I finally got to meet Etienne Wenger in person, with an assist from my network. Etienne is, of course, one of the seminal thinkers about communities of practice who has brought tremendous insight into the ways that learning occurs in communities. He was in Boston for a conference. One of my local KM partners, Nat Welch, was attending also. Given a break between afternoon and evening activities, Nat was kind enough to drive Etienne out from Cambridge to Waltham, where I met them for a lively 1-hour, real-time, in person talk! What a difference a face makes.

We talked about CPsquare and also about blogs. Etienne doesn’t think that blogging is for him. “I hate my passing thoughts!” he said. I laughed when he said it, and I’m still chuckling and mulling over this passing comment.