Learn across teams, not just within them.
Etienne Wenger described communities of practice: people who share a craft and get better at it together. They cut across team lines.
Domain
A Shared Craft
- .NET, testing, data, UX
- Clear enough to rally around
- Not a department
Community
People Who Show Up
- Voluntary membership
- Mixed seniority
- A named, rotating host
Practice
Shared Ways Of Working
- Patterns, standards, tools
- Show-and-tells, katas
- Lessons written down
Source: Wenger-Trayner ↗
Learn across teams, not just within them.