Perhaps most intriguing, communities of practice are responsible only to themselves. No one owns them. There is no boss. They’re like pro fessional societies. People join and stay because they have something to learn and contribute. The work they do is the joint and several property of the group – cosa nostra, “our thing"
Tom Stewart, Fortune Magazine
Networks are at the heart of everything we do. In setting up a piece of client work we pay attention to accessing the right combination of skills and experience from your side and ours. Where appropriate we often draw on our extended networks to supplement this and bring in new perspectives to support and challenge the work.
Exchange and learning are important to us. Seeking to foster new networks we introduce our clients to each other and create opportunities for honest conversation and exploration. We know that bringing in new fresh insights stimulates debate and the generation of innovative solutions.
In all work we take care to identify those communities that already exist or to help you build new ones. A community of champions with a shared purpose and ownership of the idea is a necessary force for bringing about change and sustaining long-term benefits.