Action Learning Articles
A selection of articles from our facilitators reflecting on facilitating Action Learning.
The value of being in an Action Learning Set
In conversation with Girda Gomez Niles and Carol Conway we surfaced 5 powerful P’s of why Action Learning is important to us as facilitators and as set members. The Process: is full of simple and complex secret sauce layers that give time to think, problem solve, be...
Harnessing the change in seasons
Newsletter article - Autumn 2023 I am writing this looking out at the trees changing from greens to reds, browns and yellows. Autumn is a season that divides us. Some love the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, the harvesting and getting foods stored for the...
Using resources in Action Learning
Summer newsletter 2023 article Having just finished running our Stretching Your Practice course we thought we’d share how we can use resources to bring that lighter touch, that brighter light, that lengthening of focus, into our Action Learning. Over the years we have...
From blue sky to earth – nurturing the creative thinking process in Action Learning
Whilst in conversation about strategy with a fellow ALC member, Helen Crane, she mentioned divergent and convergent thinking and how we each have a preference to one way of thinking or the other. Instantly, I recognized myself as a divergent thinker and both the value...
What questioning habits do you have?
Recently we ran a short workshop looking at how to develop questioning skills in Action Learning sets. One aspect we explored was the idea that as facilitators and questioners we can develop habits and have biases towards certain types of questions. For some this was...
Improving Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace through Action Learning (EDI)
Improving Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace through Action Learning (EDI) In recent times there have been several global events that have sharpened our focus on the inequities in the world. There are many. Here at ALC, Amy has been working with EDI...
Positive Psychology and Action Learning
Many are living in difficult times with a heightened sense of anxiety, hopelessness, despondency and exhaustion. It can be hard for Set members to hold a sense of autonomy and possibility as they bring their personal and organisational challenges to the table in this...
Helping people arrive in virtual meetings
As a result of Covid-19 one thing for certain is there’ll be a lot more virtual/remote and homebased working in the future. It has it’s pros and cons. As facilitators, coaches, leaders and managers we have a responsibility to help people participate in and contribute...
Taking notes in Action Learning
“Can we take notes?” is a question often asked in our Action Learning facilitator training. It won’t surprise you that there’s no clear answer. We did a straw poll with the ALC team to check out our current practice. Some felt that historically taking notes has been a...
Stories from the coalface with Sam Silver
Sam Silver social entrepreneur, CEO of Action-Attainment has successfully been using Action Learning to support parents. Read how she’s done it. What inspired you to use Action Learning? “I experienced Action Learning through a School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE)...
Where are your conversations heading? Using the arc of the coaching style conversation
As a leader, have you ever had an inconclusive conversation with colleagues about how they are going to address an issue that has arisen? Did it leave you feeling uncertain, unclear on the outcomes and actions? Understanding the arc of conversations and having useful...