About Communities of Practice

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Communities of Practice are networks of people with common problems or interests who get together to identify common solutions and share knowledge and ideas.
Through a partnership with LG Improvement and Development, we provide a free online platform and guidance to support communities of practice in areas relevant to local government improvement.
Join in at http://communities.idea.gov.uk or find out more.
Read about one community's experiences...
For further help or advice, email communities@improvementservice.org.uk
Find a Community...
So, how can you look for a community covering your area or work or research? There are currently two methods you can use to search for a community. The first is to simply enter a keyword into the box below, click 'Go' and see your results
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The second method is to simply browse an alphabetic list of the communities by clicking the 'browse communities' link below:
Spotlight - Customer Satisfaction Measurement Tool CoP
Read how one community has become a self-service hub for the Customer Satisfaction Measurement Tool, a new national framework for measuring customer satisfaction, providing access to the Tool itself as well as user guides, sample survey invitations and other users.

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