Action Learning

An Action Learning Set is a supportive environment for enabling small groups to meet regularly to discuss, reflect and find solutions to work-related issues or to develop skills in a common area of interest. Action Learning sets are especially geared to problem-solving, learning and personal development. Professor Reginald Revans developed action learning in the 1940s at the National Coal Board. He was a scientist, university professor and management consultant. He was also a very practical man, keen to develop new ways for managers to learn and develop together. Action learning was rolled out across the NHS extensively and so my experience has come from my long carer both as a clinician and a manager.

“The problem is not to find cleverer people to come up with the answers, but to find people to ask good questions.” Revans

The idea behind action learning is that adults learn best when they can talk with one another, reflect, and plan. At lets get on with it we offer both Action Learning Set facilitation support and training. enabling you to skill up your team members to work in this way.

Action Learning Set

How often do you get your team together to discuss something important about the business, perhaps its a change that needs to happen, perhaps its about leadership and leading in a complex environment. Maybe you have convened partners and stakeholders who care, like you, about a key topic.

You have a great day together, you make plans and promises about what you will do.

It’s no ones fault, your intentions are good, then life takes over, and you back to your day job you and others struggle to maintain the collaboration, connectedness and momentum that you felt so passionate about when you were together.

Action Learning is great way to come together in a meaningful and purposeful way to find solutions, find ways to be less stuck, overcome challenges and boost leadership skills.

Our action learning set facilitation support

Training

The Action Learning Set (ALS) 3-day programme is a stimulating and thought-provoking programme that not only provides participants with high quality personal development, but also provides exceptional skills to influence, deliver projects in the workplace and convene colleagues and leaders in a way that enables deeper conversations and develops their skills.

Aim of the programme?

The aim of the programme is to support participants to develop high-level facilitation skills for supporting action learning within their field of work.

By the end of the programme, participants will have:

· a range of frameworks and strategies for working with action learning sets effectively

· increased confidence in managing challenging group dynamics.

· increased self-awareness through experiential learning and feedback from colleagues and facilitators and delivered by experts.

· a new set of skills that can be transferred back into your day-to-day job. For example; facilitation skills for meetings, understanding group processes,

working with people with diverse perspectives, and learning how to become more effective at supporting colleagues and teams.

· Opportunity to learn and network with other facilitators and peers from different locations, backgrounds, and roles

Benefits for the organisation

The development of new skills that an individual can transfer into your own role to improve the effectiveness of teams, processes, and ultimately business outcomes.

· Individuals gaining a new set of transferable skills that can be shared widely with the organisation and taught to others for wide reaching improvement.

· A new sense of perspective in individuals that can be utilised to improve collaborative working across teams and organisations.