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Communities of practice and organizational performance

http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/404/lesser.html

Lesser and Storck of the IBM Institute for Knowledge Management argue that the social capital in communities, which may be virtual or co-located, lead to changes that positively influence business performance.

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Communities of Practice and Pattern Language

http://www.mgtaylor.com/mgtaylor/jotm/summer97/community_of_practice.htm

James B. Smethurst. For any member of a Community of Practice, there comes a time to interface with individuals and organizations which do not form part of the Community. The difficulty of this situation is the issue of language. Every Community of Practice has its own pattern language, its own way of expressing and discussing the unique qualities of its chosen art.

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Communities of Practice Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/com-prac

Group that discusses technology, theory and developmental practices. Features a glossary and links to related sites.

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Communities of Practice News Weblog - GuerrillaKM.org

http://www.guerrillakm.org

A weblog about communities of practice and online community. Members receive regular newsletters. Includes a large library, events listing, case studies, photo gallery, and directory of thought leaders.

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Communities of Practice: a social aspect to virtual worlds?

http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kimble/teaching/mis/Communities_of_Practice.html

The term CoP is used to describe many groups. Here the CoP is discussed as a means of providing the missing social dimension to the virtual world.

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Community in the Workplace

http://www.vision-nest.com/cbw/index.html

Describes an anthology of essays about community building in the workplace, written by a virtual community of community-builders.

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Cpsquare

http://www.cpsquare.com

Resources and information for individuals and organizations who are developing expertise in the cultivation of communities of practice. Features educational resources, publications and contact details.

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Efios knowledge management

http://www.efios.com

Knowledge management consultants for building and supporting communities of practice, virtual teams and communities in the enterprise organisation.

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Etienne Wenger

http://www.ewenger.com

Homepage of the Community of Practice researcher and consultant who coined the term along with Jean Lave. Features links to his widely-read publications on the field, including an exhaustive survey of technologies that can be used to support Communities of Practice.

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Global Gateways

http://global-gateways.com/communit.htm

Global Gateways is currently facilitating Communities of Practice (CoPs) for Chief Information Officers (CIOs). We are also forming Communities for other management groups.

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Human Interface

http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kimble/teaching/hi-2/hi-2.html

Lecture notes from a course taught by Chris Kimble at York University. Provides links to sources of information on knowledge management and communities of practice.

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IBM Global Services experience evolving Communities of Practice

http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/404/gongla.html

Overview of the lessons IBM Global Services have learned since 1995 implementing Communities of Practice. Focuses on people and organization behavior, supporting processes, and enabling technology factors.

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Knowledge Management for Development

http://open.bellanet.org/km

A website by Bellanet on leveraging Knowledge Management and Communities of Practice for the international development sector.

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Knowledge Management Research at the University of York

http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kimble/research/research.html

Chris Kimble's research in CSCW and Knowledge Management, in particular, the representation and dissemination of knowledge in virtual team and in virtual environments. He is interested in the problems associated with cross-cultural or trans-national team and knowledge work in an international context.

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Knowledge Networks: Innovation through Communities of Practice

http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/mis/KNICOP/Chapters/Introduction.html

Introduction, historical view and chapter abstracts of book by Pete Bradshaw, Stephen Powell and Dr. Ian Terrell. Features annotated references.

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KnowNet

http://www.theknownet.com

Researchs and develops new architectures, ideas and internet software for collaborative knowledge development and learning. Features overviews, portals and contact information.

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McDermott Consulting

http://www.mcdermottconsulting.com

Communities of Practice researcher Richard McDermott's consulting firm.

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Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=2855&t=entrepreneurship

Although communities of practice develop organically, a carefully crafted design can drive their evolution. By Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder; published in Harvard Business School's "Working Knowledge."

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The Invisible Key to Success

http://www.business.ecu.edu/users/simerlyr/Commprac.htm

Shadowy groups called communities of practice are where learning and growth happen.

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The Meta Network

http://www.tmn.com

Helps groups and organizations build virtual teams and learning communities through organization development consulting, web-based conferencing, and facilitation services.

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Where is the Action in Virtual Communities of Practice?

http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~lueg/papers/commdcscw00.pdf

Paper argues that the transfer of a concept that is deeply rooted in the lived-in world to the virtual involves significant conceptual problems. By Christopher Lueg. [PDF]

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