by Janie Wilson | Jun 18, 2026 | Article
I admit to being something of an Action Learning anorak. I regularly extol the value of a group coming together to share challenges and opportunities through questioning, reflection, learning and action, without judgement and without rushing to offer advice. Yet, in...
by Joanna Ridout | Mar 11, 2026 | Article
‘No hierarchy!’ was an emphatic addition to a recent group agreement at the start of a new Action Learning (AL) group. The group included three senior managers and four people they managed. The statement recognised the hierarchy in the room, which I had already raised...
by Fiona Scrase | Dec 1, 2025 | Article
Reflection is the mechanism that turns experience into insight. In Action Learning (AL), it’s the point at which people stop simply “doing the round” and start understanding how they are doing it, what is shaping their actions, decisions, behaviours, and what they...
by Janie Wilson | Dec 1, 2025 | Article
Endings are powerful moments. They mark not just the close of an experience but the transition into whatever comes next. After two years and 13 sessions of Action Learning together, the group faced the question: How do we honour this journey in a way that feels...
by Joanna Ridout | Sep 5, 2025 | Article
You get surprising, challenging, and inspiring new flavours of practice that sharpen your thinking and open your eyes. That’s what I experienced in April at the 9th International Action Learning Conference hosted by Alliance Manchester Business School. Bringing...
by Fiona Scrase | Aug 7, 2025 | Article
When I first started calling myself a facilitator, most people didn’t really know what that meant. Facilitation is often misunderstood or underappreciated. Facilitation is a broad church. It covers everything from one-off strategy sessions, team building and away...
