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LEARNING ORGANIZATION

The New Face of Organization Culture

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What is LearningOrganization? Need for Learning

organization

Characteristics Of LearningOrganization

Benefits of LearningOrganization

Shaping Organizational Culture Conclusion

Differences In Learning

Barriers

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Learning Is all about collecting Inputs in the form ofknowledge and understanding, making sense of these

Inputs and then using them effectively to increase the

capability of a person.

Learning in an Organization occures when all the

members of the organization are learning agents, and

respond to environmental changes, thereby resulting in

a change perception

Introduction

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A learning organization is the term given to a

company that facilitates the learning of its

members and continuously transforms itself.

Learning organizations develop as a result of

the pressures facing modern organizations

and enables them to remain competitive inthe business environment

What is learning Organization??

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Organization where people continually

expand their capacity to create the results

they truely desire, where new and expansivepatterns of thinking are nurtured, where

collective aspiration is set free and where

people are continually learning how to learntogether.

Definition by Peter Senge

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Adaptive learning:

It is easy and produces immediate results, butdoesnt help in solving the root cause of theproblem

Generative learning:

It seeks an appropriate long term solution toa problem.

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Shared

Vision

Personal

mastery

System

Thinking

Team

Learning

Mental

Models

Characteristics of Learning organization

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Need for learning Organization

To Cope up with the unexpected

Changes.

When programmed responses are not

adequate to bring in flexibility to thework environment, then organization

should change its processes

accordingly.

The rapid pace of change in modernbusiness necessitates the need to

develop mechanism for continuous

learning and innovation

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Differences in Learning

Traditional Organization Learning Organization

It is based on some Teaching

Content

Learning comes from the processes

itself

It is classroom focused and centered

on teacher

It is workplace focused and centered

on learners

Everything is planned by the training

department.

Everybody in the organization are

involved in the learning process.

It is separate activity It is based on the outcomes

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Benefits of Learning Organization

Maintaining levels of innovation

and remaining competitive

Being better placed to respond to

external pressures

Having the knowledge to better

link resources to customer needs

Improving quality of outputs at all

levels Improving corporate image by

becoming more people oriented

Increasing the pace of change

within the organization.

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Shaping Organization Culture

Shaping

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Organization Culture is defined by the following

aspects

1. Commitment of the senior management to Make

learning Capability a Competitive advantage.

2. Direction for change is well defined.

3. Leadership is appropriate.

4. Environment encouraging experimentation and

innovation.

5. Diversified learning channels.

6. Proper feedback mechanism

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Continued

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The Wheel Of learning

Reflections Questions

Tests Ideas

Wheel of Learning Starts with questions, leads to answers or

ideas. These ideas pass through tests to see if they work results

are then subjected to reflections. Again reflections leads to

questions and thus wheel moves on..

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Barriers to Learning Organization

A learning organization needs to fully accept the

removal of traditional hierarchical structures.

Companies being reactive rather proactive.

Reluctance of the Company to invest in Training

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Conclusions

Learning Organization concept has the power to transformorganization culture into great heights:

The Culture of such organizations are summarized below:

Learn Continuously even from mistakes

Open creative and supportive Environment.

Free flow and exchange of information.

Impartial and ethical working practices.

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Encourages experimentation,

suggestions and innovation.

Transparency in sharing

information and strategies.

Collaboration and team work.

Proper feedback

continued

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