Sam and Jenny, I think this Clay Shirky's talk has some nice insights about emergence and openness and "incomplete contracts". ...
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sam2marshall
Dec 4, 2009 5:50 pm
Matt, Bill and John many thanks for your replies, some great thoughts! Sam...
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Fred
fnickols
Dec 4, 2009 5:54 pm
Well, as the late Peter Drucker pointed out repeatedly over a span of many years, organizations can't function without some kind of authority system and...
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Lauren Klein
lauren_ctp
Dec 6, 2009 5:18 am
I'm working with a client that would like to learn about titles used in your CoPs for Leadership? For example, Executive Director, Key Opinion Leader, etc....
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John Parboosingh
johnparboosingh
Dec 6, 2009 3:47 pm
In my experience in healthcare, Lauren, the fewer titles the better, especially for volunteer and in-kind roles, as lack of a formal title makes it easier for...
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Kaye Vivian
viviak@...
Dec 6, 2009 6:03 pm
Hi Lauren, Is your client's intention to give the volunteer an important sounding title to make up for the fact that they will not be compensated? Or perhaps...
We have used 2 titles. Either leader or coordinator. The role is more reliant on organising, facilitating and passion than about subject matter expertise so...
Lauren, What would the leaders in those CoPs WANT for a title? Sometimes in a conversation you can get a feel for the title that would be most gratifying --...
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Cornejo Castro, Miguel
Macuarium
Dec 7, 2009 9:16 am
"Community host"? Used to be a likely concept. We use plain "moderator". On other projects we've used something that could be translated as "Council member"....
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sam2marshall
Dec 7, 2009 12:38 pm
Hi Fred, Bill & All I'm intrigued that both your posts commented on a need for hierarchy (and I'm inclined to agree). I'm hearing lots of presentations...
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Cornejo Castro, Miguel
Macuarium
Dec 7, 2009 3:57 pm
IMHO a community is not a productive organisation (*). It can be part of it, or a part of several, but they are different beasts. - community leaders are not...
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Steinvorth, Christel B.
christelstei...
Dec 7, 2009 5:17 pm
I find Miguel´s comments insightful and appropiate in terms of making distinctions between community leaders and organizational leaders. I also believe, that...
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Fred
fnickols
Dec 8, 2009 10:04 pm
I'm not sure what you mean by management becoming "redundant." In the sense that it duplicates (or attempts to duplicate) mechanisms already in place it has...
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Cornejo Castro, Miguel
Macuarium
Dec 9, 2009 12:33 pm
Hello all, for those of you who can read Spanish or are interested in the usage and customs of Spanish online communities, this may be of interest. These days...
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proudfit_bill
Dec 9, 2009 3:10 pm
Drucker as almost always provides some good practical management advice. A CoP of managers on the theme of the practice of management is an excellent idea....
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John David Smith
smithjd2tele...
Dec 10, 2009 1:57 am
It seems to me that some of the confusion about communities excluding management or being "against hierarchy" may be due to the fact that communities of...
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Lauren Klein
lauren_ctp
Dec 10, 2009 3:59 am
The CEO with a client of mine had a need for a refreshed title for an invitation only closed private CoP and we have since landed and agreed to rebrand it to...
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John David Smith
smithjd2tele...
Dec 11, 2009 1:10 am
Thanks Lauren! I've taken the list you provided, sorted it, and put it here: http://cpsquare.org/wiki/Community_leader_job_titles In case anybody has...
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asif.devji
Dec 15, 2009 4:50 pm
Fascinating discussion -- hits at the heart of what a community is and is not -- and why it is so difficult to mesh community culture/organizational culture. ...
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fgossieaux
Dec 15, 2009 8:00 pm
I like the concept of self-organized hierarchies. This is how the Research Center at NASA Langley organized itself (http://bit.ly/6E4Rin). I agree that you...
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Marc Nitschke
monitschke
Dec 16, 2009 3:02 pm
Hello, I'm looking forward to learn a lot about communities in this group. Best regards Marc Nitschke Chief Operation Officer ...
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John David Smith
smithjd2tele...
Dec 16, 2009 3:56 pm
Welcome, Marc! What's your connection or activity? What brought you here? From your email address I can imagine several different kinds of work. John * John...
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Kaye Vivian
viviak@...
Dec 16, 2009 4:17 pm
Welcome, Marc. This is a great group, with a lot of expertise on just about any topic you can imagine. Feel free to jump right in and participate, with...
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John David Smith
smithjd2tele...
Dec 25, 2009 12:03 am
Here's an inspirational wish for your holiday season, whatever it might be. Love, John * * John David Smith ~ Voice: 503.963.8229 ~ Skype/Twitter: smithjd *...
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John David Smith
smithjd2tele...
Dec 25, 2009 3:59 am
Ooops. Forgot the URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh7D2g5v-Sg John * * John David Smith ~ Voice: 503.963.8229 ~ Skype/Twitter: smithjd * Portland, Oregon,...
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Dafydd & Toni
mrsgwynnie58
Dec 25, 2009 4:12 am
Thanks John, Toni in rainy Canberra On 25/12/09 2:59 PM, "John David Smith" <john.smith@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Erin Noonan Kreeger
erinkreeger
Dec 25, 2009 9:07 pm
That's great! Thanks, John. :) Happy holidays everyone. May you have terrific upcoming years! ___________________ Erin Kreeger Skype: ekreeger Twitter:...
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Nancy A Hinkley
nancyhinkley
Dec 27, 2009 1:59 am
Inspiring and fun to watch, thanks John! I look forward to working with this group in 2010; raise a virtual glass with me to the promise of a new decade and...
