Action Learning Projects
Action Learning Projects are designed to help Luoma Leadership Academy participants apply the leadership skills they learn during the first week’s session. Teams (comprised of 5 to 8 participants) work on projects that benefit a college, university, or the entire system. Action learning projects address a problem or thoroughly research an issue. Projects are intended to facilitate the following:
Build System Leaders
1) Increase participants’ skills in becoming SYSTEM leaders by exposing them to projects beyond their own institution that will benefit the enterprise.
2) Give participants opportunities to learn how to communicate effectively across the system using a variety of methods, including conference calls, ITV meetings, Webex, as well as in-person meetings
3) Expose participants to the challenges of working with cross-functional teams and to develop collaborative relationships across the system
4) Give participants opportunities to interact with other leaders in the system (Executive Sponsors and team advisors)
Facilitate Learning
The primary purpose of the team-based action learning project is: What have we learned?; not just “what have we accomplished?”
- Teams are encouraged to reflect on what they’re learning during each meeting in order to improve their process and their project
- The focus is more on “are we asking the right questions?”, rather than focusing solely on “the solution.”
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