Observations on how we learn…

A great post titled “What I believe about learning” from the Anecdote blog, so what does Shawn believe about learning?

• People don’t think they’ve learned anything until they’ve reflected on what happened. The learning comes at this point of reflecting not in the act of work in many cases.
• Learning is social-it benefits from conversations. While I believe learning can learn on your own, most learning comes through interacting with people. Learning richness increases as multiple perspectives are described, discussed, challenged and explored.
• Learning is social, intellectual and emotional. It’s no coincidence that we are better able to recall stories (our experiences) when they are attached to strong emotions.
• We learn through experience, and experience is shared through stories.
• We learn best when there is a reason to learn We are awash with experience and information and we only notice things we care about.
• We get better at what we learn through practice. Action without reflection through conversation doesn’t build proficiency.
• We all have different learning preferences and ways of interacting.

These observations on learning really resonated with me and how I go about learning. Leaders need to be great at learning and great at helping others to learn.

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy (Via: Be Excellent!)

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