ABSTRACT This paper gives an account of how Action Learning Sets (ALS) are used in two of The Rank Foundation investment streams to support the social action impact of charities and social enterprises. With the aid of two Case Studies, the paper illustrates how the ALS can help to connect, sustain and support the social action responses of the local organisations involved. The first case study considers the impact of diversity and the importance of composing sets reflecting the diversity of sector, community, age, gender, and sexual orientation. The second case explores how the ALS process helps participants reflect on the actions that are most congruent with their values and then supports them in their social actions. The paper concludes that the ALS structure offers a safe and critical thinking space for participants who are working with high degrees of complexity in the absence of simple answers. The opportunity for a deep connection between people and their issues, can helpfully connect individual challenges and local social actions with wider societal struggles.

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在社会部门培养有能力和有联系的领导者：Rank Foundation 参与行动学习

摘要 本文介绍了如何在 The Rank Foundation 的两个投资流中使用行动学习集 (ALS) 来支持慈善机构和社会企业的社会行动影响。在两个案例研究的帮助下，本文说明了 ALS 如何帮助连接、维持和支持相关当地组织的社会行动响应。第一个案例研究考虑了多样性的影响以及构成反映部门、社区、年龄、性别和性取向多样性的集合的重要性。第二个案例探讨了 ALS 过程如何帮助参与者反思与他们的价值观最相符的行为，然后在他们的社交行为中支持他们。该论文的结论是，ALS 结构为在缺乏简单答案的情况下从事高度复杂工作的参与者提供了一个安全和批判性的思维空间。人与他们的问题之间建立深刻联系的机会有助于将个人挑战和当地社会行动与更广泛的社会斗争联系起来。