In the process of working on this, I have done some amount of reading, but am
still looking for answers to the following issue: What does an organization
look like that has adopted (or is adopting, if you will) a "learning
organization" model? The background for this issue is that we started the
learning organization implementation at the bottom, and are working our way up
the management chain. It is reaching the big guys now. In their effort to
grasp the new paradigm, they would like to see what the learning organization
might look like, in terms of organization chart. I take their request
positively; they are sensing the change, and they would like to be educated.
(Even if the right answer is not an organization chart, they need to start
there in their personal change process. I feel we should start from and work
with their current reality.) I have come up with a few things (probably
specific to Andersen's organization), but would like to find out what other
folks have come up with. Apart from Quinn's spider web organizational "model",
I have not found much. (Lots of people seem to say, "learning organization is
good", lots of descriptions of what behaviors are necessary (probably the most
important part), but I haven't seen a picture of what a learning organization
structure might look like if we bumped into one.) Probably did not look in the
right places. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Gezinus