CoP Series #5: Is my community a community of practice?

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts I wrote for Darren Sidnick. I am finally getting the rest of the series up. Part 1, part 2, part 3,, part 4, part 5, part 6,  part 7 ,  part 8 , part 9 and  part 1o  are all here on the blog. Many people get worried about making sure their group is a CoP. They … Continue reading CoP Series #5: Is my community a community of practice?

CoP Series #3: Community – without people?

Here is the third in a series of guest blogs I did for Darren Sidnick, reblogged here with his blessing!) focused on CoPs in a learning context –> From: Darren Sidnick’s Learning & Technology: Community – because without people, you just have a pile of content. Or worse… nothing!  Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part … Continue reading CoP Series #3: Community – without people?

What is Online Facilitation in the Context of Open, Innovative Design Engineering?

Note: this is an update of an older article I wrote on online facilitation. You might say, this has been steeping for a while. 😉 I have both updated it, and tweaked it to meet the needs of the Project Community Course at the Hague Technical University.  Nancy White, Full Circle Associates For CommProj12 October, … Continue reading What is Online Facilitation in the Context of Open, Innovative Design Engineering?

Harvesting From my Older Posts on Online Facilitation

I am preparing a background article for week 5 of our Hague Technical University “Project Community” course. I realize I have not written a general piece in a long time. As prep, I’ve started by scanning older articles I’ve posted on my blog and the very old stuff in my Online Community Toolkit. Here is … Continue reading Harvesting From my Older Posts on Online Facilitation