International Conference: Action Learning

Alliance Manchester Business School are proud to be hosting the next annual International Action Learning Conference at The University of Manchester.

Call for Contributions

The theme for the 2025 International Action Learning Conference is Creating the conditions for developing people and organisations with a focus on two areas in particular: 

Collective capability – action learning has a tradition of people interacting and working together to achieve ‘something’. Collective capability describes those ‘somethings’ as being delivered through a process of collective agency. Papers are welcomed on action learning and how it supports that focus of collective capability/agency/leadership. 

Action learning as an agent in leadership development – action learning is used throughout many industries as an agent for development of leaders. Please share papers on how action learning supports or is the key component of leadership development within programmes or as one-off activities. 

These themes could be explored in many different lenses and settings, for example:

• transdisciplinary approaches
• addressing SDGs
• communities
• society
• professional learning and development
• education
• community development
• health
• climate
• entrepreneurship

Proposals for papers, workshops or other suggested contributions are invited for submission:

Refereed papers – abstracts of 300 words
Accounts of practice or workshops – outline of 150 words

Please email submission to: ALC2025@manchester.ac.uk by 25 October 2024. Please use this email address for any queries about the conference. 

Conference tickets

Conference tickets will be available soon.

Register before 24 January 2025 for the early bird rate of £250.

The full delegate rate is £285, closing 24 February 2025.

There is a day rate available of £180.

The delegate fee & early bird rate offers: 

• Admission to all sessions and plenaries
• Access to conference materials
• Tea, coffee and lunches throughout the conference
• Drinks reception on the Monday
• Conference Dinner on the Tuesday

The day rate allows access to the conference for a specified day and refreshments during that day.

Please note that accommodation is not included in the fees and must be booked separately.

Travel and Accommodation

The University of Manchester is situated less than a mile from the city centre, and is easily accessible by bus, car or on foot.

Find out more about how to find us

We also have a campus hotel, Hyatt Regency and Hyatt House Manchester, with preferential rates.