Dimension | Definition |
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Create continuous learning opportunities | Learning is designed into work so that people can learn on the job; opportunities are provided for ongoing education and growth. |
Promote inquiry and dialogue | People gain productive reasoning skills to express their views and the capacity to listen and inquire into the views of others; the culture is changed to support questioning, feedback, and experimentation. |
Encourage collaboration and team learning | Work is designed to use groups to access different modes of thinking; groups are expected to learn together and work together; collaboration is valued by the culture and rewarded. |
Create systems to capture and share learning | Both high- and low-technology systems to share learning are created and integrated with work; access is provided; systems are maintained. |
Empower people toward a collective vision | People are involved in setting, owning, and implementing a joint vision; responsibility is distributed close to decision making so that people are motivated to learn toward what they are held accountable to do. |
Connect the organization to its environment | People are helped to see the effect of their work on the entire enterprise; people scan the environment and use information to adjust work practices; the organization is linked to its communities. |
Provide strategic leadership for learning | Leaders model, champion, and support learning: leadership uses learning strategically for business results. |
Key results | |
Financial performance | State of financial health and resources available. |
Knowledge performance | Enhancement of products and services because of learning and knowledge capacity (lead indicators of intellectual capital). |