Landscape of practice

A landscape of practice (LoP) is a social sciences concept introduced by Etienne Wenger-Trayner and Beverly Wenger-Trayner in a 2014 book.[1]

The concept is related to networks of practice (often abbreviated as NoP), originated by John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid.[2] This concept, related to the work on communities of practice by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger,[3] refers to a number of related communities working on a body of knowledge (BoK). Participation in a LoP involves members of related CoPs developing competence in their area of interest and keeping up to date with knowledgeability relevant to the LoP.[4]

  1. ^ Wenger-Trayner, Etienne; Wenger-Trayner, Beverly (2014). Learning in Landscapes of Practice. Routledge. ISBN 978-1315777122.
  2. ^ Seely Brown, John; Duguid, Paul (2000). The Social Life of Information. Harvard Business School Press.
  3. ^ Lave, Jean; Wenger, Etienne (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-42374-8.
  4. ^ Pyrko, Igor; Dörfler, Viktor; Eden, Colin (2019). "Communities of practice in landscapes of practice". Management Learning. 50 (4): 482–499. doi:10.1177/1350507619860854. hdl:1983/d2d2ea0d-bde0-4e76-9daf-343c87ec9c85. S2CID 198785241.