We blog to grow a theory, a practice, and a community dedicated to enhance value creation by communities of practice. This blog is an experiment in social innovation.We intend to grow it into a many-voice publishing channel to host a self-organizing network of conversations among colleagues who share our purpose. We want to become a valued source of collaborative learning that accelerates innovation in business and social life. This blog is just the first step; we will bring the power of a whole range of social software into interplay with our community of readers/contributors. We welcome support to that from geeks with social consciousness and anybody who wants to help.

Published by:
Erik van Bekkum
George Pór
Hubert Saint-Onge (featured author)
2003-03-02

The European Collaborative for Communities of Practice was an experiment for learning, collaboration and social innovation. Established in 2003, the experiment lasted for about three years. A lot of value was created; this page shows the ECCoP archive.

• Why CPs matter? http://www.efios.com/node/56
• What multi-membership enables. http://www.efios.com/node/57
• Can Communities of Practice innovate? http://www.efios.com/node/58
• Communities of Practice - the untapped resource for post-merger integration. http://www.efios.com/node/59
• Multi-community membership, cycles, and innovation. http://www.efios.com/node/60
• Keeping rythm in small and large communities. http://www.efios.com/node/61
• Radical innovation / cross-functional people. http://www.efios.com/node/62
• the Great Symphony paradox. http://www.efios.com/node/63
• A system of CoPs - a parallel structure? http://www.efios.com/node/64
• Blog strategies for business. http://www.efios.com/node/65
• Weblogs: do they support the business? http://www.efios.com/node/66
• The CP in the community ecosystem. http://www.efios.com/node/67
• Hubert Saint-Onge: first blogging experience. http://www.efios.com/node/68
• Hierarchy versus network. http://www.efios.com/node/69
• The Individual and CoP's. http://www.efios.com/node/70
• Self Initiation at Work. http://www.efios.com/node/71
• Ways to diversify innovation communities. http://www.efios.com/node/72
• Communities will serve to provide business leaders. http://www.efios.com/node/73
• Cross-community communication tools. http://www.efios.com/node/74
• Innovation with "lightweight tools" for collaboration at Google. http://www.efios.com/node/75
• Networks & hierarchies partnering for value creation. http://www.efios.com/node/76
• Collective thinking in innovation communities. http://www.efios.com/node/77
• Cliques, sub-cultures and disruption to innovate. http://www.efios.com/node/78
• Dynamic Facilitation. http://www.efios.com/node/79
• Measures to help CoPs foster radical innovation. http://www.efios.com/node/80
• Transparency audition. http://www.efios.com/node/81
• Radical Innovation only where informal communities exist. http://www.efios.com/node/82
• Don't try to innovate socially, technically and commercially at once. http://www.efios.com/node/83
• Step away from the command & control. http://www.efios.com/node/84
• Work with management to create a learning organization. http://www.efios.com/node/85
• Create environment for free flowing thought. http://www.efios.com/node/86
• Shared passion, funding and support are needed. http://www.efios.com/node/87
• Outside stimulus, learning through challenge and echelon thinking. http://www.efios.com/node/88
• Blogs and visual innovation. http://www.efios.com/node/89
• Network analysis for innovation communities. http://www.efios.com/node/90
• The next Big Idea and innovation (communities). http://www.efios.com/node/91
• Show value in K-logs to senior management. http://www.efios.com/node/92
• Federating blogs for CPs, federating capabilities. http://www.efios.com/node/93
• Canadian minister speaks of CoP. http://www.efios.com/node/94
• Linking government communities with bureaucracy, leadership and change. http://www.efios.com/node/95
• Visual narrative. http://www.efios.com/node/96
• Action research and KM. http://www.efios.com/node/97
• The value of project communities. http://www.efios.com/node/98
• Innovation and Communities at Online Information 2003. http://www.efios.com/node/99
• "Aren't communities just greatly enhanced projects?". http://www.efios.com/node/100
• Communities, the sweet spot of radical business innovation. http://www.efios.com/node/101
• Community-enabled strategic results. http://www.efios.com/node/102
• Linking CoPs to Organizational Strategy. http://www.efios.com/node/103
• Discovering & aligning on business drivers. http://www.efios.com/node/104
• Workshop Flow for May 4-5, London. http://www.efios.com/node/105
• Horizontalization of learning, implications for organizations. http://www.efios.com/node/106
• Conditions for Success: Organizations & Communities Working Together. http://www.efios.com/node/107
• Communities deliver for Public Sector. http://www.efios.com/node/108