Mentoring Circles typically involves one mentor working with a group of mentees or groups of people mentoring each other. Often there is a facilitator to ensure the conversations are focused and productive. Circles generate many diverse perspectives, withgroup members creating synergies through combining experiences beyond what individual members know or contribute.
Developing CoP Success Factors:
Community interaction
Knowledge production and access to knowledge
Learning
Mutual culture, values, belonging
Sharing best practice
Supporting tools and resources
CoP Area of Activity:
Building relationships
Creating knowledge
Learning and developing practice
Taking action as a community
CoP Lifecycle Phases:
Launch
Grow
Sustain