I came across your post via @josiefraser on Twitter. You seem to have captured the rationale behind our network @ girlgeekscotland very effectively. I hope you don't mind that I have briefly summarised your thoughts on our own website (news section) - with links of course.

i wondered if you know of studies of social learning in networks of our kind which have grown up in an adhoc fashion outside of institutional or organisational structures?

I'd be really interested in reading about that - and in any advice you can give us about how to leverage our informal learning networks.

best
morna