Deciduous is a designation indicating a plant sheds its foliage at the end of the growing season. The term is used primarily in reference to trees and shrubs, in contrast with those that are evergreen..
Conflict of interest. A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation or decision-making of that individual or organization. The presence of a conflict of interest is independent of the occurrence of impropriety.
The activities of an effective Community of Practice will result in the surfacing of much more of the hidden and locked knowledge that resides in our heads. An effective Community of Practice will enable members to more quickly leverage the knowledge that exists in this knowledge network. Communities of Interest (COI) A Community of Interest (COI) is a Knowledge Network which is looser than a Community of Practice.