S03 E08 Creating Communities of Practice with Emily Webber

Developing, learning, and sharing knowledge is vital to the success of your organization. Training will get you so far, but creating communities of practice provides the chance to really set a sustainable path for development.Emily Webber is joining Sander to discuss how and why to create communities of practice, and what the benefits are to both people and organizations.  What you’ll discover in this show:-        Communities are more than a group of people with the same interest -        CoPs enable cross-pollination of knowledge -        Being part of CoPs can increase the satisfaction of people Speakers: Emily Webber Independent agile, delivery and organizational consultant, coach, and trainerI offer Agile and Lean coaching, mentoring, development, and training to support Agile delivery and lasting transformation. I am passionate about helping organizations, stakeholders, teams, and individuals to reach their full potential and develop a culture of continuous improvement.  I work with teams to deliver valuable work that meets user needs and that everyone is proud of, I coach teams and individuals to quickly grasp Agile and Lean principles and techniques to be able to start applying them to see immediate results. I create meaningful connections between people and build communities to increase learning.  I seek opportunities to give back to the Agile community and am a co-founder and organizer of Agile on the Bench; a meet-up in London, a presenter and contributor at Agile and Lean conferences and meet-ups, and a mentor for Agile professionals. Contact Emily:www.emilywebber.co.ukTwitter  Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level of psychological safety therefore is a critical part of his work. Organizations in complex domains can only survive when innovating. Innovation can only take place with the right balance between low social friction and high intellectual friction. While most organizations now understand how to apply Agile frameworks, they struggle with delivery of value. Psychological safety is the next step in this evolution and Sander has a huge drive to help organizations reach that step.  Let’s connect! Sander is always up for new connections and discussions! Masteringagility.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanderdur/ https://xebia.com/academy/nl/trainers/sander-dur https://sander-dur.medium.com/ Additional resources: https://agileintheether.co.uk/DiSupport the showContact us at:Masteringagility.orghttps://xebia.com/academy/nl/trainers/sander-durhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jamessammons/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanderdur/Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.