Communities of Practice: Learning as a Social System. The in-depth article by Etienne Wenger defines communities of practice, outlines their relationship to the official organization, importance of communities of practice to organizations, and the development and nurtuing of communities of practice. Knowledge Garden. This public service site hosted by Community Intelligence Labs contains thought-provoking articles, interviews, and research papers in the areas of communities of practice, generative leadership strategies, intellectual capital, organizational intelligence and virtual communities. New Stories. This site's resource page contains both articles and links that deal with making connections and creating conversations between leaders, communities and cultures. The Nonsense of Knowledge Management. This paper by Professor Emeritus, T.D. Wilson, of the University of Sheffield, UK outlines the misuse of the term "knowledge management." He differentiates the difference between information and knowledge. This article is a must read for any one using the term "knowledge management."
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