Action Learning Sets Version 2 Date:August2012 ● Written by: Catherine Lynch ● Venue: Fountain House Reading. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Getting started… 4 – 7 people (group) Support Skilled facilitator (initially, but not always) Enable purposeful action on work issues e.g. change management projects management (Revans 2004) UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Who uses action learning sets? Variety of organisations Business Public sector Private sector UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Skills needed for Action Learning cathartic Relationship skills (E.I.) Listening Questioning – inquiry, challenge, catalystic, cathartic UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Recipe Responsibility for oneself Experience led – i.e. the problems presented are real problems Confidentiality- the only thing taken out of the set is the learning UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Equality of opportunity is ensured “I” language is used Process is addressed, as well as content. Attention is given to feelings, relationships and feedback Equality of opportunity is ensured UWL ALS August 2012.

Recommended Text Weinstein K. (2002) Action Learning: A Weinstein K. (2002) Action Learning: A Practical Guide. Gower UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Title and content slide This is what it looks like with three bullets at the pre-defined setting This is 28 point size This is the spacing the bullets will have. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Two content slide This slide is for two different types of content, one in each column. If using this slide, it is better if the font size is the same across both columns, therefore the point size does not shrink automatically – you will need to do this manually. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Comparison slide First list Second list This slide is for comparing two different types of content, one in each column If using this slide, it is better if the font size is the same across both columns, therefore the point size does not shrink automatically – you will need to do this manually. You can use ticked bullets, which you can easily do by selecting the paragraph you want to change, clicking on the arrow next to the bullet button, and then selecting the ticked bullet symbol Here’s the ticked bullet again They can even be in UWL Red. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Title only slide (Ideal for images, flowcharts, etc) Text boxes must always be in Verdana, too. They have been set to Verdana by default. They have also been given a UWL Core Mid Grey border by default. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Title only slide with flowchart Flowcharts should make use of the cogs graphics and connecting dotted lines. You could start with the UWL Core Blue RGB: 0/57/166 Move onto the UWL Core Dark Grey RGB: 109/110/113 Then onto the UWL Core Mid Grey RGB: 147/149/152 And end with the default format – UWL Core Light Grey RGB: 188/190/182 The dotted line is UWL Core Mid Grey RGB: 147/149/152 UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Title only slide with flowchart For a more colourful flowchart, use these colours. You could start with the UWL Core Blue RGB: 0/57/166 Move onto the UWL Red C RGB: 179/66/21 Move onto the UWL Orange B RGB: 204/123/22 Move onto UWL Core Light Grey RGB: 188/190/182 Move onto UWL Core Mid Grey RGB: 147/149/152 Move onto UWL Core Dark Grey RGB: 109/110/113 The dotted line is UWL Core Mid Grey RGB: 147/149/152 UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Colours The colours in this PowerPoint template have been preset, so there should be no need to change them. Should you wish to set the colours for shapes, lines and flowcharts, you can do this by Selecting the object you wish to re-colour Select ‘Format’ in the main menu Then select ‘Shape Fill’ and from the drop down menu ‘More Fill Colours’ In the colour window, select ‘Custom’ and type the values in the R (red), G (green) and B (blue) boxes for the relevant colour you want. Please consult the brand guidelines for the colour references. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Chart with two bars These are the default colours for a chart with two columns. UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012

Chart with multiple bars UWL PPT Guidelines ● Version 1 ● June 2012