Dear kbourneuf,
Value Proposition is defined as "the logical link between action and
payoff that knowledge mangement must create to be effective. Customer
intimacy, product-to-market excellence, and operational excellence are
examples" (O'Dell and Grayson, 1998). (source:
http://www.icasit.org/km/glossary.htm)
Communities of Practice are affinities groups, an informal and
semi-informal networks of internal employees and external individuals
based on shared concerns and interests - within which ideas, and
developments are shared. A longer definition and explanation (incl.
countless examples) can be found here -
http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/lss.shtml another goos
intro to the subject is in
http://www.skyrme.com/updates/u15.htm#communities and in Amidon (1997)
and see also http://www.icasit.org/km/glossary.htm
Further Reading
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To find more definitions in Knowledge Management, try
http://www.ktiworld.com/pdf/kmglossary.pdf (warning - PDF file)
http://www.bus.utexas.edu/kman/glossary.htm
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/courses/is213/s99/Projects/P9/web_site/glossary.htm
http://www.fourthwavegroup.com/
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/ressources/eglossp.htm
Amidon, Debra M. 1997, "Emerging Community of Knowledge Practice"
_Knowledge Inc._, Vol.2, No. 3, p1 (March 1997) can be found online
here - http://www.entovation.com/info/cokp.htm
O'Dell Carla and C. Jackson Grayson, Jr. 1998. _If Only We Knew What
We Know_ (The Free Press).
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I hope that answered your questions. If you need any clarification on
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