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News from Action Learning Associates
- Train to be a “virtual” facilitator
- Leadership and Learning in the Arts published in Action Learning Journal
- ALA enters the virtual world
Forthcoming Events
- Action Learning : assessing the value, International Conference, 29 – 31 March 2010, Henley on Thames
- Forthcoming courses in action learning facilitator training
News Archive
News
The next step for trained facilitators – train to be a “virtual” facilitator
If you have already trained with ALA as an action learning facilitator you may be interested in learning a new skill facilitating virtual action learning sets.
Ruth Cook has just launched a new VAL training programme exclusively for action learning facilitators who have already trained with us. “I was sceptical at first” comments Ruth “ thinking virtual action learning could never be as good as “real” face to face sets. But my experience working with virtual sets both here and abroad has made me a convert. I believe this is the way action learning will develop”.
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Leadership and Learning in the Arts published in Action Learning journal
Action Learning: Research and Practice has recently published an account of practice by Senior Associate, Di Bligh, in a special issue which examined the use of action learning with SMEs.
Co-written by Clare Chacksfield of Eastfeast and Ruth Sapsed of Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination Leadership and Learning in the Arts gives an in depth insight into the experiences of these two heads of small SMEs in the east of England who took part in the CLP funded Leadership Facilitation Skills programme.
Their reflections include their initial perceptions on the impact of action learning ideas on their leadership, considerations of how they might continue to develop as leaders and how they might use action learning in the future development of their companies.
ALA enters the virtual world
ALA is delighted to be working with the British Council to develop virtual action learning sets for participants on the prestigious Cultural Leadership International (CLI) programme.
CLI is a large scale programme set up to help future cultural leaders throughout the world emerge and develop their skills and talents with the intention of enhancing intercultural understanding, supporting economic growth, cultural development and social change. During the pilot year (April 2009 – March 2010) 35 participants from across the UK, Western Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the US have succeeded in securing a place through a competitive process. The British Council has plans to extend the scale and geographical reach of the programme in future years. In July 2009, successful participants from across the globe came together at a launch event in London where ALA worked with the British Council to set up six peer-learning groups and to introduce the CLI delegates to the action learning process. The groups will continue to meet for the remainder of the pilot year as global virtual action learning sets facilitated by ALA Associates Ruth Cook, Stuart Turnbull and Surya Turner.
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Events
Action Learning : assessing the value
International Conference, 29 – 31 March 2010, Henley on Thames
A second International conference for practitioners, academics and managers to share ideas and advance the practice of action learning worldwide will take place at Henley Business School in Oxfordshire from 29 to 31 March 2010.
The conference will interest all those concerned with action learning for personal development and systems improvement in commercial, public service, SME’s ‘third sector’ and community contexts. It will employ interactive methods of working and have a delegate limit of 120 people.
The conference is organised by a group associated with the journal Action Learning: Research and Practice who aim to convene a conversation between diverse perspectives via thematic provocations, papers, presentations, workshops and reflective plenary sessions.
For details visit the Henley Business School website.
Forthcoming courses
Action learning facilitator training for individuals
We run programmes around four times a year – always non-residential and generally in central London.
Forthcoming courses
- 16 – 18 March 2010 – fully booked
- 11 – 13 May 2010 – booking now
- 12 – 14 October – booking now
- 7 – 9 December - booking now
More information on the Action learning facilitator training for individuals page.