Communities of Practice

http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/lss.shtml

It is so strange to see someone label a method of operation that I used for years.  Communities of practice ties people with common interests together in search of a common goal.  These communities do not follow other boundies except for the need of the interests at hand and the limitations of language and overarching social, political and economic control. 

The concept label is new to me.  I will use it in the future.