Collective capabilities

Abstract

In order to scale innovations in education, a Networked Improvement Community (NIC), forms a network of members with diverse expertise from a variety of contexts. By testing innovations in diverse settings and coordinating what is learned from the tests, a NIC builds an infrastructure for addressing educational problems. To gain a deeper understanding of coordination and collaboration in a NIC, I take a casebased approach to build a theory of coordinated collaborative action in a NIC. Drawing upon qualitative and social network data from an operating NIC, I seek to understand the nature of the NIC's coordinated collaborative action and uncover mechanisms that facilitate consequential joint work.