Emily Webber
Emily Webber is a London-based independent Agile consultant, coach, trainer and speaker. Her focus is on creating the right environments for people and teams to succeed. She does this by enabling effective collaboration, agile ways of working, embedding communities of practice and leading initiatives for growing skills and capabilities. All of which help create sustainable change.
She was previously the head of agile delivery at the Government Digital Service, where she built, developed and led a team of about 40 agile delivery professionals. At GDS, she created the widely-followed approach and maturity model for communities of practice and subsequently authored Building Successful Communities of Practice.
Talks I've Given
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The Magic of Human Connections
Featuring Emily Webber
Humans are wired to connect: We get inspired by people, benefit from learning about how others see the world and find magic when we join up ideas and collaborate on solutions. This talk celebrates the power of communities, the magic of serendipity, and look at ways to bring these back into our...
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The Value of Communities of Practice
Featuring Amanda Light and Emily Webber
Have you ever worked in an organisation where you were disconnected from other people with similar roles or passions?
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Communities of Practice: The Missing Piece of your Agile Organisation
Featuring Emily Webber
Connecting with other people, finding a sense of belonging and the need for support are natural human desires. Employees who don’t feel supported at work don’t stay around for long — or if they do, they quickly become unmotivated and unhappy. At a time when organizational...
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Communities of Practice: The Missing Piece of your Agile Organisation
Featuring Emily Webber
Connecting with other people, finding a sense of belonging and the need for support are natural human desires. Employees who don’t feel supported at work don’t stay around for long — or if they do, they quickly become unmotivated and unhappy. At a time when organizational...
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Communities of Practice: The Missing Piece of your Agile Organisation
Featuring Emily Webber
Connecting with other people, finding a sense of belonging and the need for support are natural human desires. Employees who don’t feel supported at work don’t stay around for long — or if they do, they quickly become unmotivated and unhappy. At a time when organizational...
engineering