Like in my earlier blogs, I belive there are very strong reasons for an organisation to learn and for it to invest in learning. The path / methodology that each organisation chooses depends on its very basic learning orientation at a given point of time.
Some of the best known learning Orientations that I have come across are:
1. Knowledge Source: Internal-- External. Preference for developing knowledge internally versus preference for acquiring knowledge developed externally.
2. Product-Process Focus: What?-- How? Emphasis on accumulation of knowledge about what products/services are versus how organization develops, makes, and delivers its products/services.
3. Documentation Mode: Personal -- Public. Knowledge is something individuals possess versus publicly available know-how.
4. Dissemination Mode: Formal -- Informal. Formal, prescribed, organization-wide methods of sharing learning versus informal methods, such as role modeling and casual daily interaction.
5. Learning Focus: Incremental-- Transformative. Incremental or corrective learning versus transformative or radical learning.
6. Value-Chain Focus: Design -- Deliver. Emphasis on learning investments in engineering/production activities ("design and make" functions) versus sales/service activities ("market and deliver" functions).
7. Skill Development Focus: Individual -- Group. Development of individuals' skills versus team or group skills.
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Posting a small writeup which I found very interesting and in line with the Learning Orientation article you have written
Fitts and Posner (1967) suggested that the learning process is sequential and that we move through specific phases as we learn. There are three stages to learning a new skill:
•Cognitive phase - Identification and development of the component parts of the skill - involves formation of a mental picture of the skill.
•Associative phase - Linking the component parts into a smooth action - involves practicing the skill and using feedback to perfect the skill.
•Autonomous phase - Developing the learned skill so that it becomes automatic - involves little or no conscious thought or attention whilst performing the skill.
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