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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
involvement in the practice of obeah adds to the mysterious air about her in the novel. Obeah is a practice that is not an official religion, but there is a community who are involved in the practice that has “a wide variety and range of beliefs and practices related to the control or channeling of supernatural/spiritual forces” (Bilby 153). The practices are done “by particular individuals or groups for their own needs, or on behalf of clients who come for help” (Bilby 154). The practice has gone from
creating my literacy practices. More specifically my experience as a member of my high school debate team really influenced the literacy practices I use today. My high school debate team placed me in a literacy community unlike most high school students experience there I was taught more sophisticated literacy skills, enhanced discourse, social confidence and empowerment of ideas. As in every field debaters have their own terminology that helps to initiate members into the community. Knowing and manipulating
In this essay, I will be explaining the main beliefs and practices of Sikhism. I have used various sources of information that I have listed at the end of my coursework. The main beliefs and practices I will be explaining are as follows: * Nam Simran * Equality of birth and gender * Seva * Khalsa Firstly, I will be explaining 'Nam Simran'. Nam Simran means meditation on Gods name. During his time, Guru Nanak, the first Guru, taught people to mediate on Nam. The word 'Nam' is
The Significance of Sacrifice in Buddhist Practice The self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc at a busy intersection in Saigon on June 11, 1963 utterly shocked most Americans who could not fathom why a person would commit such a horrific act. Without trying to explore any feasible explanations within this man’s religion, many decided that he was probably just a fanatic who wanted to make a political statement in the most appalling manner possible. Was that the case? Was Quang
Technology - Policies and Practices of Anonymity in the Internet Abstract: This paper discusses the importance of anonymous Internet access and how the benefits of such access outweigh the disadvantages. Also discussed is the violation of anonymous access in some cases and the steps that can be taken to preserve anonymity. Most importantly, what specifically are the rights of Internet users and what guidelines should govern widespread Internet policy of anonymity? The rapid growth
“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” Vince Lombardi Utilizing the diagnostic tools provided through this course’s curriculum, I was able to compose a diagnostic assessment of my voice interpretation of the video titled How to Beat the Heat. The assessment pointed out my challenges in several areas such as fingerspelling, ASL Lexicons, and rhetorical questions, just to name a few. While this professional development plan will not outline every area of challenge