What is it? Conventional action learning is essentially the standardbasic approach to action learning, as described above in 4.2.  Examples of typical challenges addressed •   How do we merge two h...

What is it?Critically reflective action learning is a development ofconventional action learning. It argues that learning and organisationaldevelopment can be advanced only when the power and emoti...

Whatis it? In the network action learning approach, members ofdifferent organisations come together to form an action learning set or membersof the same organisation from different departments work...

What is it? While most action learning sets begin with some form ofexternal facilitation, self-managed action learning is entirelyself-facilitated. Key values that underpin self-managed action lear...

Whatis it? Service improvement action learning is carried out byservice providers and practitioners with the aim of improving a project,programme or service. Those who participate must have the dec...

Whatis it? Socially driven action learning is an approach used bycommunities to engage in the exploration of social challenges while at the sametime enhancing their leadership development. Integrat...

Whatis it? Ratherthan dwelling on the problems and deficiencies of the present, as is often donein conventional action learning, set members take an appreciative enquirystance, which requires a mor...

Whatis it? In common with conventional action learning, virtualaction learning requires a small group of between six and nine managers and/orfrontline staff working together. However rather than be...

This method supports the testing of assumptions that the problem holder may have about a case. It also helps the set participants understand the relevance of questions. Following the presentation o...

Following the presentation of the issue, the problem holder moves away from the group to listen to other participants explore therange of issues, opinions, assumptions and views that have emerged f...

Participants in action learning sets are primarily concerned with problems and things they want to change. Sometimes it is worth breaking out of this pattern by considering a success story and inve...

Storytelling is a creative way of exploring the problem holder’s issue. The problem holder is asked to tell the story in the third person and after questions from the group other set members tell s...