Learning about learning networks
Fiona McKenzie, Alli Edwards, Thea Snow,
Networkweaver,
Aug 25, 2023
The 2021 Orange Compass' paper Building a culture of learning at scale: learning networks for systems change covers many of the themes we cover in this newsletter. I don't endorse it without criticism (for example, I would revise the section on mental models) but in the main it offers a solid understanding of learning networks. In this blog post the authors describe "some of the insights and deeper questions that have been emerging as we apply and embody the principles set out in the report in our own work." Their experience parallels a lot of what I've seen in similar projects (and even in distributed networks like Mastodon). For example: "many of us have had hierarchical approaches ingrained into our ways of working, which means that self-direction does not just happen even when 'permission' has been granted." Or, "Good collaboration allows for differences of opinion and the creation of spaces for exploring different hypotheses." Also posted on Centre for Public Impact's Medium Blog.
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