Communities of Excellence and Practice

Communities of Practice

Communities of Practice is about building community and learning from others. The participation and process help you self-identify and address opportunities for improvement using a proven approach. You are connected with others in your industry segment to identify best practices and accelerate improvement efforts. The goal is to make performance improvement easier to understand and faster to results.

Communities of Excellence

Communities of Excellence 2026 (COE 2026) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that hosts a national learning collaborative of communities across the country, trains communities in the Baldrige-based Communities of Excellence Framework, and provides opportunities for communities to work together, share successes, challenges, ideas and best practices, and learn from each other on their performance excellence journey