Building Successful Communities of Practice

Connecting with other people, finding a sense of belonging and the need for support are natural human desires. Employees who don't feel supported at work don't stay around for long - or if they do, they quickly become unmotivated and unhappy. At a time when organisational structures are flattening and workforces are increasingly fluid, supporting and connecting people is more important than ever. This is where organisational communities of practice come in. Communities of practice have many valuable benefits. They include accelerating professional development; breaking down organisational silos; enabling knowledge sharing and management; building better practice; helping to hire and retain staff; and making people happier. In this book, Emily Webber shares her learning from personal experiences of building successful communities of practice within organisations. And along the way, she gives practical guidance on creating your own.

• Cultivating Communities of Practice
• Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, And Identity (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)
• Learning in Landscapes of Practice: Boundaries, identity, and knowledgeability in practice-based learning
• Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities
• Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making (Jossey-bass Business & Management Series)
• The Design Thinking Playbook: Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems
• Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization?
• Thinking in Systems: A Primer
• Buzzing Communities: How to Build Bigger, Better, and More Active Online Communities
• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations