Tacit Knowledge: You Can Get It From a Book, Right? August 7, 2008
Posted by ramonmendias in Community.Tags: Communities of Practice, Community, learning
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The short answer is no. The interesting topic for this week is “Communities of Practice“, which have also been called learning groups, thematic groups, or tech clubs.
“Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.”– Etienne Wenger
The key information I gathered from my research, as it applies to our Web industry, is one being able to gain tacit knowledge that’s not in any manuals or reading materials. I don’t recall ever being in a member of a community of practice. However, I can see its significance, especially in our Web industry. Trying to create cutting edge Web applications or design, CSS 3.0 for example, needs a collaborative learning component in order for us designers and developers to be able to refine and perfect the new standards. Next week, I’m sure there will be something else out there that’s introduced on the Web. That’s why we need to stay active and social in our groups! I have been guilty of getting comfortable in my position and not making the time.
By the way, I registered for the AMA event at Brookhaven Country Club that’s on the 20th of this month. I hope that I see some of you there. The event is called – Finding a Fit with Web 2.0: How Lee Jeans Took a Traditional Cause Campaign Local. I’ve been to AMA events before, and they never disappoint.
Having communities of practice is not just for a work place to learn. I could be something as simple as a group of friends you have that ya’ll discuss certain topics to understand them more and the topics could be as simple as a movie you didn’t understand.
I agree most definitely. It could also be a tribe in New Guinea trying to figure out problem with building a vine bridge across a gorge.
lol that would be interesting to see a group of people needing to attend a COP for building a vine bridge. but anywho would be nice and interesting to attend the cop on the topic of web 2.0
thanks man for the comment. and i really don’t make time or have the time to attend the meetings, but they are available for when i do get the chance to go. most of my participation in something that even comes close to them I do with local artist or on-line through networking or chat rooms.