How to Build Communities of Practice That Actually Work (In a Virtual World, With Real Impact)

Originally recorded for: Comparative Agility Podcast with Dee Rhoda

In this episode, Dee Rhoda chats with Superpowers School host Paddy Dhanda (yes, that's me!) about how Communities of Practice (CoPs) can go from being side projects to powerful tools for collaboration, culture, and learning.

Drawing from my experience of leading one of the UK's most vibrant visual thinking communities, and creating a new Communities of Practice Health Check with Comparative Agility, I share practical insights on what actually keeps communities alive, what causes them to fizzle out, and how community leaders can stop chasing vanity metrics and start focusing on real impact.

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Deep Dive into Communities of Practice

01:03 Comparative Agility and the Health Check Survey

05:43 Challenges and Solutions in Community Engagement

18:45 The 90-9-1 Rule of Participation

23:12 Virtual Communities and Visual Thinking

30:05 The Role of AI in Communities of Practice

34:48 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Try the Communities of Practice Health Check from Comparative Agility: Click Here

This episode was first recorded for the Comparative Agility Podcast, hosted by the brilliant Dee Rhoda.

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