Announcements:
Upcoming Programs:
• Foundations of Action Learning
April 22-23, 2010, ASTD Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
• Foundations of Action Learning
May 14-15, 2010, ASTD Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
• Certification for Action Learning Coaching I
June 10-11, 2010, Washington, DC, NEA HQ
• WIAL Annual Forum on Action Learning
Developing Leaders through Action Learning
June 25, 2010, Washington, DC, NEA HQ
WIAL has recently been granted non-profit status as a 501 (c) (3)
Educational Foundation.
WIAL is now seeking grants from corporations and
individuals to support our efforts to bring Action Learning services to
non-profit, civic, and governmental organizations.
Contact Mike Marquardt for more information.
About WIAL
In 1995, WIAL co-founder Michael Marquardt met and worked with Reg Revans, widely recognized as the father of Action Learning. Their conversations led to the development of the WIAL model of Action Learning, which focuses on continual learning and enhanced actions. After years of testing through experience and research, the model took final form in its renowned six components and two ground rules of Action Learning.
Over the past 12 years, WIAL's Action Learning approach has elevated the performance of hundreds of organizations worldwide including Caterpillar, Booz Allen Hamilton, Boeing, Samsung, LG Electronics, Alcoa, US Departments of State, Energy and Agriculture, Hong Kong Transit, National Institutes of Health, Singapore Airlines, IBM, Nokia, Constellation Energy, Siemens, Microsoft, International Labor Organization, and SulAmerica Insurance. Many universities around the world have incorporated the WIAL model into their curricula and learning methodology.
WIAL has sponsored Action Learning Forums in the United States and Asia. WIAL members have written numerous books and articles on the subject of Action Learning, including two that are classics in the field - Action Learning in Action and Optimizing the Power of Action Learning.
WIAL affiliates are in various stages of development all over the world. Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands and Singapore have fully operational affiliates. Italy, Korea, Germany, Nigeria, Belgium, China, Brazil, South Africa, Korea, Mauritius, Indonesia, Qatar, Czech Republic, Baltic region, and Thailand are in the process of developing their affiliate programs.