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Collective intelligence - Digital media 1 Jenkins argues that interaction within a knowledge community builds vital skills for young people, and teamwork through collective intelligence communities contribute to the development of such skills

Drexel University - Research 1 Drexel's knowledge community of researchers and scholars are socially, professionally and intellectually diverse. Many of Drexel's faculty and staff are seasoned practitioners with strong academic and private sector experiences. Drexel's intellectual climate is creative, flexible and responsive to change, thereby facilitating the emergence of innovative new lines of inquiry and exploration and seeding new avenues of creative expression. Research Centers and Institutes at Drexel include:

International Risk Governance Council - Historical background 1 The knowledge community was also encountering difficulties in meeting the demands for factual certainty and in communicating knowledge, as well as uncertainty, to the decision-making community.

Architect-led design–build - Contracts 1 Advanced Design-Build Strategies for Architects[ A%20DB%20%20Dorwin%20Thomas%20pre sentation.pdf Advanced Design-Build Strategies for Architects by Dorwin A.J. Thomas, DBIA] by Dorwin AJ Thomas, formerly chairman of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design–build Knowledge Community, includes more detail on contracts for design–build projects, and further project examples.

Knowledge community 1 A 'knowledge community' is community construct, stemming from the convergence of knowledge management as a field of study and social exchange theory. Formerly known as a discourse community and having evolved from forums and web forums, knowledge communities are now often referred to as a community of practice or virtual community of practice. As with any field of study, there are various points of view on the motivations, organizing principles and subsequent structure of knowledge communities.

Knowledge community - Perspectives 1 Stemming from social exchange theory, a well-established perspective is to view knowledge communities as a type of exchange. The motivations for participating in the exchange vary. The exchange remains open based on the perceived value (e.g., return on time investment) to knowledge community members.

Knowledge community - Organizational behavior and structure 1 While information within a knowledge community is usually promoted to be open and public, persons are able to keep information private as well. Public information within knowledge communities is sometimes covered by Creative Commons Licenses and is given credit to the creators. Knowledge communities are seen as a bridge between traditional publishing models and an open access systems.

Jens Bergensten - Biography 1 Until 24 November 2010, Bergensten worked for the online knowledge community, Planeto.

Food systems - Organic food systems 1 The reduced inputs of organic agriculture can also lead to a greater reliance on local knowledge, creating a stronger knowledge community amongst farmers.Morgan, K and J

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