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b'Today we\\u2019re going to be talking about communities of practice and how they can support learning in your company . Communities of Practice are \\u201cformed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor\\u201d [1] \\n\\nIn the organisations we work with, we encourage those with similar skill sets - testers for example - to get together with others in similar roles, who work in different departments. This wider pool of individuals can then support one another in their day-to-day work. \\n\\nIt could therefore be said agile faces a paradox; we have all battled for smaller, cross-functional teams to improve communication and learning, but are we now losing out on the wider knowledge held in other departments?\\n\\nCommunities of Practice is addressing this. \\n\\nTo join us to discuss the subject we\\u2019ve invited Emily Webber, an independent agile and lean consultant, who has recently published her book \\u201cBuilding Successful Communities of Practice\\u201d. This week\\u2019s host, Matt Wynne, is also joined by our podcast regulars, Arti Mathanda and Seb Rose.\\n\\nYou can find out more about Communities of Practice and Emily\\u2019s book on her website - http://emilywebber.co.uk/building-successful-communities-of-practice\\n\\nLet us know your own experiences and thoughts on twitter @cucumberbdd or in the comments below.\\n\\nYou can also find this episode on iTunes - itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/cucumber-podcast-rss/id1078896635\\n\\n[1] http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/'