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Welcome to Centre Training Services
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An Integrated Line of Business of The Haines Centre for Strategic Management
Creating the Learning Organization
Delivered by
Many Centre Partners
A one or two day workshop
with
the Strategies for Success
Workshop Purposes:
Creating the Learning Organization
“From Theory to Practice ... and ... from Complexity to Elegant Simplicity”
- To assist participants in improving their thought processes, knowledge, and skills in Systems Thinking as applied to “The Learning Organization” and individuals/teams as well.
- To help each participant walk away with a practical set of tools, tips, and techniques to create “The Learning Organization” through actually using Systems Thinking in their lives and in their work.
- To discover and re-learn Adult Learning Theory and how to facilitate better learning in all group situations (“Adults learn best by doing”).
Workshop Benefits:
Creating the Learning Organization
As a result of this workshop you will be able to:
- Lead your organization's efforts to become a Learning Organization
- Teach a practical set of tools to individuals and teams on learning a better way to think–act, and achieve better results
- Personally, have a practical set of tools on learning as a better way to think–act, and achieve better results
- Become a highly skilled master facilitator to assist teams and individuals learn faster and more effectively.
Workshop Agenda:
Creating the Learning Organization
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Topics
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Workshop Participant Notebook
Creating the Learning Organization
Table of Contents
| Topic | |
| I. | The Learning Organization |
| II. | Learning Research - The Basics (Framework#1: Multiple Outcomes) |
| III. | Learning as a Strategy |
| IV. | Three Levels of Learning (Framework #3: Seven Levels of Living
Systems Self Change Team Learning Implementing the Learning Organization |
| V. | Environment, Reinforcement, and Feedback (Framework #2) |
| VI. | Knowledge Management and Development |
| VII. | Summary: Strategic Management System |
1. How effective was this seminar in meeting its objectives?
- Regular principles were presented and discussed, reinforced to overall Systems Thinking perspective. Divergent presentations, while of value may have diluted greater richness in understanding key principals.
- I can now understand the tools and the language.
- Very comprehensive and materials went beyond the lecture.
- Very effective. Kept relatively close to the agenda - objectives, and time.
- Covering key points in a variety of ways reinforced learning and expanded ideas about application.
- Clear module, good presentation, good participation
- Knows material, has big picture in mind all the time.
- Warm style, provocative material.
- Wonderful translator and wonderful example.
- Great job of tying in materials. Excellent style and skills and facilitator.
- Brought a different perspective on Innovation.
- Very effective speaker. Great use of visual aides.
- Immersed himself in the information.
- Has a great wealth of knowledge.
- Well-balanced delivery of activity, visuals, discussion, and lecture. Way to go guys.
- Very knowledgeable on content.
- I enjoyed the variety and the different styles of facilitation.
- Good balances of lecture, examples, do, apply.
- Fun, interactive
- Did good job of addressing the questions, picking up on the issues – good feedback expertise, experience, variety
- Materials are great.
- The hands-on-work is always a plus for me. The handouts and examples will be taken back to the community of managers and used as tools to assist with process improvement.
- Team teaching.
- The structure of his particular seminar is very effective and should change very little.
- Gave me a great perspective on how to view organizations and how to structure growth and change in a dynamic environment.
- Good use of audience experiences and knowledge base, great interactivity.
- The participative way of doing it.
- Flexibility in hearing “war” stories, flexibility in introducing new tools.
- Small group size, made it personal, and more effective
- Informal, workshop material, handouts, informal exchange, location, menu
- Interactive learning, strategies where we had to practice
- Relation to real world situations
- Really noticed the positive modeling re: feedback and learning. Thanks for setting the stage.
- It is very holistic.
- Thought the material, information, discussion was very good, practical, applicable, and current. It is information with immediate applications.
- There was a powerful and enriching learning experience on both a personal and professional level.
- Overall, the workshop was outstanding, in helping me gain a broader perspective of the many complex issues I deal with daily in my organization.


