Learning from success I recently attended a conference where, upon reflection, I am once again just struck by the challenge of aligning on outcomes in the workplace. And how the inability to do so absolutely kills our capacity for organizational learning. The context in this case involved community management professionals (practitioners who are skilled in … Continue reading Why is alignment on outcomes so hard?
Category: Archive – Foundations
Pre-2025 writing. Work that built the foundation of exploring learning, community and design.
Notes from Engagement in a Time of Polarization
Work in progress. Random, small scraps of notes from #engagemooc as I wander through it, out of synch. Will be attempting to add more notes as I go deeper and hopefully come out writing something at the end of it. Topic 1: Public Enagagment From Highlander Center video transcript (my emphasis): "...the folks at my … Continue reading Notes from Engagement in a Time of Polarization
Revisiting: A critical pedagogy for organizational learning?
I just re-read a post I wrote in June, 2015, reflecting on a challenge posed by educator and author Cathy Davidson. In Why Start with Pedagogy 4 Good Reasons, 4 Good Solutions, Cathy Davidson writes: “If your goal is equality in a world where inequality is structural and violent and pervasive, you can at least … Continue reading Revisiting: A critical pedagogy for organizational learning?
‘I have to let the cat out’
One of the things that I love to unpack is the ability to see things through others' eyes. Doing it is really difficult. Trying to teach it, I think, requires a total commitment to opening up the learning space. No one person knows the answer; the answer emerges. Which is why I love this story. … Continue reading ‘I have to let the cat out’
If enterprise social networks might help us remake organizational learning, what is our pedagogy?
In Why Start with Pedagogy 4 Good Reasons, 4 Good Solutions, Cathy Davidson writes: "If your goal is equality in a world where inequality is structural and violent and pervasive, you can at least start with your classroom as a place in which to model a better way...Be an activist in the realm where you … Continue reading If enterprise social networks might help us remake organizational learning, what is our pedagogy?
Jeff Merrell 