ResouRces foR communities of pRactice

Creating Value through Knowledge Networks

this tool kit makes available to communities of practice, both asian Development Bank (aDB)-hosted and external to it, a select set of resources in the areas of strategy development, management techniques, collaboration mechanisms, knowledge sharing and learning, and knowledge capture and storage.

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contents
What are Communities of Practice? 2 ADB-Hosted Communities of Practice 3 Strategies, Plans, and Guidelines 4 Knowledge Solutions 5 Reports 11 Collaterals 12 Webpages 13

what are communities of practice?

tacit knowledge, i.e., know-how, know-why, and know-who, is hard to formalize and communicate. one of the challenges of development is how to access and share it.

communities of pRactice offeR a veRsatiLe soLution.

communities of practice are groups of people who share a passion for something they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better. By engaging in rich conversations in informal and welcoming social environments, they break down communication barriers to populate and reference their knowledge network workspace. By asking, learning, and sharing, they help manage tacit knowledge.

adb-hosted communities of practice

aDB introduced the concept of communities of practice when it reorganized in 2002. communities of practice received a boost in 2009 when aDB decided to empower them under the Action Plan for Knowledge Management, 20092011. aDB-hosted communities of practice Promote innovative approaches to address specific development challenges; Develop, capture, and transfer good practices on specific topics by stimulating the active generation and sharing of knowledge; Link diverse groups of practitioners from different disciplines and are thus intertwined with ADBs organizational structure; Serve as an ongoing learning venue for staff (and outside practitioners) who share similar goals, interests, problems, and approaches; and Respond rapidly to individual inquiries from members and ADB clients, audiences, and partners with specific answers.

strategies, plans, and guidelines

Enhancing Knowledge Management under Strategy 2020: Plan of Action for 20092011 available: www.adb.org/documents/books/km-action-plan/ enhancing-knowledge-management-under-strategy-2020.pdf Guidelines for Knowledge Partnerships available: www.adb.org/documents/guidelines/knowledge-partnerships/default.asp?p=kmlbook Guidelines on Peer Review for Loan Delivery available: upon request

knowledge solutions
Action Learning available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/action-learning.pdf Bridging Organizational Silos available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ bridging-organizational-silos.pdf Building Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ building-communities-practice.pdf Building Networks of Practice available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ building-networks-of-practice.pdf Coaching and Mentoring available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ coaching-and-mentoring.pdf

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Conducting Effective Meetings available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ conducting-effective-meetings.pdf Conducting Effective Presentations available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ conducting-effective-presentations.pdf Conducting Exit Interviews available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ conducting-exit-interviews.pdf Conducting Peer Assists available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ conducting-peer-assists.pdf Conducting Successful Retreats available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ conducting-successful-retreats.pdf

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Crafting a Knowledge Management Framework available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ crafting-a-knowledge-management-results-framework.pdf Creating and Running Partnerships available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ creating-running-partnerships.pdf Critical Thinking available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/critical-thinking.pdf Disseminating Knowledge Products available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ disseminating-knowledge-products.pdf Distributing Leadership available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/distributing-leadership.pdf

knowledge solutions
Enhancing Knowledge Management Coordination available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ enriching-knowledge-management-coordination.pdf Harvesting Knowledge available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/harvesting-knowledge.pdf Identifying and Sharing Good Practices available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ identifying-sharing-good-practices.pdf Improving Sector and Thematic Reporting available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ improving-sector-thematic-reporting.pdf Learning in Strategic Alliances available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ learning-in-strategic-alliances.pdf

knowledge solutions
Managing Virtual Teams available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ managing-virtual-teams.pdf Showcasing Knowledge available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ showcasing-knowledge.pdf Social Media and the Public Sector available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ social-media-and-the-public-sector.pdf Social Network Analysis available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ social-network-analysis.pdf Storytelling available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/storytelling.pdf

knowledge solutions
Surveying Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/surveying-cop.pdf Working in Teams available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/ identifying-sharing-good-practices.pdf Writing Weblogs available: www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/writing-weblogs.pdf

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reports
2011 Survey of ADB-Hosted Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/documents/reports/cop/cop-survey-2011.pdf Strengthening Communities of Practice in ADB available: www.adb.org/documents/reports/consultant/ strengthening-communities-of-practice.pdf

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collaterals
In Focus: Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/documents/brochures/infocus/communities-practice.asp Communities of Practice: Passing the Fitness Test available: www.adb.org/documents/presentations/knowledge-management-and-learning/ cop-passing-fitness-test.pdf Cultivating the Communities of Practice Hosted by ADB available: www.adb.org/documents/presentations/knowledge-management-and-learning/ cultivating-communities-of-practice.pdf Empowering Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/documents/presentations/knowledge-management-and-learning/ empowering-communities-of-practice.pdf A Timeline of ADB-Hosted Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/publications/timeline-adb-hosted-communities-practice

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webpages
Communities of Practice available: www.adb.org/knowledge-management/communities-of-practice.asp Communities of Practice available: cop.adb.org*

*This link will direct you to an ADB internal website.

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about the asian development bank ADBs vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the regions many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the worlds poor: 1.8 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 903 million struggling on less than $1.25 a day. aDB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. Based in manila, aDB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance.

for more information, contact knowledge management center asian development bank 6 aDB avenue, mandaluyong city 1550 metro manila, philippines tel +63 2 632 6362 fax +63 2 632 5264 knowledge@adb.org www.adb.org/knowledge-management/ www.adb.org/knowledge-management/communities-of-practice.asp
publication stock no. aRm114052 october 2011