The Knowledge Management Education Hub

Conferences

(Global and regional conferences organized by a SoL local chapter; for local and country specific conferences see the chapter pages)

• Global Association of SOL Communities European Conference (GASC European Conference)* ²⁾
• SoL Global Forum** ³⁾
  The Society for Organizational Learning Global Forum (SoL Global Forum) is an international forum that builds upon “learning stories” from across the world to feature concrete, new ways of working and collaborating based on co-creation and co-transformation. It is the meeting point of learning organizations in all sectors of society.
  • 1st SoL Global Forum, June 11-14, 2003, Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli, Espoo, Finland
    Conference Theme: Learning in Organisations – Inventing Desired Futures in a Global Society
  • 2nd SoL Global Forum, September 13-16, 2005, Vienna, Austria
    Conference Theme: A Symphony of Innovation: Leveraging Complexity to Create Knowledge and Confidence
  • 3rd SoL Global Forum, April 13-16, 2008, Muscat, Oman
    Conference Theme: Bridging the Gulf: Learning Across Organizations, Sectors, and Cultures
    Workshop (Apr 11-12): The Art of Framing Powerful Questions: Conversational Leadership and the World Café
  • SoL Global Forum, May 19-21, 2014, Paris, France
    Conference Theme: Investing in Emerging Futures: New Players, New Games — Welcoming Metamorphosis
• Sol European Forum ³⁾
  • 1st Society for Organizational Learning European Forum (SoL European Forum), 21-23 May 2012, Stockholm, Sweden
    Conference Theme: Towards a New Reality – Transformation of Organisations and Values
• SoL Regional Symposium**
  • 1st SoL Regional Symposium, 18. – 19. October 2012, FH Wien der WKW, Austria
    Conference Theme: A falling tree makes more noise than a growing forest
  • 2nd SoL Regional (Duna) Symposium, 15. – 16. November 2013, Budapest, Hungary
    Conference Theme: Ancient Futures: Enhancing Systemic Transformation in the Region
• (1st) SoL South East Europe Forum, May 25, 2009, Zagreb, Croatia
  (organized by SOL Hrvatska (Croatia), Cotrugli Business School and Qantum 21)
  Conference Theme: Economic Crisis: Threat and Opportunity
• International Learning Symposium, 17-19 October 2001, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
  Symposium Theme: Learning into the Future

Webinars

• May 2018: Systems Thinking
• Apr 2018: Emergence in Complex Social Change

FaceTalks

• Mar 2018: Bachelor Young Entrepreneur Program from Strasbourg; Liderazgo Colaborativo
• Feb 2018: Management by Intuition; Set up a SoL community in Ghana

Dialogue Sessions on…

Jul 2019: Homosapiens à l´heure de l´intelligence artificielle
Jun 2019: Learning Organisations; The Learning Person
May 2019: Managing Complexity in Social Systems; Learning Organisations; 6PM Model
Jun 2018: Systems Thinking (II); Creating Futures that Matter Today: Facilitating Change Through Shared Vision

Communities

Note: As for events of active chapters (except those of SoL Norway) see their chapter pages; events of inactive chapters and SoL Norway are listed below

• (since 2018) Formal & Perspective Communities
  • 2023
    Formal Communities: Japan, Singapore, Botswana, Sweden, Hungary, Netherland, France, Spain, North America, SoL Global Community of Practice
    Perspective Communities: Norway, MEA, Bay Area (US), Colombia, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Philippines
  • 2021-22
    Formal Communities: France, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Japan, Singapore, North America, Botswana, Global Coaching Community
    Perspective Communities: Norway, Netherlands, Bay Area (US), Colombia, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Philippines
  • 2020
    ?
  • 2019
    Formal Communities: SoL Austria, SoL Bulgaria, SoL France, SoL Japan, SoL Hungary, SoL Singapore, SoL Spain, SoL Sweden
    Perspective Communities: SoL Bay Area (US)*, SoL Colombia, SoL Greece, SoL Italy, SoL Netherlands, SoL North America, SoL Norway, SoL Philippines, Global Coaching Community
  • 2018
    Formal Communities: SoL Austria, SoL Bulgaria, SoL France, SoL Japan, SoL North America, SoL Philippines, SoL Singapore, SoL Spain, SoL Sweden
    Perspective Communities: SoL Bay Area (US), SoL Colombia, SoL Egypt, SoL Greece, SoL Hungary, SoL Italy, SoL Netherlands, Global Coaching Community
• (until 2017) GASC-listed SoL communities: SoL Austria, SoL Bulgaria, SoL Colombia, SoL France, SoL Hungary, SoL Italy, SoL Netherlands, SoL North America, SoL Philippines, SoL Singapore, SoL Spain, SoL Sweden
• (… – 2017) Not GASC-listed or inactive SoL communities: Bay Area SoL (USA), SoL Australia, SoL Brazil, SoL Croatia, SoL Denmark, SoL Finland, SoL Gulf Region, SoL Japan, SoL Mexico, SoL Norway, SoL South Foundation (India), SoL Switzerland, SoL Turkey, SoL UK, US – Midwest, US – West Coast
• Consortia, Projects, Communities of Practice:** Sustainability Consortium, Public Sector Consortium / Community of Practice, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Knowledge & Innovation Network, ALP Community of Practice, SoL Coaches Community of Practice (SoL Global Coaching Community), Youth & Education Network, Assessment, Mergers & Acquisitions Consortium, Research, SoL Asthma Fractal, Consultants Action Learning Projects, Global Leadership Initiative, Capacity Building Working Group, SoL European Sustainability Group, Consultants Convergence, Diversity and Inclusiveness, Large Scale Change Community of Interest, SoL European Action Research on Collective Intelligence, Sustainable Lean Sigma, SoL Jeans

Training

• Learning organization, learning system course (12 days)
• May 2019: Piedmont seminar: From learning everyday to learning ecosystem
• Apr 2019: Larvik – A little better every day (evening seminar)

Conferences

• LOS Konferansen 2021, Oktober 21-22, 2021, Virtual venue
• LOS Konferansen 2020, Oktober 15-16, 2020, Virtual venue
• LOS Konferansen 2019, Oktober 17-18, 2019, Kristiansand, Norge
• Nordic Learning Summit 2018, Oktober 18-19, 2018, Kristiansand, Norge

Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization

Meetings

Feb 2017: BASOL co-founder reflects on nearly two decades of organizational learning

May 2016: Applied Ontological Designing
Apr 2016: Using Improvisation to Build a “Yes And” Community
Mar 2016: Play Your Way To Better Decisions
Jan 2016: There’s a new game in town: ASK MATT! Game for mapping and Strategic Planning

Dec 2015: 1st Open Mic event
Oct 2015: Building Trust in the Wake of Destructive Behavior at Work
Sep 2015: Social Presencing Theater
Jun 2015: Organizational Dynamics Constellation
Mar 2015: To Learn = To Create = To Transform
Feb 2015: Evolutionary Leadership Journey: Becoming Conscious Designers of Worldviews, Cultures, and Institutions for a More Just, Sustainable, and Flourishing World
Jan 2015: Engaging Intelligent Teams: Moving from an Ego to an Eco System

…

Dec 2010: A critical inquiry into sanity, disappointment, and optimism: Inviting presence into reflective conversation
Nov 2010: Presence-Centered Evolutionary Leadership in Vibrant Communities
Sep 2010: Synergic Inquiry—Enhancing Cross-Cultural and Collective Capability
Jul 2010: Using Compromise to Diagnose Employee Engagement Issues: A systems thinking approach to improving engagement, effectiveness and quality
Jun 2010: Navigating Complexity: So Your Changes Stick, & You Get the Desired Results!
Mar 2010: Leading in uncertain times – Listening into the future
Jan 2010: Collective Wisdom and the Transformation of Social Fields

Oct 2009: Engaging Local Communities in Learning Conversations for Sustainability
Sep 2009: Creating a Ground for Virtual Dialogue: Land-based practices and facilitating meaningful dialogue in a virtual environment
Jul 2009: Experiencing Systemic Group Dynamics: Working with Organizational Constellations to find
surprising resolutions to challenging group dynamics
May 2009: New Dimensions of Being a Leader: The Art of Putting Our Differences to Work
Apr 2009: Ethical Dimensions of Organizational Life: Influencing Organizations Toward Integrity
Mar 2009: Integrating Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence to Increase Creativity and Team Learning in the Workplace
Jan 2009: Getting to the Better Future: A Matter of Conscious Choosing

Dec 2008: Managing by Agreement: The New MBA
Sep 2008: Open Technology: A Strategy for Organizational Empowerment
Jul 2008: Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems

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Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization

Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization

Meetins

• …on topics in organizational learning / the Learning Organisation

Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization

Meetings

• …
• Sep 2013: Getting acquainted with Aalto University’s new learning environments!
• May 2013: Increasing productivity with positive interaction?
• Dec 2012: Redesigning the work week project with Finnish companies
• Jun 2012: Diacor learns as an organization
• …

Conferences

(Annual Finnish Society of Organizational Learning Conference (SoL Conference))

• SoL Conference 2001, 8-9 November 2001, Jyväskylä, Finland
• SoL Conference 2002, 2-3 September 2002, Helsinki, Finland
  Conference Theme: Leading Towards Sustainable Organizations
• 1st SoL Global Forum, June 11-14, 2003, Espoo, Finland
  Conference Theme: Learning in Organisations – Inventing Desired Futures in a Global Society
• Leaders Conference, 15–18 June 2004, Rokua, Finland
  (in cooperation with Roku and Dipoli)
  Conference Theme: Successful Organisations Leading With Dignity and Vision
• SoL Conference 2005, 14-15 November 2005, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
• SoL Conference 2006, 13-14 November 2006, Helsinki, Finland
  (in cooperation with Team Academy)
  Conference Theme: Fire, Passion and Excellence
• SoL Conference 2007, 12-13 November 2007, Jyväskylä, Finland
• 7th Sol Conference 2008, 10-11 November 2008, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

Dialogue/Research Groups

• Learning Organisation dialogue group
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership 2015
• Values & Ethics / Sustainability group
• SoL Wellness Team
• SoL Finland corporate members dialogue group

Workshops

• Apr 2008: The Art of Framing Powerful Questions: Conversational Leadership and the World Café
  (in conjunction with the 3rd SoL Global Forum, Apr 13-16)
• Oct 2007: Foundations for Leadership workshop
• Feb 2007: Gulf Region Executive Champions’ Workshop
• May 2005: Thought Leader on the Learning Organization
  (in conjunction with the Jeddah Dialogue, May 10-12)
• Sep 2005: Foundations for Leadership workshop; Master Coach program for Learning Organization orientation workshop

Conferences

• 3rd SoL Global Forum, April 13-16, 2008, Muscat, Oman
  Conference Theme: Bridging the Gulf: Learning Across Organizations, Sectors, and Cultures (Cross Sector & Cross Cultural Collaboration)
• Gulf SoL Conference and Dialogue
  • Riyadh Dialogue, Dec 2-3, 2007, Riyadh
    Conference Theme: Creating Value through Business Incubation: building capacity for local entrepreneurialism and new business development
  • Al-Ain Conference and Dialogue, December 11-13, 2006, Al-Ain, UAE
    Confrence Theme: Beyond the Oil Economy: Seeking Regional Solutions for Sustainable Development
  • (postponed) April 2006
    Confrence Theme: Beyond the Oil Economy: Regional Alternatives for Sustainable Development
  • Jeddah Dialogue, May 10-12, 2005, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Confrence Theme: Creating jobs through sustainable economic development
    Workshops (May 10): Thought Leader on the Learning Organization
  • Hawar Dialogue, September 19-22, 2004, Hawar Island, Bahrain
    Confrence Theme: ConfeThinking Globally, Acting Locally: How can we—the Gulf community—prosper in the global economy while sustaining our local traditions?
• Megaprojects and Saudization Conference May 2-3, 2006
• Shaybah Café, March 28-30, 2004 at the Saudi Aramco Shaybah
  Theme: Creating the future, one conversation at a time

Meetings

• Dinner Conversations: with Arie de Gues (2005), with Nick Zeniuk (2005),…

Masterclasses & Workshops

• Inviting Emerging Future
• Creating Desired Future
• Leadership: The Fifth Discipline Way
• Coaching from a System Perspective
• Stance and Leadership: An exploration
• Presencing Foundation Program

Meetings

• Mar 2017: Apply Systems Thinking to Real World Problems
• Feb 2017: Evening of novel experience & meaningful conversation
• Jan 2016: Dialogue and the evolution of SoL Switzerland as a learning experience
• Sep 2015: 4th SoL Switzerland Meeting, Fribourg
• Jun 2015: “Evolution in Organization” and Dialogues on evolving SoL Switzerland
• Feb 2015: 2nd SoL Switzerland Meeting, Bern
• Nov 2014: Wir gestalten die Zukunft von Sol Switzerland gemeinsam! (1st SoL Switzerland Meeting, Bern)

Workshops

• Jun 2016: Organisational Learning Workshop

Meetings

• Sharing Meetings & trips: Learning Organization experiences
  – Feb 2007: CIMSA Cement Company, Mersin
  – May 2007: Private Sanko Schools, Gaziantep
  – May 2008: Sanko Towels, Bursa
  – Oct 2008: Final Schools, Bursa
• Meetings (at Bogazici University Alumni Association, Istanbul): October 2007, March 2008
• General Assembly: Nov 2006, …, Oct 2010

Masterclasses & Workshops

Oct 2012: The Intoxication of Power
Jan 2012: Business Trusts: Working in Trust

Dec 2011: The Naked Consultant?
Nov 2011: The Social Brain: Implications for Policy and Management?
Oct 2011: Puzzles and Paradigms: Facts, Stories and the Feeling of What Happens
May 2011: May 12 – None of Us is as Smart as All of Us – Oh Really?

May 2010: (Workshop) How the digital generation is changing the way organisations work – and learn
Jan 2010: (Seminar & Workshop) with Jemima Gibbons

Nov 2009: (Book launch) … (in association with the University of Surrey); (Workshop) Inner Complexity: a fresh approach to being human
Oct 2009: (Seminar) Team Academy UK? – A SoL Dialogue
Sep 2009: (Workshop) Decision Integrity and 2nd Order Cybernetics, (Workshop) Negotiation Systems
May 2009: (Workshop) Dialogue Life
Mar 2009: (Workshop) Look into my ‘i’s: A conversation about leadership as hypnosis

Nov 2008: (Workshop) What do the current economic and social changes mean for us and our practice?
Oct 2008: (Workshop) Thinking about leadership
Sep 2008: (Study Group presentation) Study Group on Presencing: Learning through practice: the U-Theory
Jun 2008: (Co-creation Lab) How to create conditions for ordinary people to create extraordinary results?
May 2008: (Study Group presentation) Study Group on Presencing: Practising Presencing

Dec 2007: (Workshop) Decision-Making V – Decision Making and Ethics
Nov 2007: (Workshop) Complexity Science and the Quest for Organisational Health Complexity Society
Oct 2007: (Workshop) From Creative Compartment to Innovation Booth: Lessons in creativity and innovation from The Economist project Red Stripe
Sep 2007: (Workshop) Decision-Making IV (with post-Collective Decision-Making Research Café)
Jul 2007: (Workshop) From performance benchmarking to knowledge sharing – an innovative way to address the syndromes which stifle organisational leadership
Apr 2007: (Workshop) Decision-Making III – all day
Feb 2007: (Study Group presentation) Study Group on Decisions in Organisations
Jan 2007: Open Business Meeting; (Public Lecture) Russ Ackoff in Conversation with Sally Bibb: systems thinking,
idealised design and management f-laws
Jan 2007: (Workshop) The Evolution of the Coins of British India – a Compexity Perspective

Nov 2006: (Workshop) Leadership
Oct 2006: Organisational Learning in China
Sep 2006: (Workshop) Drama and The Visual Arts; (Workshop) Decision taking 2
Jun 2006: (Study Group presentation) Study Group on Decisions in Organisations; (Workshop) Decision taking 1
Mar 2006: (Workshop) NHS-Complexity
Jan 2006: (Internal discussion) Thinking about SOL: Options and choices for tomorrow’s capability

Nov 2005: Learning Journey (3 days)
Oct 2005: (Networking Meeting) Stimulating innovation
Jul 2005: (Master Class) Lessons from helping the NHS to improve
Jun 2005: Marblehead II Report and Review
Mar 2005: (Networking Meeting) Projects incubator: Creating Knowledge for Action – The Hub, an Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs
Feb 2005: (Workshop) Environment agency
Jan 2005: (Networking Meeting) Leadership and Presencing

Nov 2004: (Master Class) The Theory and Application of Complexity Science
May 2004: (Master Class) Many hands: how organisations complicate ethical life

Oct 2003: (Master Class) Tackling Crime through Restorative Justice: lessons on how to engage and empower your workforce
Mar 2003: (Master Class) with Barbara Stocking
Jan 2003: (Master Class) with Harry Berry (interactive senior executive event)

Oct 2002: (Master Class) Creating the Space for Learning – the next 300 days
Apr 2002: (Master Class) Sharing and Leveraging Knowledge for Sustainable Growth in BP
Jan 2002: (Master Class) Creating the Space for Learning – the first 100 days

May 2001: (Workshop) Navigating in Complexity and Uncertainty (Leaders’ Workshop)
Apr 2001: (Master Class) Culture, Learning and Decision Taking
Mar 2001: (Workshop) Capacity Buliding

Dec 2000: (Master Class) David Snowden Master Class
Mar 2000: (Workshop) The search for fresh competitive space (2 days), (Workshop) How to make learning and work the same thing (2 days)
Feb 2000: Core Capabilities for the Learning Organisation (3 days)

Dec 1999: (Master Class) Management priorities in the knowledge society
Nov 1999: (Workshop) Learning to lean: An exploration of double-loop learning for individuals and organisations (2 days)
… 1999: (Workshop) Bridges and connections: An experiential learning workshop
Sep 1999: (Workshop) Tools & Techniques or the Learning Organisation (3 days)
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Meetings

• Council Meetings: Jan 2001 (With Problem Sharing Workshop), Apr 2001 (With Problem Sharing Workshop), …
• Annual dinner (at the House of Lords): March 14, 2005, March 22, 2006, March 7, 2007
• Annual General Meeting:
  July 8, 2009 SOL-UK EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
  January 22, 2009 (with Better regulation? Workshop) at the Friends House
  October 24, 2007 at the London School of Economics
  November 21, 2006 at the London School of Economics
  November 21, 2005 at the London School of Economics

Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization

Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization

Meetings

• …on topics in organizational learning and the Learning Organization