I'm lucky enough to be able to say that our organization has "taken on faith" that CoPs are a good idea and that we have pursued them in as free-form a fashion...
This might be of interest: Learning Advisor Department Name: Canada School of Public Service Location: Montreal, QC Classification: PE - 03 Salary: $62,348 to...
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Hildy Gottlieb
hildy@...
Jul 5, 2008 9:26 pm
... *************************** First, to clarify, my advice on the EvalTalk list was, I believe, simply to suggest that the request be posted here. So much...
Good question, Jon! ... One thing to be careful about is, as Hildy mentions, what exactly is to be evaluated? Is it the community or some of the resources...
Wonderful quote, Hildy. Very relevant to the topic of evaluating communities of practice. I think you make it clear that we have to admit that "prove to...
Hildy, ... Just few words. This topic always resurfaces. There mainly are two sides to the argument: the "more rigor" one and the "accountability to whom"...
John writes: "As Etienne repeats tirelessly, "it's a matter of *discovering* the communities of practice that are in some sense already THERE, rather than...
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Hildy Gottlieb
hildy@...
Jul 7, 2008 1:02 pm
... ************************ Rosanna: I'm so glad you've jumped in! I guess I don't see this as a "can't measure" vs. "can measure" issue. I see it as a...
Hildy, ... I don't see it as a can't vs can either, but I know there are people in this field who would disagree with my stand :) ... Right! But organizational...
Hi Stephen, I think it is possible to create the conditions in which a CoP would crystallize from a wider system, but in my experience it a takes a while. An...
... understanding how ... passively ... in this area, ... Steve, I had positive experience with this at HP. Feel free to contact me directly to discuss...
I'm currently seeking references or referrals for an experienced Community Coordinator that has a background in Human Resource and Talent Management to fill a...
Hmm. I was browsing the messages this morning and came across this one from Jon Ford. I subsequently read the rest of the thread so I hope my response adds...
This has been a really great thread. I hope the originator will consider creating a summary resource. That would be great community building. ! :-) John, there...
Nancy and All, This HAS been an excellent thread. Many thanks to all the respondents. I have to confess that I haven't fully digested it all due to a death in ...
Hello, How are you? I hope you are not working too hard. I would like to invite you to give a public session (live online) at WiZiQ on a topic of your choice....
I wasn't sure what this was at first but, what the heck, I took a look. Fascinating! I have a hunch a community of practice might make good use of something...
Oops. I neglected the obvious. I did a Google on wiziq and found it at www.wiziq.com. From there I took a tour. As I said, "Fascinating!" Fred Nickols ...
I just bumped into a blog post that proposes a schedule -- a kind of "sufficient unto the time are the cop metrics therof" approach: * Phase 1 (0-12 months):...
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Hildy Gottlieb
hildy@...
Jul 11, 2008 10:22 pm
... *************************** And then there are those who have already weighed in and cannot help but return to the scene of the crime! ... I came across...
Hi all, great thread indeed, a nice surprise after holidays... My three cents :-): - I agree (strongly) that a goals-based evaluation is the only sensible way...
I received another inquiry about evaluating CoPs. In the course of responding to that inquiry I concluded that if I were called upon to conduct or assist with...
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Hildy Gottlieb
hildy@...
Jul 25, 2008 3:49 pm
... Fred: I generally like to go beyond the common definition of "stakeholders" to ask, "Whose lives will be affected by the work being done? Whose future is...
Perhaps other stakeholders might include: - Academic research efforts and researchers in the domain of the CoP - Industry oversight/overseers, particularly in...
Gee, Hildy, we obviously went to different schools or read different books. Your definition of stakeholder is much closer to what I understand to be the...
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Here's sending best wishes for a fast and complete recovery to Richard McDermott. In Stan Garfield's excellent post today, he mentions that Richard is...
