ABSTRACT

Our purpose in this chapter is to describe a workshop method that conveys to potential users of the method a real sense of what action learning is, before they fully commit themselves to working in action learning sets. Potential users can be informed about action learning by listening to someone talking about what action learning is, how it works and what it may achieve. However, given the experiential nature of the approach, it is best understood and appreciated by doing it. Below we set out a number of activities that enable participants to do or get very close to appreciating the approach. Exactly which activities we use depends upon the nature and context of the group, its purpose for being together and the amount of time available for the workshop.