Archive for the ‘Collaboration’ Category

Communities of practice – international issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 9, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

The gang at CPsquare are revisiting some guidelines they developed in 2003 for communities spanning time zones and countries. The original guidelines provide a great …

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What to include in a newsletter for your community of practice

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 8, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Communities of practice thrive on rhythm. I’m not talking about members taking up the tabla of course. Community rhythm is established by holding regular events such as …

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Aging workforce issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 5, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

My friend Eric Lessor at IBM’s Institute of Business Value has recently launched a report, “Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Workforce in EMEA (ie. Europe).” …

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Etienne Wenger’s foundations of communities of practice workshop

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 2, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Etienne is running his online community of practice workshop. I highly recommend this event. I had a blast when I first participated and since then …

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The gentle approach to getting a community of practice started

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 1, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

As we know, developing communities of practice is an organic activity. You never quite know what is going to happen or whether it will succeed. …

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A couple of things I’ve learnt about interventions

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 27, 2005
Filed in Collaboration, Culture

Late last year I described some initial thoughts on what makes an intervention. Here is an excerpt: We call them ‘interventions’ because they are designed …

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Johnnie Moore’s weblog and Margaret Wheatley’s Essay

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 11, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

I love it when a friend sends me a link to a new weblog suggesting I might like it. Andrew Rixon just sent me a …

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Collective meaning and group decision making

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 5, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

I just had an interesting distinction drawn to my attention: the difference between collective meaning and group decision making. I’ve just finished Wisdom of Crowds …

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Founder of complexity?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 26, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

I noticed Ark Group has given Dave Snowden the title of “Founder of Complexity” on their KM Asia website. Sounds to me like marketing hyperbole …

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Understanding community indicators – time to share our chocolate

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 26, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

After a little bit of gentle cajoling, Nancy White has started to describe what she means by community indicators. And in good community building style Nancy …

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