Bassam (Scenario)
Bassam is a chemical engineer and research lab manager for a big company in Dubai.
-It is budget cutting season and the director of the research facility is concerned for the future. In a brainstorming session, he asks his managers how they might better pool the expertise, knowledge, and passion of personnel to create a more effective organization. Bassam responds that many firms have created__________ in order to deepen the knowledge and expertise of employees by interacting on an ongoing basis.

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Bassam is suggesting the creation of "communities of practice" which are groups of people who share a concern or passion for something they do and interact regularly to improve and develop their skills in that area. This would allow for a more effective organization by pooling the knowledge and expertise of personnel.

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