Live Webinar: How to succeed at virtual facilitation

17th April 2020 11am – 11.30am GMT

With teams working remotely, this webinar will stand you in good stead to manage people from a distance, listen to their concerns, and encourage and motivate them during difficult and unsettled times.

Sonja Antell will host this short, but information packed session.

Register now or read more details here.

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Webinar: How to succeed at virtual facilitation

Last month we hosted a popular webinar on Best Practice in Facilitation. We are following on with this new webinar to help you … More

Live webinar 16th March 2.30 – 3.15pm GMT – Best Practice in Facilitation – Your Questions Answered

Last November, Ruth Cook hosted a webinar called Best Practice in Facilitation. It was extremely popular, and included a Q&A session during which … More

FoodKind - Providing food and compassion to refugees and displaced people in crisis

Christmas with refugees

Thanks so much to all those friends who were thinking of me over Christmas and gave money to support FoodKIND. I spent just … More

Webinar: Understanding Best Practice in Group Facilitation

21st November 2019 2.30pm – 3.15pm GMT Facilitation of groups requires a set of skills and competences to ensure that the session objectives … More

Live Webinar: Why a culture of continuous learning matters. 

Tuesday 21st May 2.30pm – 3.15pm BST This event has taken place, click here to view a recording. A workforce that is continually … More

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These are the latest extracts from our blog, a rich commentary on the world of action learning and its applications in the real world. You can explore this in full by following this link: Our blog

Delberth Hemley – My life with action learning

guest bloggers writes...

“To be honest, action learning was a magnificent revelation, I have used it in many settings and I’m sure people I’ve worked with … More

Live webinar 16th March 2.30 – 3.15pm GMT – Best Practice in Facilitation – Your Questions Answered

Sonja Antell writes...

Last November, Ruth Cook hosted a webinar called Best Practice in Facilitation. It was extremely popular, and included a Q&A session during which … More

When in Doubt, Pause, Reflect, Act

Nick Wright writes...

‘Don’t just do something. Stand there.’ (White Rabbit – Alice in Wonderland) It was 1 hour before the workshop was due to start … More

FoodKind - Providing food and compassion to refugees and displaced people in crisis

Christmas with refugees

Ruth Cook writes...

Thanks so much to all those friends who were thinking of me over Christmas and gave money to support FoodKIND. I spent just … More

The Intelligence Trap

Sonja Antell writes...

I had the opportunity to hear the author David Robson speak at a recent literary festival. His most well regarded book The Intelligence … More

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Condensed course – virtual action learning facilitator training for experienced facilitators

This short course is open to anyone who has trained already as an action learning facilitator and will give you the skills you need to adapt your face to face action learning facilitation skills to work in the virtual world. More

9th, 14th and 15th April Booking Now  N° of places available: 5
18th– 20th May Booking Now  N° of places available: 6

Condensed course – In-house action learning facilitation training for leaders

This short course will give leaders and managers the skills they need to build connections between colleagues who work in different locations. It helps them engage in a powerful form of learning together, in a way that they have not been able to before. They will be better equipped to motivate, support and encourage teams whilst keeping them productive and focused on work targets. More

Dates for delivery are available at short notice, please enquire

Best Practice in Facilitation

A one-day workshop that will take you through the skills needed to be a great facilitator. Working in small groups, you will have the opportunity to take part in practice sessions, using the new tools and techniques that we discuss, to practice new behaviours and embed core competencies. More

24th September 2020  Bermondsey Street Bookig now  N° of places available: 6

Action learning facilitator training for individuals

A 3 day course in action learning facilitation. Learn about the theory of how action learning works, and practice taking part in and facilitating your own action learning set. ILM endorsed. More

12 - 14 May 2020  Delivered virtually Booking Now  N° of places available: 1
2 - 4 June 2020  Delivered virtually Booking Now  N° of places available: 4
6 - 8 July 2020  Delivered virtually Booking Now  N° of places available: 3
14 - 16 September 2020  Delivered virtually Booking Now  N° of places available: 2

ILM endorsed professional development day

A day for candidates completing the ILM endorsed Professional Development Programme in Action Learning Facilitation or the new ILM recognised Endorsed Programme. Reflect on your learning, share … More

7th May 2020  Delivered Virtually Booking Now  N° of places available: 1
16th July 2020  Bermondsey Street Booking Now  N° of places available: 3
10th September 2020  Bermondsey Street Booking Now  N° of places available: 4

Doing more with action learning

A rich learning experience and one day practical workshop with Sonja Antell. Spend the day with other action learning facilitators exploring the myriad of applications for action learning, understand when and where to use it and leave with practical ideas for your own practice. More

TBA

Virtual action learning facilitator training for experienced facilitators (CPD)

A course for trained action learning facilitators to learn how to deliver action learning virtually to distance learners. Expand your practice to attract clients from further afield. More

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Action learning facilitator training, delivered virtually

Learn all the skills required of an action learning facilitator without the need to travel to our London Venue. This distance learning course will take you through the theory of action learning, and you’ll practice taking part in and facilitating your own action learning set. More

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Webinar: How to succeed at virtual facilitation

Last month we hosted a popular webinar on Best Practice in Facilitation. We are following on with this new webinar to help you … More

Live webinar 16th March 2.30 – 3.15pm GMT – Best Practice in Facilitation – Your Questions Answered

Last November, Ruth Cook hosted a webinar called Best Practice in Facilitation. It was extremely popular, and included a Q&A session during which … More

Webinar: Understanding Best Practice in Group Facilitation

21st November 2019 2.30pm – 3.15pm GMT Facilitation of groups requires a set of skills and competences to ensure that the session objectives … More

CO2-World, Virtual Action Learning

Learning With and From Each Other: Action Learning lessons from around the world

Global Forum June 2019 In June 2019, Ruth Cook and I attended the 24th Global Forum on Business Driven Action Learning in Paris. … More

Global Forum on Action Learning

My head is buzzing after 3 days meeting action learners from around the world in Paris. The conference was a mix of global … More

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Delivering projects – co-operative teams work better

If you’re in charge of delivering a project, how do you ensure everyone involved is working together, in co-operation with one another, with … More

Sowing the seeds with action learning

Sowing seeds – from a single action learning programme to a Pan-European movement

By Alessandra Gariboldi Head of Research and Development at Fitzcarraldo, Italy 4 years ago, I took part in an international programme called ADESTE. … More

Leading the energy sector’s transformation toward a more sustainable society

Challenge To support senior managers on a talent development programme as they prepare for director roles in an organisation going through significant change … More

How A2Dominion Group transformed management capabilities

Working in the social sector brings with it its own challenges and pressures. Anything that can help managers perform better, feel more confident … More

Action learning team buiding in the engineering sector

Using action learning to deliver projects and build a team – Sandvik Coromant

Sandvik Coromant UK (part of a Swedish based global engineering company of real standing in their market) commissioned ALA to deliver a programme of project based action learning sets to help build on the success of a major new sales route as well as improve cohesion within the national sales team. More

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Action learning - a versatile and deeply effective learning and development process. Our video explains more.

What is action learning?

What is action learning?

Action learning is the process of bringing thinking and action into harmony. Learning is a continuous process and is best achieved with an open, probing mind, an ability to listen, question and explore ideas.

What happens in an action learning set? Through reflection, we gain a deeper understanding of the issues we face. This enables us to manage change more effectively, and meet the challenges we face in the workplace. It’s this ethos that is at the centre of our work.

Through working in action learning sets, we bring together diverse peers or people from within the same organisation to work through issues, share ideas and challenge perceptions in a trusting, supportive environment

Results are tangible and long lasting.

Helped me to sit back, assess, self critique and have confidence in my action planning within a team environment

Benefits

Every organisation has its unique issues and challenges so the benefits you glean from action learning are largely defined by what specific matters you bring to the process. You can expect to experience many positive changes including:

  • Acquiring long lasting problem solving skills
  • Promoting leadership skills
  • Being challenged by the team
  • Learning best practice
  • Evolving fresh ideas
  • Forming effective plans for immediate implementation
  • Achieving desired results in a constructive way

Courses

We have a selection of courses, from in-house customised action learning courses to virtual action learning for bringing people together from remote locations. We also run action learning facilitator training courses for organisations wishing to embed the facility of action learning within their organisation, or for individual L&D consultants looking to add another skill to their credentials. More details can be found on our courses page.

Why choose Action Learning Associates?

Why choose Action Learning Associates?

We are the UK’s leading provider of action learning and action learning facilitator training.

Our wealth of knowledge and experience comes from a highly talented and dedicated team of action learning practitioners whose work spans many different types of organisations and industry sectors both here in the UK and abroad.

Clients choose to work with us because they receive personal, professional, reflective peer group coaching that is tailored to their very specific needs. We work with senior level executives in leading UK and international corporations as well as charities, not for profit organisations, educational establishments, local authorities and the NHS.

Take a look at some of our clients’ comments about their own experiences of Action Learning Associates.

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