Briefly, I sent Ken Allan the following question: Any thoughts on how deliberative practice relates to becoming something less than an expert. Is that just aspirational, or is deliberative practice also studied for quick attainment of proficiency? And he responded with Proficiency and Deliberative Practice. Jack of all trades. MORE >>

We have talked throughout this series on communities of practice about “content.&# From a communities of practice perspective, it is important for two reasons. “Members of a community of practice need to interact with each other as well as produce and share artifacts such as documents, tools, and links to resources. MORE >>

Even as part of our ongoing reflective practice , mining our past experiences can give us great fodder for the future. . Some people have seen a pattern of foregoing career dreams in favor of the "practical" approach, while others have found that they repeatedly sacrificed their own career goals to help someone else. . HR Manager . MORE >>

If you have ever hankered to read a “real life&# story about an organic community of practice, one free from the business pressures of CoPs manufactured inside of corporations, read this book. By looking at orientations, we posit, you are in a better position to understand how to support them with tools and processes. MORE >>

When you add a new tool to the set you expect your team to work with every day, it takes more than just a little bit of training to get the ball rolling. You have to sit down and talk about the tool if you want your team to make full use of it. That’s for reasons of practicality. How-To collaboration tools MORE >>