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How to Build CoPs in Local Government
Background

The Knowledge Management Strategy programme which established the principles
for encouraging people-to-people connections and collaborative working in the local
government sector was commissioned in October 2005, launched in 2006 and has
now been running for just over 3 years. One of the most significant and successful
aspects of the programme has been the Community of Practice (CoP) platform and
its supporting services, which has been recognised as an exemplar for professional
leadership in achieving positive transformation for the sector.

As Local Government is being challenged to take a more innovative and efficient
approach to learning and sharing, “Communities of Practice” are emerging and
gaining momentum.

Through peer-to-peer collaborative activities, members of Communities of Practice
are coming together willingly across local government to share information, build
knowledge, develop expertise, and solve problems.

This brief guide is based on the Improvement and Development Agency experiences
over the last three years of cultivating communities and supporting teams in local
government in building and developing Communities of Practice in Local
Government.

The intention of this guide is to provide a summary and practical advice on building
Communities of Practice, and how to go about cultivating them effectively.




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What are Communities of Practice?

A community of practice is a network of individuals with common problems or
interests who get together to:

       •   explore ways of working
       •   identify common solutions
       •   share good practice and ideas.

Communities of practice pool resources related to a specific area of knowledge.
Informal communities exist in some form in every organisation. The challenge is to
support them so they can create and share organisational knowledge.

Communities of practice are organic and self-organising, and should ideally emerge
naturally. They usually evolve from the recognition of a specific need or problem.

A CoP provides an environment (virtual and or face-to-face) that connects people
and encourages the development and sharing of new ideas and strategies.
This environment supports faster problem solving, cuts down on duplication of effort,
and provides potentially unlimited access to expertise.

Technology now allows people to network, share and develop practice entirely
online. Virtual communities overcome the challenges of geographical boundaries.
They encourage the flow of knowledge across local government and enable
sustainable self-improvement.

All CoPs will be unique with individual structure depending on their context. There is
no single ‘recipe’ for creating a CoP but some similar characteristics may emerge
within each community. Equally, a community will evolve over time.

There are four basic characteristics within communities:

       •   Helping - providing a forum for members to help each other solve day to day
           problems

       •   Best practice - developing and disseminating best practices, guidelines and
           procedures

       •   Knowledge stewarding - organising, managing and stewarding a body of
           knowledge from which members can draw

       •   Innovation - create breakthrough ideas, knowledge and practices




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Ingredients of a CoP

There are 5 key ingredients for most CoPs (although these do not constitute a full
recipe).

       •   Purpose: a CoP needs a clear purpose which is relevant and meaningful to
           its members. It should specify exactly what the community is for and what will
           be gained from being part of it.
       •   Facilitation: every CoP should begin with a team of three facilitators as a
           minimum, they will work together to ensure that the purpose of the community
           and the needs of the members are being met through a variety of online
           activities and discussions. They welcome new members and keep the
           community vibrant and focused.
       •   Activities: within each CoP there are a variety of activities, tools and
           techniques employed to aid and enhance conversations and the transfer of
           knowledge.
       •   Active membership: each community will have active members with a lively
           interest in sharing knowledge with each other.
       •   Promotion: ensure high levels of management buy in and promote the CoPs
           ability to help solve daily work challenges




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What makes CoPs different from other groups?

The table below looks at the differences between communities of practice compared
to project teams and informal networks.

                Community of                Project Teams          Informal networks
                   Practice
Purpose     Learning                     Accomplish specific      Communication flows
            Sharing                      task
            Creating Knowledge
Boundary    Particular area of           Assigned project         Extent of
            knowledge, i.e.              charter                  relationships
            Knowledge domain
Connections Common application           Commitment to goal       Interpersonal
            of a skill                                            acquaintances
Membership Semi – permanent              Constant for a fixed     Links made based on
            Voluntary basis              period                   needs of the
                                                                  individual
Time scale      As long as it adds       Fixed ends when          Long – term, no pre-
                value to the business    project deliverables     engineered end
                and its members          have been
                                         accomplished


CoP lifecycle

Communities of Practice have a lifecycle. For CoPs in the public sector, the lifecycle
is likely to display the following phases:

Potential - people face similar situations without the benefit of a shared practice

Coalescing - members come together and recognise their potential

Active - members engage in developing a practice

Dispersed - members no longer engage intensely, but the community is still alive as
a force and a centre of knowledge

Memorable the community is no longer central but people still remember it as a
significant part of their identities




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Benefits of a CoP strategy

The following are examples of cost reduction and value gained by councils as a
result of the Communities of Practice Website (CoPs). The benefits are from a recent
research exercise interviewing members of CoPs about their experiences.

The 8 are:
1. Value through saving time
2. Keeping up to date with current thinking
3. Innovations
4. Sharing Good Practice / avoiding duplication of work
5. Developing Ideas
6. Carbon footprint reduction / environmental savings
7. Induction to new roles / staff development
8. Relationship Building

You can read more about the benefits @ http://www.idea.gov.uk/cop


Roles

The vibrancy of a community comes from the people who comprise it. The
commitment and enthusiasm begins with those who play various rolls in supporting
the CoP. And the rest of the community will follow their lead.

Sponsor - will nurture and provide top-level recognition for the community while
insuring its exposure, support, and strategic importance in the organisation.

Facilitators - will create and host a community; it's their responsibility to ensure that
everything runs smoothly and that members' experiences are worthwhile. Any one
community should have a team of several facilitators.

Members - who joins and participates in communities to share what they know and
learn from others. Members can take on a mix of roles, such as:
    • Experts - permanent or temporary members of a CoP who share their
        expertise and knowledge.
    • Contributors - actively participants in the CoP by asking or replying to
        questions in a forum, by posting documents, by writing a blog or in other
        ways.
    • Readers - may be less involved but nevertheless are valuable members.
        They will typically view discussions and documents but won't contribute.

Remember that one person can play more than one role, and one role can be shared
by more than one person.




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Overview of the CoP…

Each role in the community will participate in a different way, the diagram below
shows a quick overview of how they will participate. Note: the smallest group at the
centre of the ellipse is the most active section.




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Creating the right environment for Communities of Practice

Despite their informal and often spontaneous nature, communities of practice have
been nurtured and encouraged by many organisations.

Etienne Wenger said “Organisations and communities have always coexisted, but in
the past, they have lived parallel lives, as it were. Today, they need to learn to
recognise each other and function together in ways that let each do better what each
does best.”

Organisations that recognise the key role of communities of practice have seen
transferring of good practice, efficient problem solving, professional skills developed,
strategies influenced, and retaining of talented employees.

So how do you go about creating the right environment for commmunities of
practice?

       •   Recognition of time and effort needed by members and facilitators
       •   Willingness to listen to the members needs not just your needs
       •   Clear tasks and expectations of the community
       •   Sponsors providing support, encouragement and credibility for the
           community,
       •   The technology is easy to use, support is available and it is accessible
       •   Physical meeting to create the trust
       •   Skilled facilitation
       •   Alignment the community in assisting with impact measurement


Cultivation, not Management

CoPs are cultivated, not managed. They require active engagement without control.

Here are a few tips for cultivating and community:

       •   Stay focused on the primary purpose of the community
       •   Enable members to formulate their own questions and to access each other
           for answers
       •   Invite members to express their interests and learning needs
       •   Build relationships of trust and knowledge-sharing across the community
       •   Provide infrastructure and resources that enable learning and collaboration
       •   Keep members energised through stimulating, quality discussion and real
           dialogue around issues for them
       •   Keep feeding the CoP useful material, share information and relevant events
       •   Remind members by email and newsletters of upcoming meetings to help
           them prioritise the CoPs activities
       •   Assess the success of the CoP by level of participation, diversity of
           participation, member development, member satisfaction, and stories of
           problems and challenges solved through the work of the CoP
       •   Pay attention to participation of members – if people leave or join, try to find
           out why



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Tools available for communication and activities

       •   Forums - ask questions and post information. The best way in for new
           members

       •   Events - promote relevant upcoming events or meetings.

       •   Library - upload, share, and track documents.

       •   Wikis - add and edit content collectively. Post a document for others' input or
           amend existing documents.

       •   Blog - your online journal or diary.

       •   Search facility - search for documents, wikis, blogs, people, and events.

       •   Alerts - daily summaries of activity from your communities, direct to your e-
           mail inbox

       •   RSS News feeds – Delivers relevant content from other related websites
           directly to the community




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Building and Cultivating a Community of Practice

The guidelines below set out a number of steps towards building and cultivating a
community of practice. They are drawn from experienced facilitators and influenced
by the books Cultivating Communities of Practice and Learning to Fly.

Planning
   • Identify and establish a core group of community stakeholders/subject matter
      experts. Form a team that will serve as the catalyst for standing up the
      community

       •   Gather together a list of potential participants. Ask individuals if they can
           recommend others who should participate. Consider a broader membership
           to introduce diversity.

       •   Check for duplication or overlap with other communities, verify the need and
           make a clear yes/no decision

       •   Is the purpose realistic, or is the subject area too broad for a single
           community?

       •   Develop a community charter – a document that sets out:
              o Types of problems the community is trying to solve
              o Key roles (facilitator, sponsor etc.),
              o Membership criteria e.g who are the members and what are the
                 expectations in terms of people's time commitment
              o code of conduct" - how members will work together, and key
                 processes/tools,
              o sense of "what success looks like", and any appropriate impact
                 measures

       •   Appoint facilitators who are responsible for encouraging the formation of
           relationships between community members by
               o organising community events;
               o owning and ensuring the maintenance of shared
                   information/knowledge resources;
               o monitoring the effectiveness of the community, and stimulating and
                   prodding community members when appropriate;
               o acting as a focal point for the community, both internally and externally

Note - a Community facilitator need not be the "subject expert".But will need to know
enough, especially the key people who are the subject experts. They must have the
skills to involve and include others, and to work behind the scenes to keep the
community alive. It is also recommended to have at least three facilitators to cover
leave and to spread the workload.




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Launch
   • Gather knowledge, information and content to populate the community site;
      identify knowledge gaps or areas where further content that would be
      beneficial

    •   Decide on the collaborative tools that are best suited for the objectives of the
        community

    •   Ensure that there is some social activity to build relationships and trust. If
        most of the interactions are likely to be online, it is important to build
        relationships try a face-to-face event or phone conference.

    •   Promote the launch of the community, e.g. send a launch e-mail for your
        community to the potential members. This should facilitate further
        communication and a regular newsletter can assist the community’s
        momentum. The community facilitators should be identified as the owners of
        this.

Building momentum

    •   Seed the forum with some questions Establish the behaviours by asking a
        question on behalf of a member with a particular need (have the members do
        it themselves if possible). In the early stages it is important to demonstrate
        responsiveness. The facilitator should be prepared to pick up the phone and
        press for answers behind the scenes.

    •   Organise content. Once you have gathered content, keep it organised so
        that members can find the right info at the right time. Continually monitor both
        existing and new content; review it, feature it and draw attention to it.

    •   Marketing the community can be accomplished in a variety of ways, from
        telling a friend, to passing out leaflets at a conference, to writing a short news
        article in a relevant magazine or website which describes the network and its
        aims. Every member, and especially those assuming facilitator and sponsor
        roles, can help as champions for the community. And don’t forget tp promote
        the quick wins. When you get answers to questions, or the transfer of ideas
        between members, celebrate and make sure that everyone knows.

    •   Trust and networking by scheduling regular meetings/events or phone
        conferences. This will help build trust between the members and allow time
        for connections and will continue the commitment members will have to the
        community.

    •   Keep the focus on the communities’ purpose by encouraging questions and
        answers.




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Review

    •   Monitor activity.
          o Monitor the forum, events, library and wikis:
          o Number of registered members.
          o Registered member’s growth per month.
          o Number of members active in the month (writing or otherwise
              measurably participating).
          o Number of members visiting in the last 6 months.
          o Percentage of members contributing to the CoP.
          o Number of unanswered questions
          o For larger communities - number of joiners/leavers

    •   Refine membership: As part of you newsletter remind existing members
        them to let you know if they would like to be removed from the community or
        you can send send an e-mail to members who have not returned over a set
        period. Better to have a smaller group of committed members, than a larger
        group with variable commitment.

    •   Impact measures At some point, each community must take time to re-
        evaluate what has been accomplished-does it meet the community's stated
        purpose and objectives? Some of the things to look at are:
           o Intellectual assets produced - specifically, tracking those produced (or
               significantly updated) and published via the community
           o Number of “anecdotes” captured from community members -
               capturing some of the softer aspects of community value
           o Number of knowledge sharing events held - many communities
               commonly host virtual and face to face events and track attendance

    •   Switch off. Don't be afraid to threaten to "switch off" the community and test
        the response of members. People will soon object if they strongly believe in it!
        Consider these options:
            o Continue?
            o Celebrate & close?
            o Celebrate, close and provide a legacy?
            o Redefine the purpose?
            o Divide into sub-networks?




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For more information see…
 

Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge by Etienne
Wegner, Richard Mcdermott, and William Snyder

Learning to Fly: Practical Knowledge Management from Leading and Learning
Organizations by Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell




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How to build CoPs in local government

  • 1.       How to Build CoPs in Local Government Background The Knowledge Management Strategy programme which established the principles for encouraging people-to-people connections and collaborative working in the local government sector was commissioned in October 2005, launched in 2006 and has now been running for just over 3 years. One of the most significant and successful aspects of the programme has been the Community of Practice (CoP) platform and its supporting services, which has been recognised as an exemplar for professional leadership in achieving positive transformation for the sector. As Local Government is being challenged to take a more innovative and efficient approach to learning and sharing, “Communities of Practice” are emerging and gaining momentum. Through peer-to-peer collaborative activities, members of Communities of Practice are coming together willingly across local government to share information, build knowledge, develop expertise, and solve problems. This brief guide is based on the Improvement and Development Agency experiences over the last three years of cultivating communities and supporting teams in local government in building and developing Communities of Practice in Local Government. The intention of this guide is to provide a summary and practical advice on building Communities of Practice, and how to go about cultivating them effectively. 1     
  • 2.   What are Communities of Practice? A community of practice is a network of individuals with common problems or interests who get together to: • explore ways of working • identify common solutions • share good practice and ideas. Communities of practice pool resources related to a specific area of knowledge. Informal communities exist in some form in every organisation. The challenge is to support them so they can create and share organisational knowledge. Communities of practice are organic and self-organising, and should ideally emerge naturally. They usually evolve from the recognition of a specific need or problem. A CoP provides an environment (virtual and or face-to-face) that connects people and encourages the development and sharing of new ideas and strategies. This environment supports faster problem solving, cuts down on duplication of effort, and provides potentially unlimited access to expertise. Technology now allows people to network, share and develop practice entirely online. Virtual communities overcome the challenges of geographical boundaries. They encourage the flow of knowledge across local government and enable sustainable self-improvement. All CoPs will be unique with individual structure depending on their context. There is no single ‘recipe’ for creating a CoP but some similar characteristics may emerge within each community. Equally, a community will evolve over time. There are four basic characteristics within communities: • Helping - providing a forum for members to help each other solve day to day problems • Best practice - developing and disseminating best practices, guidelines and procedures • Knowledge stewarding - organising, managing and stewarding a body of knowledge from which members can draw • Innovation - create breakthrough ideas, knowledge and practices 2     
  • 3.   Ingredients of a CoP There are 5 key ingredients for most CoPs (although these do not constitute a full recipe). • Purpose: a CoP needs a clear purpose which is relevant and meaningful to its members. It should specify exactly what the community is for and what will be gained from being part of it. • Facilitation: every CoP should begin with a team of three facilitators as a minimum, they will work together to ensure that the purpose of the community and the needs of the members are being met through a variety of online activities and discussions. They welcome new members and keep the community vibrant and focused. • Activities: within each CoP there are a variety of activities, tools and techniques employed to aid and enhance conversations and the transfer of knowledge. • Active membership: each community will have active members with a lively interest in sharing knowledge with each other. • Promotion: ensure high levels of management buy in and promote the CoPs ability to help solve daily work challenges 3     
  • 4.   What makes CoPs different from other groups? The table below looks at the differences between communities of practice compared to project teams and informal networks. Community of Project Teams Informal networks Practice Purpose Learning Accomplish specific Communication flows Sharing task Creating Knowledge Boundary Particular area of Assigned project Extent of knowledge, i.e. charter relationships Knowledge domain Connections Common application Commitment to goal Interpersonal of a skill acquaintances Membership Semi – permanent Constant for a fixed Links made based on Voluntary basis period needs of the individual Time scale As long as it adds Fixed ends when Long – term, no pre- value to the business project deliverables engineered end and its members have been accomplished CoP lifecycle Communities of Practice have a lifecycle. For CoPs in the public sector, the lifecycle is likely to display the following phases: Potential - people face similar situations without the benefit of a shared practice Coalescing - members come together and recognise their potential Active - members engage in developing a practice Dispersed - members no longer engage intensely, but the community is still alive as a force and a centre of knowledge Memorable the community is no longer central but people still remember it as a significant part of their identities 4     
  • 5.   Benefits of a CoP strategy The following are examples of cost reduction and value gained by councils as a result of the Communities of Practice Website (CoPs). The benefits are from a recent research exercise interviewing members of CoPs about their experiences. The 8 are: 1. Value through saving time 2. Keeping up to date with current thinking 3. Innovations 4. Sharing Good Practice / avoiding duplication of work 5. Developing Ideas 6. Carbon footprint reduction / environmental savings 7. Induction to new roles / staff development 8. Relationship Building You can read more about the benefits @ http://www.idea.gov.uk/cop Roles The vibrancy of a community comes from the people who comprise it. The commitment and enthusiasm begins with those who play various rolls in supporting the CoP. And the rest of the community will follow their lead. Sponsor - will nurture and provide top-level recognition for the community while insuring its exposure, support, and strategic importance in the organisation. Facilitators - will create and host a community; it's their responsibility to ensure that everything runs smoothly and that members' experiences are worthwhile. Any one community should have a team of several facilitators. Members - who joins and participates in communities to share what they know and learn from others. Members can take on a mix of roles, such as: • Experts - permanent or temporary members of a CoP who share their expertise and knowledge. • Contributors - actively participants in the CoP by asking or replying to questions in a forum, by posting documents, by writing a blog or in other ways. • Readers - may be less involved but nevertheless are valuable members. They will typically view discussions and documents but won't contribute. Remember that one person can play more than one role, and one role can be shared by more than one person. 5     
  • 6.   Overview of the CoP… Each role in the community will participate in a different way, the diagram below shows a quick overview of how they will participate. Note: the smallest group at the centre of the ellipse is the most active section. 6     
  • 7.   Creating the right environment for Communities of Practice Despite their informal and often spontaneous nature, communities of practice have been nurtured and encouraged by many organisations. Etienne Wenger said “Organisations and communities have always coexisted, but in the past, they have lived parallel lives, as it were. Today, they need to learn to recognise each other and function together in ways that let each do better what each does best.” Organisations that recognise the key role of communities of practice have seen transferring of good practice, efficient problem solving, professional skills developed, strategies influenced, and retaining of talented employees. So how do you go about creating the right environment for commmunities of practice? • Recognition of time and effort needed by members and facilitators • Willingness to listen to the members needs not just your needs • Clear tasks and expectations of the community • Sponsors providing support, encouragement and credibility for the community, • The technology is easy to use, support is available and it is accessible • Physical meeting to create the trust • Skilled facilitation • Alignment the community in assisting with impact measurement Cultivation, not Management CoPs are cultivated, not managed. They require active engagement without control. Here are a few tips for cultivating and community: • Stay focused on the primary purpose of the community • Enable members to formulate their own questions and to access each other for answers • Invite members to express their interests and learning needs • Build relationships of trust and knowledge-sharing across the community • Provide infrastructure and resources that enable learning and collaboration • Keep members energised through stimulating, quality discussion and real dialogue around issues for them • Keep feeding the CoP useful material, share information and relevant events • Remind members by email and newsletters of upcoming meetings to help them prioritise the CoPs activities • Assess the success of the CoP by level of participation, diversity of participation, member development, member satisfaction, and stories of problems and challenges solved through the work of the CoP • Pay attention to participation of members – if people leave or join, try to find out why 7     
  • 8.   Tools available for communication and activities • Forums - ask questions and post information. The best way in for new members • Events - promote relevant upcoming events or meetings. • Library - upload, share, and track documents. • Wikis - add and edit content collectively. Post a document for others' input or amend existing documents. • Blog - your online journal or diary. • Search facility - search for documents, wikis, blogs, people, and events. • Alerts - daily summaries of activity from your communities, direct to your e- mail inbox • RSS News feeds – Delivers relevant content from other related websites directly to the community 8     
  • 9.   Building and Cultivating a Community of Practice The guidelines below set out a number of steps towards building and cultivating a community of practice. They are drawn from experienced facilitators and influenced by the books Cultivating Communities of Practice and Learning to Fly. Planning • Identify and establish a core group of community stakeholders/subject matter experts. Form a team that will serve as the catalyst for standing up the community • Gather together a list of potential participants. Ask individuals if they can recommend others who should participate. Consider a broader membership to introduce diversity. • Check for duplication or overlap with other communities, verify the need and make a clear yes/no decision • Is the purpose realistic, or is the subject area too broad for a single community? • Develop a community charter – a document that sets out: o Types of problems the community is trying to solve o Key roles (facilitator, sponsor etc.), o Membership criteria e.g who are the members and what are the expectations in terms of people's time commitment o code of conduct" - how members will work together, and key processes/tools, o sense of "what success looks like", and any appropriate impact measures • Appoint facilitators who are responsible for encouraging the formation of relationships between community members by o organising community events; o owning and ensuring the maintenance of shared information/knowledge resources; o monitoring the effectiveness of the community, and stimulating and prodding community members when appropriate; o acting as a focal point for the community, both internally and externally Note - a Community facilitator need not be the "subject expert".But will need to know enough, especially the key people who are the subject experts. They must have the skills to involve and include others, and to work behind the scenes to keep the community alive. It is also recommended to have at least three facilitators to cover leave and to spread the workload. 9     
  • 10.   Launch • Gather knowledge, information and content to populate the community site; identify knowledge gaps or areas where further content that would be beneficial • Decide on the collaborative tools that are best suited for the objectives of the community • Ensure that there is some social activity to build relationships and trust. If most of the interactions are likely to be online, it is important to build relationships try a face-to-face event or phone conference. • Promote the launch of the community, e.g. send a launch e-mail for your community to the potential members. This should facilitate further communication and a regular newsletter can assist the community’s momentum. The community facilitators should be identified as the owners of this. Building momentum • Seed the forum with some questions Establish the behaviours by asking a question on behalf of a member with a particular need (have the members do it themselves if possible). In the early stages it is important to demonstrate responsiveness. The facilitator should be prepared to pick up the phone and press for answers behind the scenes. • Organise content. Once you have gathered content, keep it organised so that members can find the right info at the right time. Continually monitor both existing and new content; review it, feature it and draw attention to it. • Marketing the community can be accomplished in a variety of ways, from telling a friend, to passing out leaflets at a conference, to writing a short news article in a relevant magazine or website which describes the network and its aims. Every member, and especially those assuming facilitator and sponsor roles, can help as champions for the community. And don’t forget tp promote the quick wins. When you get answers to questions, or the transfer of ideas between members, celebrate and make sure that everyone knows. • Trust and networking by scheduling regular meetings/events or phone conferences. This will help build trust between the members and allow time for connections and will continue the commitment members will have to the community. • Keep the focus on the communities’ purpose by encouraging questions and answers. 10     
  • 11.   Review • Monitor activity. o Monitor the forum, events, library and wikis: o Number of registered members. o Registered member’s growth per month. o Number of members active in the month (writing or otherwise measurably participating). o Number of members visiting in the last 6 months. o Percentage of members contributing to the CoP. o Number of unanswered questions o For larger communities - number of joiners/leavers • Refine membership: As part of you newsletter remind existing members them to let you know if they would like to be removed from the community or you can send send an e-mail to members who have not returned over a set period. Better to have a smaller group of committed members, than a larger group with variable commitment. • Impact measures At some point, each community must take time to re- evaluate what has been accomplished-does it meet the community's stated purpose and objectives? Some of the things to look at are: o Intellectual assets produced - specifically, tracking those produced (or significantly updated) and published via the community o Number of “anecdotes” captured from community members - capturing some of the softer aspects of community value o Number of knowledge sharing events held - many communities commonly host virtual and face to face events and track attendance • Switch off. Don't be afraid to threaten to "switch off" the community and test the response of members. People will soon object if they strongly believe in it! Consider these options: o Continue? o Celebrate & close? o Celebrate, close and provide a legacy? o Redefine the purpose? o Divide into sub-networks? 11     
  • 12.   For more information see…   Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge by Etienne Wegner, Richard Mcdermott, and William Snyder Learning to Fly: Practical Knowledge Management from Leading and Learning Organizations by Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell 12