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• different types of communities, including: communities of interest: people who meet around a shared passion. For example, meetup groups for people interested in film communities of place: people who have a connection through the area they live in. For example, a residents association or a local web forum communities of action: people who gather aro...
• There are many other types of communities, but this book will focus specifically on communities of practice in the business organisation, drawing from my own experience in the subject.
• I have experienced first hand that communities of practice can: support organisational learning; accelerate professional development of their members; enable knowledge sharing and management; support better communication; build better practices; make people happier; break down silos; and help with hiring and retention or staff.
• The community of practice is not a new concept. The name was first published by cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger in 1991 [2], and connecting people through their practice in and out of organisations has been around as long as people have been in organisations.
• increasing interest in communities of practice in business organisations, which could be attributed a number of factors including: the rise in organisations using management techniques that encourage learning, promote transparency and break down traditional hierarchy structures; the increase in quality technology that allows people to connect and c...