VOIP Technology – you should know about this
Ron Rogers at Weby Systems does a fantastic job of keeping the technologies I use up and running. He has recently been testing VOIP (Voice …
Read MoreThe role of instant messaging in communities of practice
James Dellow made an excellent post today pointing us to some articles in The Australian which explore the ‘whats’ and ‘hows’ of instant messaging (IM). …
Read MoreIBM and Sun build their blogging approach
B.L. Ochman compares IBM’s and Sun’s blogging policies. It is interesting to note how IBM developed their approach: The core principles — written by IBM bloggers …
Read MoreComponents of a community of practice
This article in Harvard Business Review Working Knowledge is both helpful and confusing. It’s helpful because it reminds community practitioners of the need to stay …
Read MoreLearning from mistakes – prerequisite for innovation
In Melbourne we have a small group of mainly public sector folk who get together monthly to talk about innovation. Recently we have been talking …
Read MoreKnowledge Sharing Toolkit
An excellent resource has been recently made available on the net: the knowledge sharing toolkit by David Bartholomew. It seems to be the product of …
Read More“Lessons learned” creates the wrong mindset
I have been thinking about the term ‘lessons learned’ today. In a way it’s an oxymoron. The word ‘lessons’ suggests something that is known which can …
Read MoreEtienne Wenger’s slides from his recent visit to Melbourne and Canberra
In July we hosted Etienne at a range of events in Canberra and Melbourne. Many of you have been asking for a copy of Etienne’s …
Read MoreThe CoP support team
Every strategic community of practice has a support team. This small group of people makes life easier for members. Etienne Wenger calls it “enhancing member …
Read MoreCultural attractors – Dan Sperber on the Edge
If you love reading essays by some of the world’s top thinkers, then get onto the Edge mailing list (www.edge.org). This month’s set of essays …
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