Join the social learning fellows

Develop your legitimacy, identity, skills, and expertise as a leader of social learning

Learning to make a difference

Our exclusive one-year fellowship program equips you to revolutionize learning within your organization while joining a community of social learning leaders.

Our fellows are putting theory into practice – which then informs the theory – through initiatives that matter. They are:

Building thriving communities of practice
Leading social learning initiatives
Conducting  research
Creating innovative learning strategies
Fostering cross-sector collaboration
Measuring and demonstrating learning impact

Fellows program

Why this program matters

In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, terms like “community of practice” and “social learning” are everywhere. But true expertise—the kind that drives real organizational change—calls for more than buzzwords.

Our fellows program aims to develop 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
  • Evaluators conducting in-depth community assessments
  • Sponsors of community initiatives seeking deeper understanding
  • PhD researchers exploring social learning frontiers
  • Coaches and trainers supporting community leaders

You need a project that challenges both you and your peers. Ideally, it’s work you’re already passionate about—we’ll help you transform it into a powerful learning journey.

How it unfolds

First workshop

Project definition

 

Support on your project

Monthly cohort sessions

Monthly case clinics
on a person’s project

Monthly individual coaching

Second workshop

Panel review

Welcome by fellows

Fellowship activities

Support for new fellows

Your fellowship experience

This isn’t a traditional training program, it’s a social learning space. Your real-world project drives your learning experience, supported by:

  • Monthly small-group sessions with fellow social learning leaders to share a language about social learning leadership
  • Monthly case clinics where each participant has the opportunity to present something they are struggling with and to ask the groupfor help.
  • One-on-one coaching to accelerate your growth
  • A culminating panel presentation to existing fellow to showcase your transformation and to be welcomed into the group.

An investment in your future

Full Program: USD 9,500

  • Includes two transformative workshops
  • One year of expert coaching
  • Access to global learning network
  • Project implementation support
  • Alumni network membership

Flexible Option: USD 6,700

  • Perfect for workshop alumni
  • Previous workshop participation counts toward completion

Limited partial scholarships available for qualifying candidates.

We offer a limited number of partial scholarships for people 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, U.S.

2019

Heidi Madsen

JP Morgan Chase, Columbo, Ohio, U.S.

2018

Julie Vu

Transformation Team, Genentech, Inc., U.S.

2018

Per Hammer

JP Morgan Chase, Glasgow, U.K.

2018

Phil Reid

Ignite Lead, JP Morgan Chase, Glasgow, U.K.

2018

Sandy Schefkind

American Occupational Therapy Association, U.S.

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, University of Ottawa, Canada

2013

Claudette Rasmussen

American Institutes for Research, Chicago, U.S.

2012

Darren Cambridge, MD

American Institutes for Research, Washington DC, U.S.

2012

Mariola Rosser

National Association of State Directors of Special Education, U.S.

2012

Patrice Lineham

National Association of State Directors of Special Education, U.S.

2012