Knowledge mobilisation strategies and techniques Emily Gagnon and Professor Angie Hart Boingboing social enterprise/University of Brighton
Communities of Practice “…groups of people informally bound together by shared expertise and passion for a joint enterprise” (Wenger & Snyder, 2000) Emphasise sharing and mutuality No fixed boundaries between the ‘experts’ and the ‘non-experts’ Expectation that members will work across organisational and disciplinary boundaries Challenging current structures and hierarchies
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The hope is that they: Accumulate knowledge and become bound by the value they find in learning about the issue together Develop a unique perspective on the issue or problem, as well as a body of common knowledge, practices and approaches (eg tools, standards, manuals, materials) Develop personal relationships and established ways of interacting with each other
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