Between being on the road so much and the distributed nature of the conversations, my head was spinning by Friday and it has taken until today to slow down, reflect and write. Change11 is structured around whatever theme or idea the facilitator of the week offers. I’m not the only one trying to make sense of this. link]. MORE >>

Last Monday I was a guest of the Leadership Learning Community for an short online gathering. Communities, Networks and Engagement: Finding a Place for Action. We have so many online tools at our disposal to theoretically connect and activate engagement with others. Of course, this visual aspect needs to be relevant. MORE >>

Carl Jackson of Westhill Knowledge Group (formerly at IDS – Institute of Development Studies ), colleague at KM4Dev , friend and all around smart and funny guy took 20 minutes to share some of his experiences supporting and participating in online communities in international development. Seedbed for initiatives. MORE >>

After months of trying to get our schedules aligned, I had the chance to be a guest at the IBM “CommunityBuilders&# monthly call. These are hour long sessions where people who facilitate/manage/care about communities within and across IBM talk about things together. There were lots of great comments and questions!). MORE >>

As promised, here is the first draft of my study findings. The traditional model of collaborative knowledge is based on the type of knowledge (moving from tangible to intangible, explicit to tacit) and the place of collaboration (moving from the individual to the group to the organization). I'd appreciate feedback. 2000). MORE >>