Everything I've learned has been through community

10 Jun 2025

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As someone who started out with zero qualifications I've found that everything that I've learned has been through community.

The stories.
The resilience.
Better practices.
The new possibilities.
The memories that stay.
Just in time information.
The humour and laughter.
The depth and the breadth.
The inspiration for an idea.
Discovering the latest trend.
The gift of time from people.
The articles, courses and books.
The coaching, received or gifted.
My challenges are just not unique.
Everyone is making it up as they go along.
A piece of advice that saves me hours of time.
The realisation, that I can. Yes, I can. Yes, we can.
The conversations, observed or participated within.
A new word, that leads me down a rabbit hole of discovery.

Community has no boundary for personal and society growth.

Community, there's simply nothing else like it.
Rosie Sherry
CEO & Founder at Ministry of Testing
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I've been working in the software testing and quality engineering space since the year 2000 whilst also combining it with my love for education and community. It turns out quality, community and education go nicely hand in hand.

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