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Methodologies for Learning to Learn

Learning in this context is self-discovery of something not known to the learner, even if well-known to others. Even in classroom teaching of well-known basics, students are frequently asked to do experiments and exercises so that they experience a modicum of...

Behavior for Collective Learning

In an individualistic society, most of us would rather be extolled for making a winning sports play than for merely making the block that set it up -- or playing the role of an opponent in practice that prepped a star player to fake her out. We struggle to value the...

Leadership for Vigorous Learning

A vigorous learning enterprise is not apt to be in any stable state very long, but always in some kind of transition. The changes are not likely to be confined to products, services, and processes, but include basic "business models," in today's terminology. That is,...

Explore the Compression Map

Click here to view the new Explorer visualization of the Compression Map shown above, which opens in a different page. Using your mouse, hover over each sphere below for a brief explanation. Clicking on a sphere opens up more spheres; and you can work your way back to...

Review Exercise Anticipating Compression

June 3, 2010 DIAGRAM YOUR EXISTING BUSINESS MODEL Does the organization now serve a vital, articulated social mission? Does it use lots of energy, materials, or toxic materials? Does it have estimates of “resource footprints” consumed? Must it function well to assure...