Communities of Practice Primer and Manifesto
This is the latest in Stan’s series of webinars for Lucidea. Over the course of his career, Stan has worked with, observed, and interviewed KM leaders to capture and develop proven practices for knowledge management programs, of which COPs are an essential part.
Stan defines Communities of Practice as:
- Groups of people who, for a specific subject, share a
- Specialty
- Role
- Passion
- Interest
- Concern
- Set of problems
- With members who deepen their understanding of the subject together, and …
- Interact on an ongoing basis
- Ask and answer questions
- Share information
- Reuse good ideas
- Solve problems for one another
- Develop new and better ways of doing things
Stan will share his 10 Principles for Communities, and an inspiring (and practical) vision for a Communities Program.
Please join us for “The Communities of Practice Primer: Communities Manifesto” on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 11 a.m. Pacific, 2 p.m. Eastern
Register now or call 604-278-6717. We hope to see you there!
Check out Stan’s book, Proven Practices for Promoting a Knowledge Management Program, published by Lucidea Press. Please also read his posts offering advice and insights drawn from many years as a KM practitioner. Finally, learn about Lucidea’s Inmagic Presto, with KM capabilities for the connected organization.
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