Tag: Learning

When Seeds Take Root Across Continents

by sheilasingapore

**Twenty-five years ago, two teachers changed the way I see the world.**

This tribute is for **Daniel Kim and Diane Cory** — mentors and catalysts who shaped how I understand *The Fifth Discipline*, and how I have carried it across continents and generations.

From our first sessions together in Singapore to the work unfolding today through **STRLDi in Africa**, their influence continues to echo — in every system mapped, every dialogue convened, and every leader learning to see anew.

I wrote this piece to honour not only their memory, but the larger *Learning Organisation* community that keeps their work alive — in boardrooms, classrooms, and ministries alike.

🕊️ *“There are teachers who change what we know, and teachers who change how we see.”*
Daniel and Diane did both.

Read the full reflection here:
👉 [When Seeds Take Root Across Continents – A Tribute to Daniel Kim and Diane Cory](https://strldi.weebly.com/strldi.html)

What led Argyris and Schön to Their Ideas?

by sheilasingapore

Chris Argyris and Donald Schön developed the concept of reflection-in-action to address failures in learning and leadership within organizations. They distinguished between single-loop and double-loop learning, emphasizing the importance of real-time reflection. Their work integrated philosophical ideas, focusing on social practice and revealing defensive reasoning, ultimately promoting reflective professionals and learning organizations.

ONE-PAGE CALL TO ACTION

by sheilasingapore

Learning Must Lead: A Call to Systemic Leaders in an Age of Acceleration By Sheila Damodaran | STRLDi – Systems Thinking Research & Leadership Development Institute – An invitation into shared responsibility and leadership. 🔍 The Moment We Are In We are moving faster than ever—technologically, economically, socially.But the question is not how fast we … Continue reading ONE-PAGE CALL TO ACTION

When The Community Speaks … Cracking the Botswana Productivity Code. Short Notes. Part II

by sheilasingapore

A 2017 report from the World Economic Forum ranked Botswana as having the world’s poorest work ethic, impacting its economic competitiveness and foreign investment. The low productivity is attributed to cultural factors, with a historical background of pastoralism resulting in a lack of urgency and innovation. Addressing these issues requires systemic reform focused on productivity and merit-based incentives.

When Nature Speaks … Wildlife. Be calm. Love an elephant. What everybody should know about these gentle giants.

by sheilasingapore

That is … until you see them return to the lands and vegetation we have encroached into, when we settled in their habitat. When elephants leave their habitats for their watering holes, for however long, it does not mean they have resettled. And so, it becomes hard for us to imagine the way a child intuitively understands … Continue reading Be calm. Love an elephant. What everybody should know about these gentle giants.

When The Community Speaks … Cracking the Botswana Productivity Code. Short Notes. Part I

by sheilasingapore

    BATSWANA HAVE THE WORST WORK ETHIC IN THE WORLD – REPORT Sunday Standard Reporter 30 Oct 2017 In its 2015 survey of African workers, South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank found Batswana to be the laziest on the continent.  The problem is actually more acute than that. In the 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness Report, Botswana … Continue reading When The Community Speaks … Cracking the Botswana Productivity Code. Short Notes. Part I

Article 2: Setting goals is the easy part. Reaching them is not!

by sheilasingapore

REACHING THE GOALS YOU HAVE SET IS NOT EASY TILL …. WE FACE AND DEAL WITH STUBBORN PROBLEMS It is a management question. Are you there yet?  What are you doing to get there?  Have you set goals for you and your team? Yet, setting of goals is really the easy part.  And there are … Continue reading Article 2: Setting goals is the easy part. Reaching them is not!

National Article 14: What is the right answer?

by sheilasingapore

Focussing on how one teaches or how one learns?  Can one exclude the other?  Which would lead the other within the school system? When a student shows he has understood (by his grades) what the teacher has taught him, would that mean he is learning? Would that mean should the teacher stop teaching (such as … Continue reading National Article 14: What is the right answer?

National Article 5: Is life one big party … and then four days of study? When do we learn? Or did the dead cat just killed our curiosity?

by sheilasingapore

“What would it take to see the levels of education in the country rise without having the need to set standards (and the government having to invest in) for it?” Hmm …. have we thought of this question?  As a country? To appreciate the question, first we will need to find out what is causing … Continue reading National Article 5: Is life one big party … and then four days of study? When do we learn? Or did the dead cat just killed our curiosity?