Twentieth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations

Abstract

In this volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, or VUCA, world creating an energized, competent, passionate workforce can provide your organization with the edge it needs to succeed. This means moving away from an organizational culture where success is measured by winning or losing and people are continuously defending their personal value, toward a learning culture where failures and blind spots are seen as opportunities for growth and curiosity and vulnerability are rewarded. Creating a learning culture is an investment of time and energy. Embracing this radical idea can be scary. Yet to do our best work in a VUCA world we need an environment of inquiry, trust, cooperation, openness and dialogue. Having a learning culture in organizations has proven to increase productivity and satisfaction, decrease turnover, and enhance workers ability to adapt to change. A learning culture is no longer a luxury…it is essential for successful outcomes in our work. This interactive workshop will explore how investing in a learning culture can support the workforce and successful productivity. Through dialog and activities, participants will examine key components of a learning culture and develop action steps to apply within their agency. Participants will conduct a self-assessment of their agency’s learning culture, engage in paired discussion to explore assessment results, and identify strategies for applying this powerful philosophy to their organizational improvement efforts