Workplaces where the focus is on innovation, teamwork and learning have become a reality, thanks to a simple, practical, and effective approach called CAL: Codevelopement Action Learning. This book will help you to create a collaborative and empowering culture in your organization. The CAL method, tools, and theoretical foundations for each component are presented in detail here. Real case studies and research findings on the tangible benefits and impacts of the approach enrich its content. Authored by a dynamic team of CAL business coaches and academics, the knowledge is shared in a straightforward and accessible manner. Business leaders, entrepreneurs, human resources and learning professionals, coaches, facilitators, scholar practitioners, and more will welcome this book’s thought-provoking guidance to co-create solutions, accelerate goals, and grow capabilities for the 21st century.

Table of Contents:
Foreword. Acknowledgements. About the authors. Introduction. Part 1 – Codevelopment Action Learning. Chapter 1 – Overview of the Approach. Chapter 2 – How it works: The Five Key Components. Part 2 - The Codevelopment Action Learning Method. Chapter 3 – Introduction to the Steps. Chapter 4 – Step 0: Topic Preparation. Chapter 5 – Step 1: Participant Goals and Topic. Chapter 6 – Step 2: Asking Questions. Chapter 7 – Step 3: Reframing. Chapter 8 – Step 4: Ideation, Reflection and Support. Chapter 9 – Step 5: Insights and Action Plan. Chapter 10 – Step 6: Takeaways and Applications. Chapter 11 – Step 7: Follow-up and Accountability. Part 3 – Is your organization ready for Codevelopment Action Learning? Chapter 12 – Ten Winning Conditions. Chapter 13 – Selecting and Training Codevelopment Action Learning Facilitators. Chapter 14 – Using Codevelopment Action Learning to Strengthen Management Culture and Enhance Leadership Development. Chapter 15 – Codevelopment Action Learning rollout over 10 years at the Quebec Order of Chartered Human Resource and Industrial Relations Counsellors. Part 4 – The outcomes of Codevelopment Action Learning. Chapter 16 - Summary of Codevelopment Action Learning benefits. Chapter 17 - Developing Leaders. Chapter 18 - Using Codevelopment Action Learning to Accelerate Business, Economic and Social Development. Chapter 19 - Codev-Action: 10 years of Action Research on Optimizing and Measuring the Impact of Codevelopment Action Learning. Conclusion. References. Appendix – Tools