A landscape of practice (LoP) is a
social sciences
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...
concept introduced by
Etienne Wenger-Trayner and Beverly Wenger-Trayner in a 2014 book.
The concept is related to
networks of practice (often abbreviated as NoP), originated by
John Seely Brown
John Seely Brown (born 1940), also known as "JSB", is an American researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bend towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities. Brown served as Director of Xer ...
and Paul Duguid. This concept, related to the work on
communities of practice by
Jean Lave and
Etienne Wenger, refers to a number of related communities working on a
Body of Knowledge (BoK). Participation in a LoP involves members of related CoPs developing competence in their area of interest and keeping up to date with knowledgeability relevant to the LoP.
See also
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Body of Knowledge (BoK)
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Community of practice (CoP)
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Knowledge management
Knowledge management (KM) is the collection of methods relating to creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organization. It refers to a multidisciplinary approach to achieve organisational objectives by making ...
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Network of practice (NoP)
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Organizational learning
Organizational learning is the process of creating, retaining, and transferring knowledge within an organization. An organization improves over time as it gains experience. From this experience, it is able to create knowledge. This knowledge is bro ...
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Virtual community of practice
An online community of practice (OCoP), also known as a virtual community of practice (VCoP), is a community of practice (CoP) that is developed on, and is maintained using the Internet. To qualify as an OCoP, the characteristics of a community of ...
References
Further reading
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2014 introductions
Bodies of knowledge
Types of communities
Collaboration
Community building
Networks