Update to "All Communities Are Not Created Equal" Post

For some reason, part of this post does not display. Here is what you're missing:

pee ess  I uploaded the white paper from Kaplan & Bartlett's recent online presentation. I think it has a much better graphic to depict the continuum of the groups.

Come get me, Mother. I'm through.

Update to "All Communitie...

All Communities Are Not Created Equal

Somehow it doesn't seem right saying that on Presidents' Day, but it's true. I recently read a fantastic research piece by Soren Kaplan and Peter Bartlett entitled "Creating Communities for Collaboration and Learning" and hosted at www.icohere.com. The main thought here: there are basically 4 types of collaborative groups (applies to both physical and virtual) that are on a continuum that is high on duration on one end and high on intensity & frequency on the other. The chart provided in the post is very illuminating, both in helping you to understand the activity of existing online communities or predict that of ones still on your grease board.

Come get me, Mother. I'm through.

pee ess  I uploaded the white paper from Kaplan & Bartlett's recent online presentation. I think it has a much better graphic to depict the continuum of the groups. [6/8/2009 note - I am suddenly having trouble with the link to the white paper. If it does not work, try www.corespeed.com/community/download.php?file=Creating_Communities_for_Collaboration_&_Learning.pdf.]

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