I just uploaded 2 articles that are more or less at opposite ends of the spectrum... Bill Snyder's paper on world design: ...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 10, 2000 3:36 pm
I ran across a web site last week that tells you how often a particular word is used in various phrases in a particular month's searches at ...
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matthew_simpson@...
Jul 10, 2000 3:57 pm
"Been kinda quiet around here lately. Are you OK?" - John Smith I'm OK. You're OK. Hey, I like the sound of that. John and Paul (hey, I kinda like the sound...
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Dori Digenti
digenti@...
Jul 11, 2000 11:16 am
John, In answer to the call for "okness", I am ok. Just relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts, and adjusting to the simpler life. I like Matthew's suggestion for...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 12, 2000 6:05 pm
Dori Digenti reformulates recent questions (about how are YOUR communities and how are YOU) as: * How is this "industry" of CoP's evolving as a whole? * Who...
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matthew_simpson@...
Jul 12, 2000 8:26 pm
Dori paraphrased the question I posted. and I guess I asked for it in the way I framed the question. I guess the question I really meant to ask is, who is...
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Delyn Simons
delyn@...
Jul 12, 2000 9:49 pm
Present. (raising hand) Why I am here: I belong to this list to read emails that make me think, and jog my brain out of in-box monotony. when I read through my...
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Joseph Cothrel
cothrel@...
Jul 13, 2000 1:26 am
I guess I have to check in more often. I've been visiting com-prac ever since Paul sent the first invites out. Like Delyn, I belong to the community for a lot...
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Chris Macrae
wcbn007@...
Jul 13, 2000 11:41 am
Yesterday's 4 mail digest was vintage stuff. In particular the question: can we list members of cop species ? came to my mind because of Matthew's mention of...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 16, 2000 7:08 pm
I had run across this announcement before, but it just occurred to me that some members of com-prac might be interested and might not have run across it. ... ...
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Dan Elash
lashrig@...
Jul 17, 2000 3:02 pm
Hello people, I've been a lurker on the conversations here for some time. I would like to take this opportunity to get back into the swing of things in the...
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Dan Elash
lashrig@...
Jul 17, 2000 3:02 pm
Hello everyone, I've been inactive within the community for some time but I have followed the conversations with interest. I am in a position to become ...
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Delyn Simons
delyn@...
Jul 17, 2000 6:18 pm
I just received ParticipateLive event series information in the mail. It does an excellent job of speaking to Executive points & concerns about the value of...
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Cynthia Typaldos
cynthia@...
Jul 18, 2000 8:03 am
Hi everyone, My company, RealCommunities (www.realcommunities.com) has developed a suite of products for web communities. Our first community application of...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 18, 2000 2:30 pm
Dan, One big issue in needs assessment is the difference between assessing the needs of various communities and the needs of the company that hosts them and...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 18, 2000 5:49 pm
Dan, Your query about needs assessment reminded me of a comment that Arian Ward made to me a year ago. He was arguing (as I recall) that it doesn't make sense...
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Louis de Merode
ldemerode@...
Jul 19, 2000 12:25 am
Hi, Dan, I consult on CoPs too, but my consulting has been mostly upstream (how to get them started). I therefore don't have a process such as you mention. ...
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Dan Elash
lashrig@...
Jul 19, 2000 10:13 am
John, Thanks for the quick response and the url. The information there does look good and it is hard to argue with. I expect to dig deeply there in the next...
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Jaco de Beer
aeroline@...
Jul 19, 2000 11:58 am
Introductory Message All my life I have been part of a community of practice that is very good at sharing knowledge and information. Unfortunately we are ...
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Dan Elash
lashrig@...
Jul 19, 2000 2:37 pm
Hi Louis, ... anyone else who would like to join in. ... assessment would be to determine whether the CoPs are meeting expectations, to identify the gaps, and...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 20, 2000 2:58 pm
Welcome, Jaco! That's QUITE an introduction! Not only for what you say about yourself and your passion, but for the questions you ask. BUT FIRST: you mention...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 23, 2000 7:09 pm
Dan, Thanks for clarifying the situation you're working with. Hope the glacial pace of com-prac isn't totally out of synch with the conversation you are ...
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Dwayne Cox
dwayne_cox@...
Jul 26, 2000 8:11 am
Hi Everybody! This message is going out to those of you who may be interested in our latest activity. We have an exciting and really cool, very creative...
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Dwayne Cox
dwayne_cox@...
Jul 26, 2000 8:12 am
Hi Everybody! We have an exciting and very creative project for you. This is the one you've been holding out for! Regardless of your interest in this...
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Jaco de Beer
aeroline@...
Jul 26, 2000 8:43 pm
Thanks John You guys really know how to make a new member feel welcome in a cyberspace community. Did I really make a good first impression? That is a lucky...
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Dwayne Cox
dwayne_cox@...
Jul 28, 2000 1:17 am
recently I sent out a couple of messages that began as a simple enough email and took on a life of its own as I was up in the wee hours of the morning,...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 28, 2000 5:49 pm
A friend of mine, whose opinions I respect, keeps heckling me about the term ... of practice." It may speak to people who do as you do, but where does it fit ...
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Chris Macrae
wcbn007@...
Jul 28, 2000 6:23 pm
Here's my cents worth to John's question -starting from a base of ignorance as come to think of it I don't know who coined COP and with intended nuances ...
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Richard McDermott
richard@...
Jul 28, 2000 8:46 pm
John, LANGUAGE I find that speaking in the language of business is always the right thing to do. So usually call CPs whatever works in their organization,...
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John D. Smith
smithjd@...
Jul 28, 2000 9:21 pm
Richard, Assessing CoP health and value: Dan Elash's query about assessing CoPs a week ago made me think of this quote from Ed Schein and your posting reminded...
