Products and services

Thu, 06/03/2008 - 09:33 — David Wilcox

This page will provide a summary of ideas for products and services, developed by the core team as that is formed from collaborators. Ideas so far include:

An introductory guide to membership - see Key ideas and Guide
Workshops to help organisations think about drivers for change, and what they can do.
A game and other tools to help organisations plan for change. First ideas for the game here.
A toolkit of resources
A suite of tailored online tools. These will be developed with Ruralnet/Networks Online, and other collaborators who join the project. We expect to focus on a mix of free and low cost tools, with some higher value services.

See blog posts listed below, and more here about overall project development.

Comments

Mon, 24/03/2008 - 17:37 — stephendale

CoP Facilitator Training

David,

not sure if this will be of interest or not, but I can contract resources from the Improvement & Development Agency to run a community facilitation training event

Details as follows:

Please note: this session is for those who are getting started with facilitating a community of practice, or for those who are currently facilitating a community of practice and would like to learn more about facilitation.

This is a lively and interactive course where delegates will learn what a CoP is, the benefits for those involved, and to start them thinking about their role in running a successful community. This session includes a practical, hands-on experience in using a CoP collaboration platform, recommended ways to engage members and provides delegates to develop as a CoP facilitator from the purpose statement stage, providing them with the know-how to effectively run their CoP. This will enable them to plan their community’s life from launch to successful activity.

Objectives:

to explain the concept of a community of practice, both in its face-to-face and online forms
to define the roles and responsibilities within a community
to examine a community’s typical lifespan
to introduce techniques that support the successful running of a community
to raise awareness of your role and responsibility as a CoP facilitator
to demonstrate the features of the CoP collaboration platform: http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk
to provide practical, hands-on experience in using the CoP collaboration platform
to allow you to work through the CoP collaboration platform features with a coach on hand
to raise awareness of the roles and responsibilities of CoP facilitators
to identify the benefits for key stakeholders to assist your business case
to consider the importance of measuring success and impact of a community
to complete a community management plan to engage potential members
to introduce techniques that support your role and responsibilities as a CoP facilitator

Course Overview:

community purpose
community characteristics and member roles
community planning cycle
high-impact facilitation methods
communication channels
CoP collaboration platform walkthrough (with open discussion)
CoP collaboration platform hands-on experience (with open discussion)
community benefits
communities measures and impact, community management plan, community charter
best practice in community support
personal action plan

Dates:

15 April 2008
18 June 2008
13 August 2008
8 October 2008
10 December 2008
12 February 2009

Duration: six hours (including optional 30 mins for networking and discussion after course)

Time: 10.00 – 4.30pm

Cost: £500 per delegate

Please get in touch if this is of any interest.

Steve Dale 07769 908777

Mon, 24/03/2008 - 17:53 — Editor

re: CoP Facilitator training

Steve - thanks, that's just the sort of offering we want to pull togethe, particularly if you can also offer some resource links here that we'll be able to add to the toolkit

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