CoP Member Guidelines

Introduction

Some communities of practice find it helpful to codify some of their working agreements and guidelines. What are useful elements of a CoP Member Guideline document? What should be covered in terms of netiquette? Can it highlight the benefits and expectations of members? Guidance when there is conflict? How is a set of guidelines related to a community's charter?

Keywords

Communities of Practice, facilitation, guidelines, agreements, charters

Detailed Description

[the meat of the topic – clearly, crisply communicated summary of the topic. Where relevant, a brief story – no more than 1-2 paragraphs - of how this topic has been turned into practice, ideally from the KM4Dev archives? If the example is long, separate into a separate subsection]

KM4Dev Discussions

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Examples in Application

KM4Dev's Guidelines

Guidelines for Establishing and Facilitating Communities of Practice particularly Guidelines and Goals

KMCoP Member Guidelines

[www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2006/CoP-MfDR-Launch/charter.pdf Asian Development Bank CoP Charter]

ADB Guidelines

COLAB Wiki CoP Agreements

https://www.ahimanet.org/COP/Public/Content/HomepageLinks/tenets.fusion

http://www62.gu.edu.au/policylibrary.nsf/mainsearch/a20839728ce0eac94a2571c40063f53a?opendocument

Outcome Mapping Learning Community guidelines - This was based on the KM4Dev guidelines but adapted for a different community.

Related FAQs

• What is a Community of Practice? (CoP)
  • CoPs in Development
  • Starting a CoP

Original Author and Subsequent Contributors of this FAQ

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FAQ KM4Dev Source Materials

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