Cultivating Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder

ISBN 1578513308

'''[http

//hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/pubitem.jhtml?id=2855&sid=0&pid=0&t=knowledge Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice]''': Although CommunitiesOfPractice develop organically, a carefully crafted design can drive their evolution. In this excerpt from a new book, the authors detail seven design principles. The payoff? Knowledge management that works.

1. Design for evolution.
2. Open a dialogue between inside and outside perspectives.
3. Invite different levels of participation.
4. Develop both public and private community spaces.
5. Focus on value.
6. Combine familiarity and excitement.
7. Create a rhythm for the community.

That article at hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu is quite extensive, detailing each of those seven principles. I can see wiki easily satisfying #1, #3, and #5' ... but what about the rest?

---

CategoryBook