Sharing Knowledge - The Process
Sharing knowledge is not only about the process of transferring information between members in a community, but rather it helps researchers in some CoPs to extend their research process and gain knowledge in expanding their research outcomes through exchanging ideas and thoughts with different researchers. Most importantly, researchers gain confidence in starting the process of publishing their research through their interaction in CoPs.
This kind of sharing knowledge is a give and take process between members of CoPs. In other words, knowledge is managed by sharing it with the community’s members.
This article reminds me of one of my colleagues who became depressed because he tried many times recently to publish some of his research but each time, it was rejected. In my opinion, if he could join one of these CoPs that has been referred to in this article, that would definitely help him in critiquing his submission, and others who have faced similar obstacles would perhaps, be able to share their experience and hopefully, together they could suggest some salient solutions to their problems in publishing their research.
This is an example of how Knowledge management encourages members in CoPs to search for solutions to some technical problems as well as share similar problems and desired outcomes. Hopefully members will find solution and be able to start to write their research and successfully publish it.
So, do you think as a member of a CoP, you would be better able to write a research paper with the support of new members you have met in this community? Will you let them help you by sharing their comments, criticisms, thoughts and ideas to solve some problems related to your research.
Sharing knowledge is not only about the process of transferring information between members in a community, but rather it helps researchers in some CoPs to extend their research process and gain knowledge in expanding their research outcomes through exchanging ideas and thoughts with different researchers. Most importantly, researchers gain confidence in starting the process of publishing their research through their interaction in CoPs.
This kind of sharing knowledge is a give and take process between members of CoPs. In other words, knowledge is managed by sharing it with the community’s members.
This article reminds me of one of my colleagues who became depressed because he tried many times recently to publish some of his research but each time, it was rejected. In my opinion, if he could join one of these CoPs that has been referred to in this article, that would definitely help him in critiquing his submission, and others who have faced similar obstacles would perhaps, be able to share their experience and hopefully, together they could suggest some salient solutions to their problems in publishing their research.
This is an example of how Knowledge management encourages members in CoPs to search for solutions to some technical problems as well as share similar problems and desired outcomes. Hopefully members will find solution and be able to start to write their research and successfully publish it.
So, do you think as a member of a CoP, you would be better able to write a research paper with the support of new members you have met in this community? Will you let them help you by sharing their comments, criticisms, thoughts and ideas to solve some problems related to your research.
For all my colleagues in USQ, you can have access to this article easily through USQ library, the Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice. I hope that you will be able to access this interesting article. My deepest apology for the rest for not having any direct link for this article. Comments are invited and appreciated :)
Regards,
Laila
Regards,
Laila
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Corlett, S.; Bryans, P. & Mavin, S. (2006). Encouraging research through Communities of Practice. Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management. Idea Group Reference. pp. 157-162