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Communities of Practice
Note that the reader might best be served to first read the topic Group Dynamics to understand the basic nature of most groups and their typical stages of development. (It's not clear at this time if online groups have similar nature and stages.)
Simply put, Communities of Practice are voluntary groups where members share a common priority (a problem, topic, etc.) and enhance their learning by interacting on an ongoing basis. Groups usually are informal and not part of an overall organization.
Sections of This Topic Include
Basics and Overviews
Starting CoPs
Some Applications
General Resources
Also see
Related Library Topics
Learn More in the Library's Blogs Related to Communities of Practice
In addition to the articles on this current page, see the following blogs which have posts related to Communities of Practice. Scan down the blog's page to see various posts. Also see the section "Recent Blog Posts" in the sidebar of the blog or click on "next" near the bottom of a post in the blog.
Library's
Leadership Blog
Library's
Supervision Blog
Library's
Team Performance Blog
Basics and Overviews
Communities of Practice
-- a Brief Introduction
Communities
of Practice -- Definition and Elements
Communities
of Practice (Wikipedia)
Operationalizing Communities of Practice
Communities of
Practice -
An Overview
Starting CoPs
A Startup Kit
Starting a Community of Practice (fostering relationships)
Community of Practice: Start Up Kit
Establishing
a Community of Practice to Enhance TTA
Some Applications
A
Social Aspect to Virtual Worlds
Communities
of Practice -- Learning as a Social System
Communities
of Practice and Organizational Performance (download the .pdf)
General Resources
Fred Nickols' list
of resources
Facilitation Library
CoP Resources
Tania Jarosewich on Evaluating Communities of
Practice
For the Category of Facilitation and Teams:
To round out your knowledge of this Library topic, you may
want to review some related topics, available from the link below.
Each of the related topics includes free, online resources.
Also, scan the Recommended Books listed below. They have been
selected for their relevance and highly practical nature.
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Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC.
Includes step-by-step guidelines, tips and tools to effectively lead:
1. Yourself
2. Other individuals in the business
3. Groups and teams in the business
4. Business organizations
5. As well as all functions within the business organization.
Many of the Library's materials about business, leadership and management are adapted from this book. Just click on the title of the book above to see the Index and Table of Contents.
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Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision With Nonprofit Staff
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC.
Includes step-by-step guidelines, tips and tools customized for personnel in nonprofits to effectively lead:
1. Yourself
2. Other individuals in the nonprofit
3. Groups and teams in the nonprofit
4. Nonprofit organizations
5. As well as all functions within the nonprofit organization.
Many of the Library's materials about nonprofit leadership and management are adapted from this book. Just click on the title of the book above to see the Index and Table of Contents.
About Facilitation
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About Teams
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just click on the image of the book. Also, a "bubble" of information might be displayed. You can click on the title of the book in that bubble to get more information, too.
