Communities at Work Sprint
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Overview
The nature of the workplace has shifted dramatically with the growth of new connected technologies, the shift to hybrid modes of working, and the growing diversity of teams. Vibrant communities are a powerful tool for addressing these shifts.
Learn how to utilise the principles of community design and team vitality, and their value for creating inclusive and effective workplace culture.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Articulate principles of community design in the workplace
- Understand and select key frameworks for building communities
- Identify ways to measure the vitality of a workplace community
Sydney Executive Plus
Delivered by Sydney Executive Plus in partnership with Culture Amp.
Sydney Executive Plus provides self-paced, online learning, co-designed and delivered with leading industry partners. These microcredential courses focus on cutting-edge and emerging areas of business, technology, and society.
Course partner
Aims
The Communities at work sprint gives you insight into what community management involves and the key features of workplace communities.
Across three core modules, you’ll learn the fundamentals of workplace community design; the principles, behaviours, and mindsets that underpin community; the tools and techniques for building community; and the benefits of leading with culture.
Content
- Community as the future of work
- Frameworks for building thriving communities at work
- The implications of communities at work
Senior executives, leaders, and managers who are looking to increase their knowledge of community management and leadership. Or who work in organisations with a need or desire to evaluate, develop, or cultivate inclusive, effective workplace environments.
This course will be delivered online via self-paced modules and livestreams over two weeks.
Read more about Sydney Short Courses delivery modes.
There are no prerequisite requirements to take this course.
All course materials are provided electronically. Before the course begins, you will receive an email from Sydney Executive Plus with all the instructions you need to access the course materials and communications platforms.
We’ve designed the final project to draw on the work you complete in your workbook and throughout the modules and to be completed within a week of finishing the sprint. We want you to be able to complete this work individually, and without interrupting your working week. The final project will become available halfway through the sprint. The project focuses on your own experience and an organisation you work for or with, so you may find yourself so interested that you want to invest more time working on it!
All courses must be paid in advance of commencing your course. We accept the following payment methods:
- Mastercard
- Visa
- American Express (only available for enrolments made through the Sydney Short Courses website)
- Electronic Funds Transfer (for company invoices only)
- Journal Transfer (for University of Sydney Staff only)
Please see our Payment Options for further information.
I have enrolled in a Sydney Executive Plus course, what happens now?
Once your enrolment has been processed, you will receive the following emails:
- Enrolment confirmation: you will receive this immediately after your enrolment has been processed.
- Tax invoice: the payer of your enrolment will receive this immediately after your enrolment has been processed.
- Course reminders: you will receive emails from Sydney Executive Plus in the lead up to the course starting. These include information about the course and the schedule for online live sessions (but don't worry, there's no pre-reading).
- Course materials: if you are enrolled in a sprint, you will get access to the online sprint hub the Monday before the sprint begins. If you are enrolled in a masterclass, all materials will be provided to you in the session.
- Live session links: you will receive reminder emails the day before and the day of each live session containing the meeting link and meeting ID. If you are enrolled in a sprint, these links are also included in the sprint calendar.
If you haven’t received any emails from Sydney Executive Plus, please check your junk/spam folder and add executive.plus@sydney.edu.au to your safe senders list.
Upcoming classes
Online: self-paced plus live sessions
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13 Mar 2026 | 12pm - 1:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Live - Online - Online: self-paced plus live sessions | |
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | 12pm - 1:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Live - Online - Online: self-paced plus live sessions |
