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Communities of practice within and across organizations: A guidebook

This guidebook by Etienne Wenger-Trayner, Beverly Wenger-Trayner, Phil Reid and Claude Bruderlein captures the practical experience of the authors with communities of practice. Drawing on examples including the CCHN community of practices, it includes chapters on setting the organizational context, cultivating communities of practice, facilitating meetings and social learning activities, using technology, and articulating the value created. 

This guidebook by Etienne Wenger-Trayner, Beverly Wenger-Trayner, Phil Reid and Claude Bruderlein captures the practical experience of the authors with communities of practice. Drawing on concrete examples including the CCHN community of practice, it includes chapters on setting the organizational context, cultivating communities of practice, facilitating meetings and social learning activities, using technology, and articulating the value created.