Learning to Make Difference Value Creation Social Learning Spa… 9781108497169 VG

Learning to Make a DifferenceValue Creation in Social Learning Spaces\nAuthor(s): Etienne Wenger-Trayner, Beverly Wenger-Trayner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108497169, 978-1108497169\nSynopsis\nToday, more people want to know how to make a meaningful difference to what they care about. But for that, traditional approaches to learning often fall short. In this book, we offer a theoretical and practical way forward. We introduce the concept of social learning spaces for developing both new capabilities and a sense of agency. We provide a rich framework for focusing on the value of social learning spaces: how to generate this value, monitor it, and learn iteratively through the process. The book is a useful extension and refinement of 'communities of practice' for those familiar with the theory. For those who are not, the chapters will lay out a new way to approach learning. This volume is wr.