Organizational learning

Definition

Organizational learning is The ability of an organization to gain knowledge from experience through experimentation, observation, analysis and a willingness to examine both successes and failures, and to then use that knowledge to do things differently Source: Planning and Execution of Knowledge Management Assist Missions for Nuclear Organizations

Summary

Organizational learning belongs to learning processes. Template:Knowledge process navigation

Purpose

To gain knowledge from experience through experimentation, observation, analysis and a willingness to examine both successes and failures, and to then use that knowledge to do things differently.

While organizational learning cannot take place without individual learning, individual learning does not necessarily produce organizational learning. Organizational learning occurs when an organization becomes collectively more knowledgeable and skillful in pursuing a set of goals.

Source: Planning and Execution of Knowledge Management Assist Missions for Nuclear Organizations

Sub-processes

There are no sub-processes for this knowledge process.

Connection to other main categories

To see how this process is connected to KM challenges, benefits and tools, please refer to Portal:Learning.

Contribution to the management system

Table of business processes

This knowledge process is embedded in the following business processes in the Integrated management system. Each process has a score commensurate with its relevance to this process.

Business process	Impact
Configuration management	Low
Technical skill resources	High
Lessons learned	High
Information technology	Low
Operating experience	High
Peer review	Low
Technology development	Medium

KM tools

For all the KM tools that help implement the knowledge process see Category:Learning process tools

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