Exploring an Agile Workplace

Discover how an agile workplace is built on psychological safety and empowerment
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Step into the future of work with 'Exploring an Agile Workplace,' a course designed to redefine how you approach growth, leadership, and organisational culture.

Explore the foundational elements of agility and discover their profound impact on personal and professional development. Learn how organisations can redesign ways of working to stay competitive and responsive in a VUCA world, tackle the challenges of outdated leadership styles, and embrace practices that foster psychological safety and empowerment.

By the end of the course, you’ll not only understand the benefits of working in an agile way but also be ready to lead the change toward a more dynamic, resilient and positive workplace.
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  • Self paced & online

  • You can access this course anywhere at any time. Never miss a class or deadline.


  • Learn on any device

  • Learn at home, at the office or on the go on any device.


  • Gain a recognised certificate

  • Gain a certificate to add to your portfolio, CV or LinkedIn profile.

What You'll Learn

Agile workplaces vs non-agile workplaces

You will be able to define the basic elements of an agile workplace and their potential significance for personal and professional growth.

Redesigning the way we work

You will be able to understand how organisations can redesign work to become more agile, competitive, and responsive in the context of VUCA.

Psychological safety and empowerment

You will be able to examine the key practices of agile leadership, with a focus on how to create psychological safety and work environments that empower people.

Building an agile workplace

You will be able to assess the benefits of working in an agile way.

Gain A Recognised Course Certificate

On completion of the course you will earn a Course Certificate that you can include on your CV, LinkedIn profile or portfolio.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is suitable for anyone that wants to understand how an agile workplace can help maximise their personal and professional growth. This includes:

  • Anyone who wants to learn more about the benefits of working in an agile way,
  • Those new to business agility with some work-based and/or team-based experience,
  • Anyone struggling with the complexities of working in an agile way,
  • Leaders trying to embed agile ways of working in their organisation.

This course is aimed at individuals at Explorer, Professional Level 1 of the Agile Business Consortium’s competency framework, a recognised approach to starting your business agility journey. It focuses on the basics of business agility and then allows individuals to reflect on how to use their new skills in practice.

At this level you will be at the start of your professional journey. You will probably be part of an agile team, or in a team working towards becoming more agile, reinforcing your knowledge via simple practical application. You will have basic factual knowledge of business agility and be using agile techniques to deal with simple problems.


Courses offered by the Agile Business Consortium have been thoughtfully crafted to include extensive and well-researched material, all while maintaining an accessible learning experience. Every participant of our learning platform is encouraged to actively engage in discussions and complete optional activities in order to maximise learning.

Meet the industry experts

Here are the industry experts that you will learn from throughout this course:
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 Rod Willis

Professional Executive Agile Coach & Mentor, Assentire Ltd

Having spent the past 10 years deep-diving into the world of Group Dynamics and adjacent areas, Rod has been able to turn theory into practical interventions that enable Facilitators, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and more besides, to finally see and understand the hidden dynamics every group will experience (AKA Team Culture). Rod has supported the agile community for many years, facilitating workshops and conferences among like-minded people. Outside of the agile community, he facilitates the Windsor Leadership Trust’s Emerging Leaders Programme where he is known for his work on collaboration and mindset development, integrating Design Thinking and Continuous Improvement with Group Dynamics. Rod is also a Director and Co-founder of Assentire Ltd and is the subject matter expert for the "Accelerating Collaboration Everywhere" initiative and remains actively involved in supporting this growing community.

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