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?
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