Special event – ALA’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

Thank you to everyone who has booked to join us this Wednesday, we’ve been overwhelmed by the warm response we have received, and your good wishes for our anniversary.

We’re looking forward to an afternoon and evening celebrating our 20th Anniversary and everything that is great about action learning with you.

We have a packed programme of talks, workshops and networking opportunities so our guests can meet others, talk, further your skills and share experiences of action learning.

1.00 – 1.30pmRegistration and coffee, meet Sonja Antell and Ruth Cook, receive your name badges from Melanie Davidson
1.30 – 2.00pmIntroduction: Ruth Cook, Managing Director, ALA.Guest speakers: Louise Drake – Director of Programmes and Leadership Innovation at Clore Social Leadership,Charlotte Jones – CEO of the  Independent Theatre Council,Charlotte Millar – Head of Training at New Economy Organisers Network, (joining us from Edinburgh, via zoom)Dr Raj Thamotheram – Founder & Chair of Preventable Surprises
2.00 – 3.15pmTake part in a series of workshops exploring popular action learning topics in more depth, including:Action Learning and Leadership, host Andrew OdgersVirtual action learning, host John HeywoodAction learning and social change, host Sonja AntellIntegrating action learning and mindfulness, host Di Bligh
3.15 – 3.45pmBreak for refreshments, Ann Jones – Sharing learning from long term sets
3.45 – 5.00pmA chance to take part in an action learning set, host Mandy Hethertonor take part in workshops above not attended in the first session
5.00 – 5.15pmClosing address – Sonja Antell, plus prize giving for the longest running self-facilitated action learning set started by ALA
5.15 – 7.00pmDrinks and nibbles
7.00pmEvent closes
Venue:Lumen Rooms
88 Tavistock Square
Kings Cross
WC1H 9RS
Date:   12th December 2018
Time:    1pm to 7pm

This promises to be a lively, interactive and sociable event during which you’ll have the opportunity to meet like-minded professionals who also have an interest in action learning, to practice new skills and explore the subject in more detail.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Ruth Cook is an independent management consultant and trainer, with over 25 years experience working on leadership development and action learning across commercial and public sectors in the UK and internationally. Having set up Action Learning Associates in 1998 her company is now firmly established as one of the leading providers of training for action learning facilitators and at the forefront of cutting edge techniques such as virtual action learning. Ruth founded ALA in 1998. She now has a non-executive role and continues to run facilitator training programmes for the business. Please contact Charlotte or Daisy with any programme enquiries.

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