Communities of Practice Start Guide

Practical guide how to design and start Communities of Practice

Created by: Marco Bettoni
Researcher, Lecturer, Consultant

What Will I Learn?

• What communities of practice are and why they are useful.
• How communities of practice are unique organisational structures and what does it mean for design and development.
• A best practice process model for the development of communities of practice that emerged from my own projects over the course of my professional career.
• How to apply this process model in real-life cases by means of a quick-start toolbox with its 20 practical tools.

Requirements

• This course is an introduction to the subject and does not require any prior knowledge or experience.
• However, a basic understanding of communities of practice and some experience as a community member will make it easier for you to learn what I am teaching.

Target audience

• First of all, community coordinators who play a critical role in helping the community develop its structural elements.
• Then the community’s core group: the most active members who take on leadership roles within the community.
• Last but not least, managers and project staff, particularly those in information and knowledge management but also human resources, IT, project management and those in strategic departments.