Why a learning organization LO10372

Benjamin Compton (bcompton@geocities.com)
Mon, 07 Oct 1996 20:41:17 -0700

Replying to LO10349 --

Rol Fessenden wrote:

> Chris Speyer said in a recent post about "why LOs", that bsically
> evolution demands it. I think I am about to reopen an old can of worms
> that we have never answered satisfactorily, and that is does the LO
> concept as expressed by Senge and others constitute a 'new' form of
> learning (emphasis on systemic thinking, personal mastery, etc) or is a
> conceptual package explaining how lerning occurs or can occur in an
> organization? I personally have always tended toward the latter view, ie
> that Senge is espousing a new form of learning, but not with a lot of
> certainty.
>
> The answer to this question is relevant to Chris's statement. Evolution
> of thinking has been occurring for hundred, thousands of years, so
> evolution does not require some new concept of LO to occur. On the other
> hand, if we accept the narrower view that LO is a conceptual package
> explaining how learning can occur effectively in organizations, then
> Chris's statement rings true for me.
>
> Any thoughts?

Sure, Rol, I have a real quick thought. . .

Try thinking about time a little differently. . .

Time as it occurs

AND

Time as we experience it

The rate at which we learn can literally increase the rate at which we
experience time. This can create a real competitive advantage. 

-- 
Ben Compton
The Accidental Learning Group                  Work: (801) 222-6178
Improving Business through Science and Art     bcompton@geocities.com
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