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What's good about this Community and how can we improve it?

Steve Bridger

Hello!

It's been a while since I asked such an open question to all of this wonderful community.

- what do you like about the Communities?

- what single thing can we improve?

- what gets your goat (I mean mean 'what', and not 'who')

- are you an 'answer' person? Why? what do you get out of it (and by the way, thank you for doing what you do)

- has the community helped you get stuff done, and make your life easier? 

- has the community helped you grow your network? Is that important to you? Are we friendly and welcoming?

- what would your #1 piece of advice be to those thinking about posting for the first time?

I'm not expecting you to answer these precise questions. They're simply a guide, a prompt... in case you need prompting :)  

I'm very keen to hear from as many of you as possible. 

Big caveat: I can't promise to implement any of your suggestions - you know, technology & resources and stuff. But I will listen. Listen well, and pass on your thoughts. And you never know. 

Feel free to email me directly at s.bridger@cipd.co.uk if you would prefer not to go public. On the other hand, I do encourage you to share your thoughts with your peers, below.

Thanks in advance!

Steve 

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  • I find the forums very useful.  They appear to me to be as Wenger put it a “community of practice”   (of course “Communities of practice” in this case)

     

    “ Wenger saw the acquisition of knowledge as a social process where people can participate in communal learning at different levels depending on their level of authority or seniority in the group, i.e. whether they are a newcomer or have been a member for a long time. Central to their notion of a CoP as a means of acquiring knowledge is the process by which a newcomer moves from peripheral to full participation in the community as they learn from others; they termed this process Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP). Since then, the notion of a CoP has now been expanded to encompass a far wider range of groups. The term Communities of Practice (CoPs) has now been applied to a range of different groups, from project teams to functional departments. There have also been several attempts to redefine CoPs in such a way that they are relevant to the needs of commercial organizations and attempts by some management consultancies to formalize methods to create them.” http://www.chris-kimble.com/Courses/mis/Communities_of_Practice.html

     

    I enjoy just surfing the entries and reading the items that take my fancy.  I do contribute when I think I can add value or just when I have a strong opinion about something.

     

    Things I like; sensible moderation of posts, Steve and friends do a great job in what can be a very sensitive area.  I also like the variety of views expressed.  I have been in HR more than twenty years and I still learn something new on most occasions when I visit.  I like the fact that the vast majority of users treat each other with respect; contrary views are expressed politely and in most cases thoughtfully.

     

    I also like the fact, as others have commented, that a community sense of humour appears from time to time – this I love.  It is important, I think, that we do not take ourselves or our profession too seriously.  Some on this forum appear to think humour is a mortal sin – no it is just being human; often in the face of difficult circumstances – long may it continue.

     

    At a personal level I would like to see more discussion on some of the “big” HR and economic issues.  Thoughts on some of the underlying paradigms of our profession, for example.  But I also appreciate that many users of the communities are simply seeking answers to operational questions – and that is good too.

     

    I worry about some of the questions posted in two different ways.  Sine if the questions are so basic that I worry how the practioner got their role in the first place – although perhaps I am being unkind!  The second, again mentioned before, is students asking members of the community to provide answers to essay questions and so on.  I have on occasion helped in these circumstances; but I would have thought there was enough information or even knowledge (in a social action sense) to answer any essays that may be set. 

    Overall I like the forums and find them interesting, useful and fun – there is little in life that fulfils all those adjectives.  Keep up the good work.
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  • I find the forums very useful.  They appear to me to be as Wenger put it a “community of practice”   (of course “Communities of practice” in this case)

     

    “ Wenger saw the acquisition of knowledge as a social process where people can participate in communal learning at different levels depending on their level of authority or seniority in the group, i.e. whether they are a newcomer or have been a member for a long time. Central to their notion of a CoP as a means of acquiring knowledge is the process by which a newcomer moves from peripheral to full participation in the community as they learn from others; they termed this process Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP). Since then, the notion of a CoP has now been expanded to encompass a far wider range of groups. The term Communities of Practice (CoPs) has now been applied to a range of different groups, from project teams to functional departments. There have also been several attempts to redefine CoPs in such a way that they are relevant to the needs of commercial organizations and attempts by some management consultancies to formalize methods to create them.” http://www.chris-kimble.com/Courses/mis/Communities_of_Practice.html

     

    I enjoy just surfing the entries and reading the items that take my fancy.  I do contribute when I think I can add value or just when I have a strong opinion about something.

     

    Things I like; sensible moderation of posts, Steve and friends do a great job in what can be a very sensitive area.  I also like the variety of views expressed.  I have been in HR more than twenty years and I still learn something new on most occasions when I visit.  I like the fact that the vast majority of users treat each other with respect; contrary views are expressed politely and in most cases thoughtfully.

     

    I also like the fact, as others have commented, that a community sense of humour appears from time to time – this I love.  It is important, I think, that we do not take ourselves or our profession too seriously.  Some on this forum appear to think humour is a mortal sin – no it is just being human; often in the face of difficult circumstances – long may it continue.

     

    At a personal level I would like to see more discussion on some of the “big” HR and economic issues.  Thoughts on some of the underlying paradigms of our profession, for example.  But I also appreciate that many users of the communities are simply seeking answers to operational questions – and that is good too.

     

    I worry about some of the questions posted in two different ways.  Sine if the questions are so basic that I worry how the practioner got their role in the first place – although perhaps I am being unkind!  The second, again mentioned before, is students asking members of the community to provide answers to essay questions and so on.  I have on occasion helped in these circumstances; but I would have thought there was enough information or even knowledge (in a social action sense) to answer any essays that may be set. 

    Overall I like the forums and find them interesting, useful and fun – there is little in life that fulfils all those adjectives.  Keep up the good work.
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