Most of the industry talks about the importance of engaging and contributing to communities but we rarely talk about how to do that. At the same time, most newbies don’t know much about good communities to engage in. If you are in such a situation, check out: 7 Testing Communities from where I learn new stuff in 2025 – Rahul’s Testing Titbits.
People in the community also go through imposter syndrome and fear that will their actions be taken in the right light.
Through this mindmap, I and Ajay Balamurugadas share some ideas from our experiences with tech and testing communities on how to contribute to communities.
We also know that there might be more meaningful ways to contribute too. Please help us by sharing them in the comments.
Credit Notes: In the initial version of this mindmap, Y was missing.
1. Y – Yourself was suggested by Joanne Vajpey and Shruti Sharma.
2. Y – Youtube was suggested by Lavanya Chandrasekharan in the Testsigma Discord Server.
Mindmap URL: https://www.xmind.net/m/JMf2rZ
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