The understanding and critique come from the desire to learn more about relationships between a sick person and a healer/doctor. This relationship is a crucial piece in analyzing how social authority, which “involves the control of action through giving of commands” (Joralemon 2010:69), and cultural authority, which “entails the construction of reality through definitions of fact and value” (Joralemon 2010:69) are formed, used and sustained within a medical community. In both
Community heritage can be practised in a variety of ways depending on the nature of the community heritage involved. Heritage provides education opportunities for the public, from ‘all ages, abilities and backgrounds’ (Gem. 2018), helping people understand their heritage and become a part of something bigger. Practising community heritage is believed to bring communities a sense of pride and boost the economic sector within their communities. This is evident in the way community heritage is embedded
Community service organizations are essential for the strength and liveliness of our communities. Not only do they enrich the quality of life of several citizens, but they also exemplify the highest societal values that should be extended to all citizens. In the current ever-changing environment caused by shrinking resources, increased competition for funding and skilled staff, and demands for accountability, organizations are being forced to look at new and creative ways to influence the work