For a community of practice (CoP) to become sustainable, and keep going over a period of time, the CoP should be driven by the people taking part in it.
Giving CoP members a true sense of ownership of their group can contribute to this and help the CoP become a rich learning environment for all involved.
In a recent research project, a collaboration between UK Coaching and The Albion Foundation, this was implemented by passing responsibility for leading and facilitating the sessions onto the members of the CoP.
Below is a description of how this happened.
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Development Lead Officer for Modern Learning @ UK Coaching and tutor for the FA. Love coaching and developing people