https://blog.learnlets.com/2015/10/the-new-shape-of-organizations/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Sat, 24 Oct 2015 04:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.learnlets.com/2015/10/the-new-shape-of-organizations/#comment-821264 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 04:48:22 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=4543#comment-821264 Clark, this was the rationale for the Stoos gathering. http://www.stoosnetwork.org/ Organizations are clusters of learning individuals. It’s back to the future. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever ha,” said Margaret Mead.

]]> https://blog.learnlets.com/2015/10/the-new-shape-of-organizations/#comment-821248 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 23:05:30 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=4543#comment-821248 Interesting! This pattern is emerging in K-12 education, as well (although, as with most things education-related, the process is slow and not as efficient as it could be). I think this structure mirrors the way information and knowledge are structured today — when knowledge is networked and stored in/transmitted through diverse groups of people, group size needs to be small, and group composition needs to be flexible in order to best leverage the knowledge that is available.

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