Calendar of events
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2025
May 2025
Cultivating communities of practice
May 13-16, 2025
Social learning lab, Sesimbra, Portugal
A 4-day workshop for people interested in learning the art of cultivating communities of practice
Communities of practice summit
May 19-20, 2025
Social learning lab, Sesimbra, Portugal
A 2-day summit for people interested in discussing the state-of-the-art in the field of communities of practice
Cutting-edge BEtreat
May 21-23, 2025
Social learning lab, Sesimbra, Portugal
A 3+1 optional day retreat for people interested in exploring the cutting in the field of social learning: this year, social learning spaces
Join all three:
Cultivating communities of practice
CoP summit
Cutting-edge BEtreat
May package discount
May 13-23, 2025
Get a substantial discount when you book all three May events as one package
Face-to-face: 3,800 3,200
Online: 3,100 2,700
Early-bird: book by April 1
for a further 450 discount
June 2025
Communities of practice and systems convening
… the art of enabling social learning
June 24-27, 2025
West Washington University, Bellingham WA, USA
This 4-day overview of the art of enabling social learning covers social learning spaces, communities of practice, value creation, and systems convening
September 2025
Systems convening workshop
September 10-12, 2025
Social learning lab, Sesimbra, Portugal
A 3-day workshop for those who convene learning engagements across boundaries
Beyond evaluation
September 15-17, 2025
Social learning lab, Sesimbra, Portugal
A 3-day workshop for people interested in using our value-creation framework to articulate the value of social learning.
Join both events:
Systems convening workshop
Beyond evaluation
September package discount
September 10-17, 2024
Get a discount when you book both September events as one package
Early-bird: book by August 1
for a further 300 discount
October 2025
Reading/writing retreat
October 13-18, 2024
Social learning lab, Sesimbra, Portugal
A 5-day retreat for taking the time to read selected pieces and work on some writing you need to do – enjoying the luxury of doing all this in the helpful company of others with similar goals. . Not to mention the beautiful and conducive environment – activities designed for focus and relaxation. Minimum 5 people.