“Knowledge is something you buy with the money. Wisdom is something you acquire by doing it” (Taiichi Ohno 1988)

communities of practice: “...groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly” (Etienne Wenger-Trayner and Beverly Wenger-Trayner) [1]

I have experienced first hand that communities of practice can: support organisational learning; accelerate professional development of their members; enable knowledge sharing and management; support better communication; build better practices; make people happier; break down silos; and help with hiring and retention or staff.

The secret to a resilient, happy organisation is to be one that invests in learning and development of its people and its whole.