Even in the best of times, its a battle to convince employees to participate in knowledge management programs. Heres how some companies convinced individuals to share best practices. Before creating an online community of practice (COP), Michael Behounek, KM director for $1.25 Consider best practices for ensuring success and reaping the rewards from your KM system. The best way to get more people involved in KM is to do a pilot with the natural early adopters and let them convince everyone else-but early evangelists should bubble up in the beginning.