Boundaries and peripheries

Boundaries and peripheries – Understanding the distinction between institutional boundaries and those of communities of practice can greatly enhance change and innovation… (read more)…

Boundaries and peripheries

The following article was based on personal experience and inspired by Etienne Wenger’s book: Communities of Practice. Learning, Meaning and Identity, Cambridge University Press, 1998. There are many very stimulating ideas in the book that could readily help people understand a lot about learning and about communities and about practice if they could be put in a short, accessible form.…

How are technologies reshaping society, in particular, the way we learn and communicate but also work, do business, conduct politics and, more generally, live? Such were the questions Connected Magazine raised. With over 240 articles and interviews, most written or carried out by Alan McCluskey, the original Connected Magazine (see archive) was published in simple html format. It was begun on January 15th, 1996 and spanned sixteen years, finally updated last on April 23rd, 2012. To make the material more accessible - much of which remains relevant today - Secret Paths is revising and republishing a large selection. The photos, taken by Alan McCluskey, are more recent. For information about Alan McCluskey's novels, click here.

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