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Alice Kolb is the President of Experience Based Learning Systems, Inc. (EBLSI) and Adjunct Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. She received her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Organizational Behavior. At EBLSI she facilitates innovation in research and practice of experiential learning conducted by the worldwide experiential learning network. Her current work is focused on promoting learning in higher education through institution building. This work emphasizes approaching an educational institution’s development by integrating development of curriculum, faculty, students and resources around a vision and mission that is focused on learning. She has published a number of articles on experiential learning, conversational learning, and artistic learning. Her research focus on learning spaces led to her 2005 paper “Learning styles and learning spaces: Enhancing experiential learning in higher education” published in Academy of Management Learning and Education. Her upcoming publication, “Learning to play, playing to learn: A case study of a ludic learning space,” to be published in the Journal of Organizational Change Management, is part of her ongoing passion for creating spaces conducive to deep learning.