Learning collaboratives are increasingly used as mechanisms to support and hasten the
diffusion and implementation of innovation, clinical evidence, and effective models of care …

The new standards for K-12 science education in the United States call for science teachers
to integrate engineering concepts and practices within their science teaching in order to …

Background: In both general education and physical education literature, considerable
attention is paid to identifying the effectiveness of communities of practice (CoPs). This …

2 (conversations, activities, reflections) and reification (artifacts, documents, processes,
methods) for meaning making to occur (Wenger, 2010). The community of practice …

Humankind faces many “wicked” decision-making problems, which must be solved. One
promising approach refers to crowdsourcing systems that hold the potential to solve any kind …

Research into networking and interactivity among practitioners is providing new information
that has the potential to enhance the effectiveness of practice improvement initiatives. This …

As users increasingly demand sustainable products and services, companies react to this
claim by establishing open innovation platforms. These platforms allow users to submit …

The role of a facilitator is key to the effective establishment and maintenance of communities
of practice (COPs). This paper presents challenges faced by facilitators in COPs based on a …

The focus of this paper is to introduce a comprehensive model for assessing and improving
the maturity of Collaboration Engineering (CE) processes. The model is targeted at …

Organizations have the potential to achieve advantage through communities of practice
(COPs) initiatives. However, establishing and sustaining COPs is a challenging task …