Denis
You might be interested in an article by David Limerick, Ron Passfield
and Bert Cunnington - Towards an Action Learning Organization published
by MCB Publishing.
They do a nice integration of Nonaka, Senge, Argyris and
Revans about action learning and reflection.
My nutshell of their "Bias for Reflection-in-Action"
is learning is an active yet internalized
process. We learn yet reflect that learning as it is internalized. This
process becomes productive in our reasoning and in our behavior in
organizations - We make congruent our behavior through our actions...
Some Snipping
> From: Denis Cowan <cowandp@gil.ipswichcity.qld.gov.au>
> Subject: What's in a Mission Statement? LO9327
> Replying to LO9307 --
> via the internet. Most of us live in various parts of australia but several
> people are from other parts of the world.
>
> If our mission is to reflect how we are, then should it reflect how we are
> as individuals.
>
> I do my best work in short sharp bursts. Although I am good at long term
> commitments, I am not good at longterm commitments which require , contiual
> high energy involvement. Should the mission of our organization reflect this ??
This to me is the best part of an action learning organization. It fits
what is becoming a "kind of work style" in the U.S. (See Wall Street
Journal Monday, August 19th, 1996, Western Edition about the Project
Junkie.)
Peace,
ET
eLIZabeth Reed-Torrence
--Elizabeth Reed-Torrence <ereedtor@seattleu.edu>
Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>