community of practice roles and facilitation - girl scouts l&d conference resource slides
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Communities of Practice
Nancy WhiteFull Circle Associateshttp://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/GS+Communities+of+Practice+Workshop
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“CoPs develop around things that matter to people…. The difference between a CoP and a team is that the shared learning and interest of its members are what keeps it together. It is defined by knowledge rather than task. It exists because participation has value to members.
“In their teams, they take care of projects. In their networks, they form relationships. In their CoPs they develop the knowledge that lets them do these other tasks.”
Etienne Wenger1998
Domain:Shared Interest; Purpose
• What are we about?• What is our identity?• Significance?
– Organization– Individual
Practical Purpose Points
• Is it clear?• Is it sharable?• Is it inviting?• Is it reasonable?• Is it negotiable?
purpose exercise• PURPOSE!What is the purpose of your community/group?
• write-share-revise• Community Checklisthttp://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Online+Community+Planning+Checklist
CommunityWho is involved?What roles?What relationships? How do people connect & interact ?How is engagement and trust fostered?
Legitimate Peripheral Participation
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Lave&Wenger, 1991“In the workplace, learners can, when they need, steal their knowledge from the social periphery made up of other, more experienced workers and ongoing, socially shared practice.” (Brown&Duguid, 1992)
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Find where we can do the most as leaders.
Leadership?
Participation Practices• Open Space (
http://www.openspaceworld.org)
• World Café (http://www.theworldcafe.org)
• Positive Deviance• Storytelling• …and many,
many more
Is the distinction between a CoP, team or other form relevant to your situation?
• A = Yes• B = No• C = Lets talk
about this more!
Some Comparisons
Who belongs Purpose Cohesiveness Duration
Formal Org.
Hierarchical reporting
To deliver a product or service
Organizational goals
Until next reorganization
Project Team
Management assigned
To accomplish a specific task
Project goals Until project is complete
Community of Practice
Voluntary, invited or self-selected
Build & exchange knowledge
Passion, identity, commitment
As long as interest remains
Informal network
Friends and acquaintances
Collect & pass on information
Mutual needs, friendship
As long as reason to connect exists
Etienne Wenger 2003