Creating a Culture of Intentional Learning, Jan Maslow (Co-founder of Remember to Be, Asheville, N.C.)  

In his seminal book, The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge describes five disciplines that together help to create a culture that values and supports continuous learning. It is a beautifully integral and integrated vision of what’s possible – both for organizational effectiveness and the creation of a vibrant and joyful work environment – when we honor and support our innate human love for learning. 

As the training specialist/coordinator for the Federal Bankruptcy Court in lower Manhattan, I was moved by Senge’s vision, and inspired to use his methods to help create the skills and infrastructure which led to greater collaboration and goodwill across hierarchical and departmental lines of division. 

In this talk, we’ll look at Senge’s five disciplines – personal mastery, shared vision, mental models, team learning, and systems thinking – and the kind of practices that can help to develop them.