# Presentation: 513497

## The Case For Participation

- Enter Date
- Enter Presenter and Audience

## The purpose of this resource is to demonstrate the value of joining a CoP. 

It includes:
A brief explanation of CoPs
An outline of PHIN and how the CoP relates to it
A list of benefits you anticipate based on your participation – for you and your organization
An overview of your potential responsibilities
A list of the mechanisms you will use to demonstrate the value of your participation

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- It includes:
- A brief explanation of CoPs
- An outline of PHIN and how the CoP relates to it
- A list of benefits you anticipate based on your participation – for you and your organization
- An overview of your potential responsibilities
- A list of the mechanisms you will use to demonstrate the value of your participation
- To use this resource:
- Modify this PowerPoint as needed to suit your needs, adding and removing key points or entire slides if you choose.
**Delete this slide before sharing the PowerPoint with your manager.**

**Plan: Case for Participation**

## CoP

- A group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on an ongoing basis (Wenger)
- A CoP has three crucial characteristics:

**Domain**
- A shared domain of interest (e.g., vocabulary standards)

**Community**
- A community that enables interaction (discussions, collaborative activities, relationship-building)

**Practice**
- A shared practice of experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems

**CoP**

**Community of Practice (CoP) Definition**

## Organizations benefit when their representatives participate in a CoP. When an organization allows its personnel to join, it is potentially increasing:

Employee efficiency, in terms of time and cost, in retrieving information
Industry benchmarking capacity
Involvement in key industry and national initiatives
Organizational reputation as a contributor in building new capabilities

- Employee efficiency, in terms of time and cost, in retrieving information
- Industry benchmarking capacity
- Involvement in key industry and national initiatives
- Organizational reputation as a contributor in building new capabilities

**Background and Reference**

## The PHIN Community

- PHIN strives to improve public health use and exchange of information by promoting the use of standards and technical requirements.
- The PHIN Community is comprised of individuals with the interest and passion to work toward the application and implementation of PHIN requirements and related issues.
- In addition to individuals, the PHIN Community includes a collection of CoPs that focus on specific functional and technical areas key to PHIN.

## [Enter CoP Name] Community of Practice

- [Enter the CoP Name] CoP is a community aligned with PHIN, that addresses:
- [Enter Technical or Functional Focus of CoP]
- [Enter objective]
- [Enter objective]
- [Enter objective]

## I would like to participate in [Enter the name of the Proposed CoP].  By participating I anticipate that I will:

Develop an enhanced professional identity 
Have an opportunity to network with peers and increase my visibility in the field
Gain access to Subject Matter Experts who may be able to help me focus and articulate developing ideas 
Participate in learning and development events and activities

- Develop an enhanced professional identity
- Have an opportunity to network with peers and increase my visibility in the field
- Gain access to Subject Matter Experts who may be able to help me focus and articulate developing ideas
- Participate in learning and development events and activities

**Participation**

## My participation in the [Enter Proposed CoP] will benefit [Enter name of organization/center/unit, etc] by:
[Enter project benefits identified in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]
[Benefit 2]
[Benefit 3]

Additionally, my participation in the [Enter Proposed CoP] relates directly to my professional objectives.  It relates to the following professional development goals:
[Enter related professional goals in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]
[Goal 2]
[Goal 3]

**[Enter project benefits identified in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]**
**[Benefit 2]**
**[Benefit 3]**
- Additionally, my participation in the** [Enter Proposed CoP]** relates directly to my professional objectives.  It relates to the following professional development goals:
**[Enter related professional goals in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]**
**[Goal 2]**
**[Goal 3]**

**Benefits of Participation**

## As a member, my role and responsibilities will require the following:

[Insert anticipated role and responsibilities as identified in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]
[Insert anticipated time commitment]

**[Insert anticipated role and responsibilities as identified in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]**
**[Insert anticipated time commitment]**

**Responsibilities**

## In order to document my progress and to demonstrate the value of my participation, I will provide:

[Enter planned update identified in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]
[Update 2]
[Update 3]

**[Enter planned update identified in the Case for Participation Reflection Guide]**
**[Update 2]**
**[Update 3]**

**Proposed Reporting on Progress**

## Questions?