1 - Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization.Chapter 5, "Creating a Learning Environment" (pp. 45-60).

Hess, E. D. (2014). Learn or die: Using science to build a leading-edge learning organization. New York, NY: Columbia Business School Publishing.

2 -Is Yours a Learning Organization?

Garvin, D. A., Edmondson, A. C., & Gino, F. (2008). Is yours a learning organization? Harvard Business Review, 86(3), 109-116.

3 -Can Learning Cultures Evolve?

Schein, E. H. (n.d.). Can learning cultures evolve?

4 -Strategies for Cultivating an Organizational Learning Culture

Winkler, M. K., & Fyffe, S. D. (2016, November 29). Strategies for cultivating an organizational learning culture.

Assignment

Based on the short readings, imagine you are a leader in an organization and you want to create the ideal learning organization. If you are currently a leader in your organization, what would you like to do to create the ideal learning organization? Instructions an essay in which you consider the following questions: What cultural building blocks would form the foundation of your learning culture? What processes and practices would your organization encourage? How would people feel and act in your organization? What would you do as a leader to support and sustain a learning culture? What challenges might you face? What benefits might you see?