Posted by Tom Sudman on January 20, 1998 at 19:26:51:

In Reply to: Re: Teams are community?: An Issue of Control? posted by Yogesh Malhotra on January 20, 1998 at 15:18:57:

You are correct these references encompass my thoughts. With that said: do we have to change terminology from "community" to "teams" to reflect where that control level is set? The community stays the same it is the coaching and outcome that changes. Same people could be in both groups why would you call them a team one time and a CoP another? To me this is wordsmithing; use whichever one you are comfortable with, but it doesn't change the meaning of community concept. I think understanding the role of community is another critical element of Knowledge management as is control.

By the way this thread has really chaged my attitude on the use of the expression Knowledge Mangement. Up to now I have been in the oxymoron camp. Now I grasp Knowledge management and salute "control" as a critical element. Thanks for helping me over this critical step.
Tom

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• Re: Teams and Communities: An Issue of Control? Yogesh Malhotra 08:56:35 1/21/98 (4)
  • Re: Teams and Communities: An Issue of Control? Tom Sudman 10:30:26 1/21/98 (3)
    • Teams and Communities Denham 11:34:24 1/21/98 (2)
      • Re: Teams and Communities: A Feeling of Déjà -vu Yogesh Malhotra 12:10:01 1/21/98 (1)
        • Participation vs. assignment Denham 14:42:19 1/21/98 (0)

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