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Learning. Chapter 3. Knowledge. Concrete Experience (exercises). Active Experimentation (personal application assignments). Reflective Observation (discussion). Abstract Conceptualization (reading). Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model. Concrete Experience (CE). Learning from feeling :
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Learning Chapter 3
Knowledge Concrete Experience (exercises) Active Experimentation (personal application assignments) Reflective Observation (discussion) Abstract Conceptualization (reading) Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model
Concrete Experience (CE) • Learning from feeling: • Learning from specific experiences • Relating to people • Sensitivity to feelings and people • Reliance on one’s ability to be open-minded and adaptable to change
Reflective Observation (RO) • Learning by watching and listening: • Careful observation before making a judgment • Viewing things from different perspectives • Looking for the meaning of things • Reliance on one’s own thoughts and feelings to form opinions
Abstract Conceptualization (AC) • Learning by thinking: • Logical analysis of ideas • Systematic planning • Acting on an intellectual understanding of a situation • Reliance on theories and ideas to solve problems
Active Experimentation (AE) • Learning by doing: • Ability to get things done • Risk taking • Influencing people and events through action • Experimenting
CE/RO Diverger Style • Strengths: • Imaginative ability • Understanding people • Recognizing problems • Brainstorming
CE/RO Diverger Style • Organizational Excess: • Paralyzed by alternatives • Can’t make decisions • Org’l Deficiency: • Idea poor • Can’t recognize problems and opportunities
RO/AC Assimilator Style • Strengths: • Planning • Creating models • Defining problems • Developing theories
Assimilator Style • Organizational Excess: • Castles in the air • No practical application • Organizational Deficiency: • Unable to learn from mistakes • No sound basis for work • No systematic approach RO/AC
AC/AE Converger Style Strengths: • Problem solving • Decision making • Deductive reasoning • Defining problems
AC/AE Converger Style • Organizational Excess: • Solving the wrong problems • Hasty decision making • Organizational Deficiency: • Lack of focus • No testing • Scattered thoughts
CE/AE Accommodator Style • Strengths: • Getting things done • Leadership • Risk taking
CE/AE Accommodator Style • Organizational Excess: • Trivial improvements • Meaningless activity • Organizational Deficiency: • Work not completed on time • Impractical plans • Not directed to goals
GENERATIVE ADAPTIVE Single-loop learning Double-loop learning Refine prevailing mental models Question assumptions underlying mental models Creative orientation Coping orientation Analysis of the process of defining and solving problems Problem-solving focus Chris Argyris’
Articulation of a problem Action (or deciding whether to act) Analysis of the problem Formulation and testing of a tentative theory Reflection Process