This is a must if we expect people to keep coming back. COP Research and Models. Tom is drafting a primer on COP based on the books and other materials he found thus far. We should also analyze current COP models like AMS, Navy and NDU for adoption by other agencies. Managing an Affinity Group.
Affinity groups have a life cycle of their own, from concept to maturity to extinction.
Conduct a Roundtable of effective affinity group managers and publish summary of that discussion. Some members of our group joined because they'd like to start an affinity group in their agency. One possible project is to launch a couple of pilots based upon what we learn and write these up as case studies. CoP Research and Models. Managing Affinity Groups.