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Peer learning
and communities
of practice

Growing connection, reflection, agency and courage, together.

I design and steward meaningful learning experiences. These foster relational connection, deepen reflection and a sense of agency, sparking personal, professional and collective transformation. All in service of cultivating regenerative systems that honour and centre life. 



Whether undertaking a training programme, a peer learning journey, or a community of practice—even a combination of the three—I bring care, warmth, creativity, and structure to both the design process and the immersive community experience.  Participants grow in confidence and resilience, develop new skills, become motivated to take action, understand how to better collaborate, and apply all these learnings and more in life and work contexts. The ripple effects are powerful.

If you are convening a peer group, nurturing a learning community, or looking to explore participatory, peer-led approaches I’d love to hear from you.

 

Let’s shape something meaningful together.
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Grounded in practice,
guided by purpose

What I bring to collaboration​​
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Multi-layered integrative approach

My approach is multifaceted, weaving together systems and regenerative theories, frameworks and models of change, relational practice, coaching principles, as well as play, imagination and innovation processes to encourage experimentation.

Full spectrum design: from conception to ending

I can help establish purpose, design and programme architecture. Hosting and facilitation. Longer term community stewardship tending to group dynamics and shared purpose.

Relational Foundations

I focus on fostering mycelial connections in groups, as a foundation for everything else to follow.

Stewarding journeys and dynamics for transformation 

I know what it takes to hold the complexity of a group and tend to the dynamics that emerge over time, and I understand how to nurture both the inner and outer journeys of development simultaneously. 

Co-creation

The spaces I establish support people to create their own learning paths, to accompany each other in inquiry and practice, and to anchor their learning in real-life projects and contexts.

Nurturing impact

As well as clarity, confidence and agency to change behaviour and take action, participants come away with practical tools and frameworks, a lasting community of support and practice beyond the close of the programme.

Over eight years of experience


Since 2017 I have been immersed in the world of peer learning and communities of practice—from participating, to designing, hosting, and facilitating. Read about some of my favourite peer learning projects below, including the Regenerative Design Lab, Human Connection Huddle and The Fair Cooling Fund.

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Ways we can
work together

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Co-design a participatory peer learning journey

Co-creating the foundations of your programme or initiative—clarifying purpose, shaping design principles, and crafting the learning architecture that will hold the journey from beginning to end.

Consultation, mentorship
and coaching 

Formation and development of structure, intention, culture and cadence for ongoing communities of learning and practice.

I can be a trusted co-designer, critical friend or peer learning mentor for individuals and teams looking to convene a peer group or create a participatory learning environment. Whether you are looking to host your own learning journey, or embed peer learning approaches into your team or organisation I can accompany you along the way.

 

I also offer Huddlecraft’s Huddlecraft 101 training for teams and organisations, as well as mentorship for anyone who would like to host a Huddle.  Get in touch if you would like to know more.

Shape and steward a Community of Practice


Facilitate one-off trainings
and events


Retreats, strategy sessions, community gatherings, or one off training; I will weave in regenerative and relational practices, drawing upon a variety of tools and frameworks according to your needs. 

Experiments & Prototypes

Working together on small-scale experiments or pilots to test new approaches to learning, collaboration, and systemic change. This can be a gentle, creative way to explore what’s possible.


Something else...

If something here resonates but doesn’t quite answer your needs… If you are curious but not sure if these offers are the solution… do get in touch to discuss what else might be possible. Personally, I would love to apply my expertise to place based projects, nature and living systems, food and agriculture, creative arts, both locally and further afield… if you are working in one of these areas and anything here has piqued your interest, no matter how small - let’s connect! I’d love to hear from you.

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Projects

The Regenerative Design Lab

Co-convening the Constructivist Regenerative Design Lab, an 8 month programme and growing community of practice for leading engineers, construction industry professionals and changemakers. We give participants a grounding in regenerative design principles and create peer-led spaces to support one another in putting them into practice. Cohorts 5 and 6 to come in 2026.

Human Connection Huddle

Hosting the Human Connection Huddle in 2019 and through the COVID pandemic, holding space for 20 people exploring the question ‘How can we embed human connection into services and systems?’. A partnership between Huddlecraft, Deepr and Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking.

Web3 Non-Profit Futures

Designing and facilitating a three day learning immersion that invited 5 nonprofits to explore the potential of Web3, in partnership with Huddlecraft and Catalyst.

The Fair Cooling Fund

Taking a co-development approach to establish Ashden’s first grant fund, supporting 8 organisations working on the frontline of fair cooling solutions to scale up their impact.

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If you'd like to discuss how peer learning and communities of practice  could help you

Ellen Osborne
Based in the Vale of Pewsey

© 2025 By Ellen Osborne.

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