Learning to make a difference: Start with your next meeting

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May 9, 2025

Have you ever left a meeting wondering whether it really mattered; whether it had changed anything; whether it was truly meaningful to those in the room?

If so, you are not alone. Creating spaces where people genuinely learn from and with each other requires going beyond adherence to the agenda, however good it may be. It calls for careful and intentional facilitation supported by a fit for purpose structure.

Join us for our next Knowledge in Action Talk: “Learning to make a difference: Start with Your Next Meeting” live from the Social Learning Lab in Sesimbra, Portugal, with internationally renowned social learning experts Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner.

Time: 18 May at 1 pm CET
Place: LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook

In this Knowledge in Action Talk, you will discover

What social learning really means and why it matters now more than ever
How social learning differs from traditional training or knowledge-sharing approaches
What it asks of you as a leader, facilitator or learning provider
How you can start creating meaningful social learning spaces that create value for your participants – starting with your very next meeting

At Danida Fellowship Centre, we are committed to fostering knowledge application and connections that enable real, sustainable change. We believe learning lies at the heart of sustainable development and that the most powerful learning happens when people learn from and with each other, engaging with each other’s ideas, experiences and challenges in pursuit of making a difference.

The session will be live-streamed on Danida Fellowship Centre’s YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook pages. As always, we invite you to post your questions in the chat and join the conversation!

Be part of this inspiring global conversation and take the first step towards making every meeting a space for real change.

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