Join the social learning fellows
Develop your legitimacy, identity, skills, and expertise as a leader of social learning
Learning to make a difference
Join our exclusive, one-year fellowship program.
It equips you to revolutionize learning within your organization while joining a community of social learning leaders.
Our fellows are putting theory into practice—which in turn informs the theory—through initiatives that matter in their contexts. They are building thriving communities of practice, leading social learning initiatives, creating innovative learning strategies, fostering cross-sector collaboration, conducting research, and demonstrating learning impact.
Why this program matters
In today’s rapidly evolving world, social learning is more important than ever. Indeed, terms like “communities of practice” and “social learning spaces” are everywhere.
But true expertise—the kind that drives real organizational change—calls for more than buzzwords.
Our fellows program aims to form a cadre of people to take our work forward—genuine leaders who can:
- Design and implement powerful social learning strategies
- Build and nurture thriving communities of practice
- Measure and demonstrate concrete value creation
- Transform theoretical understanding into practical success
Is this program for you?
The program is aimed at professionals ready to shape the future of their field in whatever sector they are in:
- Community and network leaders looking to amplify their impact
- Chief Learning Officers crafting organization-wide learning strategies
- Coaches and trainers supporting community leaders
- Executive sponsors seeking deeper understanding of their role
- Evaluators conducting in-depth community assessments
- Researchers and PhD students exploring social learning frontiers
You need a project to work on as part of the program. Ideally, it’s something you already have to do anyway—we’ll help you transform it into a powerful learning journey.
A social learning space
Driven by theory and practice
This isn’t a traditional training program. It’s a social learning space—nurtured by two complementary drives for your learning experience:
- On the one hand, over 10 months, we take the cohort through a complete tour of social learning theory and discuss the practical implications of all its concepts and perspectives.
- On the other hand, working on your real-world project presents a rich context, with concrete challenges and opportunities for developing your ability to act as a social learning leader.
Your fellowship experience
The program is bookended by participation in two intensive workshops.
In-between, your learning is supported by a series of online sessions:
- Monthly cohort sessions exploring social learning theory and practice with fellow social learning leaders
- Monthly case clinics where each participant has the opportunity to present something they are struggling with and ask the group for help
- Monthly individual coaching sessions to offer consulting on your project and accelerate your growth
- A culminating panel review with existing fellows to showcase your transformation and to be welcomed into the group
How it unfolds
Framing
Foundation
Developing and implementing
Deepening
Reflecting
Joining
- Frame your project
- Set aspirations
- Participate in a first workshop
- Develop your practice as a social learning leader
- Participate in monthly cohort sessions
- Work on your project
- Lead a case clinic on your project
- Book monthly coaching sessions
- Participate in a second workshop
- Create a reflective document on your experience
- Convene a review panel of fellows
- Become recognized as a fellow
- Stay in touch
- Support new fellows
Framing
- Frame your project
- Set aspirations
Foundation
- Participate in a first workshop
Developing and implementing
- Develop your practice as a social learning leader
- Participate in monthly cohort sessions
- Work on your project
- Lead a case clinic on your project
- Book monthly coaching sessions
Deepening
- Participate in a second workshop
Reflecting
- Create a reflective document
- Convene a review panel
Joining
- Become recognized as a fellow
- Stay in touch
- Support new fellows
An investment in your future
We offer two payment options:
Full program
A single payment: USD 9,500
This payment includes:
- Two transformative workshops
- One year of expert coaching
- Participation in all the program sessions
- Project implementation support
- Review panel
- Alumni network membership
Flexible option
A partial payment: USD 6,700
- The two workshops are covered separately
- Otherwise, same benefits as single payment
This flexible option is available to anyone, but it is particularly well-suited for people who decide to join the Fellows program after having participated in one or more workshop. Previous participation counts toward completion.
In both cases, we can organize a payment plan.
We offer a limited number of partial scholarships for qualified candidates whose circumstances make our prices prohibitive. A link to the scholarship request is available with the program application.
Meet the Fellows
Welcome to our friends and colleagues who completed the program.
The year refers to the year of their cohort. Their title refers to their job title at that time.
Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin
Performance Pathways
Artistic Swimming
Australia
2023
Maura Polansky
Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Washington, USA
2019
Heidi Madsen
Social learning coach
JP Morgan Chase
Columbus, Ohio, USA
2018
Julie Vu
Transformation Team
Genentech, Inc.
San Francisco, USA
2018
Per Hammer
Social Learning Coach
JP Morgan Chase
Glasgow, U.K.
2018
Phil Reid
Ignite Lead
JP Morgan Chase
Glasgow, U.K.
2018
Sandy Schefkind
American Occupational
Therapy Association
Washington, USA
2018
Shikha Takker
Homi Bhabha Centre
for Science Education
Mumbai, India
2015
Olga Vtorushina
Learning Manager
Siemens Wind
Denmark
2014
Diane Culver
Associate Professor
School of Human Kinetics
U. of Ottawa, Canada
2013
Claudette Rasmussen
American Institutes
for Research
Chicago, USA
2012
Darren Cambridge
American Institutes
for Research
Washington DC, USA
2012
Mariola Rosser
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Wshington DC, USA
2012
Patrice Lineham
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Washington DC, USA
2012