Asterix and the Indomitable Positives Serving Communities of Practice
summary
A technologist and a former marketer describe how they built communities of practice at Swissquote to break silos and turn local initiatives into drivers of innovation, new product and business opportunities, and a strategic learning framework. They explain the practical, organizational and human challenges they faced—resistance, failed groups, and unexpectedly successful ones—showing communities as an approach to increase collective impact rather than just a learning tool.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Welcome
- 2:23Engineering pressures
- 5:11Suisse Côte context
- 8:22Communities of practice
- 10:11Our village communities
- 13:45Six ingredients
- 14:06Initiate the alchemy
- 17:32Solid framework
- 19:37Autonomy and initiative
- 22:45Sharing and visibility
- 25:57Provide opportunities
- 28:23Recognition and celebration
- 32:38Observed results
- 35:49Challenges and limits
- 36:52Checklist for communities
- 40:20Summary
- 41:48Q&A
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