This is an introductory section of The Turing Way as a project, a handbook, and a community. Here you will find chapters providing contexts and background on the book, how you can use it, how you can contribute to different aspects of the project, and how you can participate in this community.
The project lead and founder, Kirstie Whitaker, discusses “Emergent Strategy” and how it has inspired her leadership and the foundation of The Turing Way. Co-lead, Malvika Sharan, also shares her reflections from working with the community and how The Turing Way applies approaches that underpin the “Principles of Digital Commons.”
Finally, we provide details on community roles, citation process and frequently asked questions to help identify the right places for you to get involved.
You will find these details in the following chapters:
- Background
- Navigating The Turing Way
- Emergence as The Turing Way’s Strategy
- Embracing the principles of Digital Commons
- Community and Community Roles
- Governance in The Turing Way
- Cite The Turing Way
- Frequently Asked Questions

Figure 1:The Turing Way project illustration by Scriberia. Zenodo. The Turing Way Community & Scriberia (2024)
We hope these resources will help you navigate, understand and be part of our community.
- The Turing Way Community, & Scriberia. (2024). Illustrations from The Turing Way: Shared under CC-BY 4.0 for reuse. Zenodo. 10.5281/ZENODO.3332807