Marco Bettoni: CoP for KM next
Historical retrospect
| 1991 | CoP as "intrinsic condition for the existence of knowledge" |
| 1994 | CoP as unit of analysis in work organization |
| 1996 | CoP recognized as "excellent platform for knowledge work" |
| 1998 | CoP still unmentioned in mainstream KM |
| 1998 | CoP concept systematically developed by Etienne Wenger |
| 2000 | Communities and networks recognized as valuable in KM |
| 2001 | Organisations increasingly deign KM solutions as CoPs |