Methodology:LearnandShareOverviewTheobjectivesoftheLearnandShareframeworkareto:-Toprovideoneapproachwhichwillenableindividualsandteamstolearnmoreeffectively.-Toprovideinsightintohowindividualslearn.-Stresstheimportanceoftheentirewheeloflearningandthatinorderfordeepandmeaningfullearningtooccur,onemustconsciously,explicitlyanddeliberatelymovearoundthewheel.-ProvidesomeinsightintohowthisframeworkrelatestoworkingwithclientsandthesharingofinformationacrosstheFirm.-Provideinsightforthosewhowishtocreatelearningstructuresforthemselvesandfortheteamsthattheyworkwith.Followingisanoverviewoftheframework.OverviewOfTheWheelOfLearning-Notethatthisworkisatarelativelyhighlevel.Inthenextreleaseoftheadvisorlookforadditionalcontentinthisarea.Totheextentthatthissectionleavesyouwithadditionalquestions,contactamemberofthelearninggrouportheKnowledgeIntegrationCompetencyCenter.Wewouldbegladtoassistanyteamputtingsomeoftheseideasintopractice.-Thewheeloflearningsuggeststhatthereisarhythmandflowtothelearningprocess.Inorderfordeeplearningtooccurthewheelmustbeinconstantmotion.Wemustcontinuallymovefromreflectingtoconnectingtodecidingtoactionandaroundthewheelonceagain.-Allphasesofthewheelareimportantandarelinkedtooneanother.Jumpingorskippingfromonephaseoranotherwilldecreasetheeffectivenessofthelearningprocess.Thispointissubtleandalsoveryimportant.Someorganizationsandindividualsareoftenmorecomfortablewithoneortwophasesonthewheel.Forexample,mostindividualsandorganizationsintheWestaremorecomfortablewithdecidingandactionasopposedtoreflectingandconnecting.Otherindividualsandorganizationsaremorecomfortablewithotherphasesonthewheel.-Theimportantassumptiontoconsideristhatallphasesareimportantandrequiredeliberateattentionandworkinorderfordeepandmeaningfullearning,thelearningwithwhichweareconcerned,totakeplace.Methodology:LearnandShare1LearningDefined-Whenwespeakoflearning,wearenottalkingoftheaccumulationofknowledgeoreventheaccumulationofknow-howorknow-why.Wearespeakingabouttheabilitytotakemoreeffectiveaction.Thelearningweareultimatelyconcernedwithisthetypeofdeeplearninginwhichouractionsareeffectiveandhelpuscreatetheresultsthatwetrulywishtocreate.-Thisdefinitionoflearningisfarfrompassive.Itisactionorientedandspeakstoourabilitytogainknowledgeandwisdomandputthatknowledgeandwisdomintopractice.Thisdefinitiongoeswellbeyondlearningthattakesplaceinourschools.Thelearningweareconcernedwithinvolvestheabilitytocontinuallyreflectonourexperiencesassumptionsandbeliefs,drawnewconnections,createnewactionplansandtakeaction.Afterthiscycleiscomplete,theprocessstartsalloveragaininaneverendingprocessgearedtowardtestingourexperiencesagainstexpectedoutcomes.Thisisthelearningthatweareconcernedwithinthissectionoftheadvisor.-Teamsandorganizationsarecapableoflearningasithasbeendefinedhere.Teamswhicharecontinuallyimprovingtheircapacitytocreatetheresultsthatitsmembersdesiretocreateareteamswhichengageinlearning.Learningteamscontinuallymovearoundthewheeloflearningandarealwaystestingexperiencecomparedtoexpectedoutcomeswithlittleornojudgmentplacedupontheoutcomes.Learningteamsarelessconcernedaboutsuccessandmoreconcernedaboutimprovingtheeffectivenessoftheircollectiveactions.WhyIsIndividualLearningImportant?-Theworldaroundusismovingatlightspeed.Thestrategies,tactics,andprocessesthatworkedwellyesterdaywillnotbeeffectivetomorrow.Thecapabilitytoconti...
