A powerful tool for developing critical-thinking, problem-solving, creative solutions and innovative practice.
I now have a powerful methodology that can help teams and individuals develop. It will greatly assist with building high performing teams.
Allowing ourselves time to stop and think, we gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities we’re working with. We make better plans, take better action, feel better in ourselves and build better relationships.
Working in action learning sets, we bring diverse people together to work through issues, share ideas and challenge perceptions in a trusting, supportive environment. Results are tangible and long lasting.
A recent (2024) article in the Training Journal concluded that ‘It’s time for an action learning revolution’. We wholeheartedly agree!
Other research has found that it develops ‘broad executive and managerial leadership skills, particularly collaborative leadership and coaching skills.’1
An action learning set is a group of five to seven people who meet regularly with an action learning facilitator in a psychologically safe environment.
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Original management thinker Reg Revans (14 May 1907 – 8 January 2003) developed the action learning concept in the 1940s. Read his biography here.
The shared responsibility in action learning brings out deep connection and growth for all the participants
1 Leonard, H., Marquardt, Michael, The evidence for the effectiveness of action learning, (Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2010), 121-136.