December 2011

Essays on social learning capability

Social learning capability: four essays on innovation and learning in social systems This series of essays was written by Etienne in 2009 as a reflection on EQUAL, a project with the European Union Social Fund in which both he and Bev were involved as consultants. One goal of EQUAL was to increase the social learning …

Essays on social learning capability Read More »

Assessment as meta-learning

Something got us excited in a strategic meeting with Executive Networks the other day in San Francisco. Executive Networks is a company that builds communities of practice for executives mainly in HR. The Community Directors were very appreciative of our Assessment Framework. They were particularly taken by the value-creation matrix (Figure 7.1, page 39). They …

Assessment as meta-learning Read More »

“Web 2.0” and communities?

NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Are the new “web 2.0” technologies relevant? Technology has always been relevant to communities to help members connect across time and space and share relevant resources. Web 2.0 technologies are often associated with new, more “horizontal” ways to …

“Web 2.0” and communities? Read More »

Social networking and communities?

NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Are Facebook or Linked-In tools for communities? Networking websites, such as Facebook or LinkedIn offer quick, simple, and cheap ways for communities to open spaces for interaction. While the sites may not offer all the features that communities …

Social networking and communities? Read More »