ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY: “Communities of Practice are the informal “by-us-for-us” meetings where asset management practitioners learn together, exchange ideas, and support one another’s growth,” wrote the City of Abbotsford’s Gracelyn (Winter 2025 issue of Asset Management BC Newsletter)
NOTE TO READER:
The Winter 2025 issue of the Asset Management BC Newsletter includes an article written by Gracelyn Shannon, Senior Asset Management Manager with the City of Abbotsford.
Turning, Rather than Reinventing, the Wheel:
Communities of Practice
“Kim Stephens has seen industries deteriorate from ‘Golden Periods’ into ‘Memory Loss’. Overcoming amnesia was the topic of an article he recently wrote in the Water Bucket Newsletter, titled Lessons in the Past Inform the Future. In the article, Kim advocates for helping practitioners turn rather than reinvent the wheel,” wrote Gracelyn, Co-Chair of the Asset Management BC Community of Practice.
“The phrase stood out to me.”
“I haven’t found a better way than our Communities of Practice.”
“Communities of Practice are the informal “by-us-for-us” meetings where asset management practitioners learn together, exchange ideas, and support one another’s growth. The conversations, relationships, and knowledge sharing have had a significant impact on my career and effectiveness as an asset management professional.”
TO LEARN MORE:
To read the complete article by Gracelyn Shannon about Turning, Rather than Reinventing, the Wheel: Communities of Practice, download a copy of the Winter 2025 issue of the Asset Management BC Newsletter.
