This document discusses the value that communities of practice can provide both in the short and long term for members and organizations. For members, communities of practice offer short-term help with challenges and access to expertise, as well as long-term benefits like personal development, reputation building, and professional identity formation. For organizations, communities of practice enable short-term knowledge sharing and synergies across units, as well as long-term strategic capabilities, innovation, talent retention, and development of new strategies.
This document discusses the value that communities of practice can provide both in the short and long term for members and organizations. For members, communities of practice offer short-term help with challenges and access to expertise, as well as long-term benefits like personal development, reputation building, and professional identity formation. For organizations, communities of practice enable short-term knowledge sharing and synergies across units, as well as long-term strategic capabilities, innovation, talent retention, and development of new strategies.
This document discusses the value that communities of practice can provide both in the short and long term for members and organizations. For members, communities of practice offer short-term help with challenges and access to expertise, as well as long-term benefits like personal development, reputation building, and professional identity formation. For organizations, communities of practice enable short-term knowledge sharing and synergies across units, as well as long-term strategic capabilities, innovation, talent retention, and development of new strategies.