At 06:13 PM 9/8/97 -0700, Howard Jacobs wrote:
>As many of you know, one of the criticisms of Senge's concept of a
>learning organization is that it is an abstraction, a theoretical
>construct, if you will. Some articles have been written about how to
>identify a learning organization -- stressing teamwork, etc. Is anyone
>familiar with descriptors, measuring instruments, etc. to help identify
>"how close" an organization is to becoming or where they are in the
>journey?
>
> -- Howard
Peter Senge wrote an article a few years ago entitled something like "How
do you know if your organization is learning?" -- or "How can you tell if
you're a learning organization?" It's shown up in a few different places,
perhaps the Systems Thinker and others. I can't put my hands on it right
now, but it was a very nice article describing the climate and
interpersonal interactions that could be if continuous generative learning
were the norm. It was, in a sense, a measuring instrument -- but in very
compelling words.
Maybe some of you remember the specifics and where to find it?
John Dicus
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