18. Developing Learning Openess

1.     Grabber – why this topic is important 

a.     When we are learning we are growing, and whilst it may not be easy, it certainly generates energy. The opposite is stasis, stuck-ness, doing the same-old thing, decline – you can just feel the energy draining out of you!

b.     People who aren’t growing and changing, do have a dead-ness about them, and it’s deeply unattractive

2.     How this issue/ problem manifests and affects people – examples, stats

a.     There’s another reason why this is important – 

                                               i.     “Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” W.Edwards Deming

                                              ii.     He also said, “It is easy to date an earthquake, but not an economic decline.” This applies to personal decline. Stop learning, start declining

                                             iii.     Lack of learning & growth => rigidity. “Many of the hallmarks of modern working life point to an increased opportunity and obligation to learn continuously.” The Simple Joy of Learning on the Job by Marc Zao-Sanders and Catalina Schveninger HBR March 27, 2020

                                             iv.     Learning will underpin the fourth industrial revolution 2017

b.     The Simple Joy of Learning on the Job by Marc Zao-Sanders and Catalina Schveninger HBR March 27, 2020

                                               i.     “We all know the thrill that learning can bring.”

                                              ii.     “The spark of learning joy is real and useful. So how can we bring more of it into our professional lives?”

1.     First, there is that wonderful, ineffable feeling of learning itself.

2.     Second, learning often brings with it an immediate-term achievement. The rendering of your first line of Python code; your lifelike pencil drawing; your functioning, validated forecast model in Excel;

3.     Third, there’s the opportunity to apply what you’re learning in the real world. This is the living proof of your new power, when hopeful awareness becomes fruitful demonstration.

4.     Fourth, you can find joy when you reflect on what you’ve learned. Reviewing what you’ve learned, how you’ve applied it, and how you might yet apply it, can bring a more subdued but longer-lasting kind of joy. This may be accompanied by the notion of enhanced status and a feeling of personal pride.

5.     Finally, sharing your learning can bring great joy.

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How to tackle the issue/ problem – share our view on it, and the research to back it up

1. Reflect: Find spaces to question, reflect and make meaning, maybe using a journal to capture your thoughts. Consider what to un-learn and let go of, to be able to embrace the new. Analyse your self-talk abou

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