The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (Senge 1990) is a book by
Peter Senge (a senior lecturer at
MIT) focusing on group problem solving using the
systems thinking method in order to convert companies into
learning organizations. It was first published by Currency in 1990. A revised and updated version was published by Currency in 2006. The five disciplines represent approaches (theories and methods) for developing three core learning capabilities: fostering aspiration, developing reflective conversation, and understanding complexity.
The Laws of the Fifth Discipline
- 1) Today's problems come from yesterday's "solutions."
- 2) The harder you push, the harder the system pushes back.
- 3) Behavior will grow worse before it grows better.
- 4) The easy way out usually leads back in.
- 5) The cure can be worse than the disease.
- 6) Faster is slower.
- 7) Cause and effect are not closely related in time and space.
- 8) Small changes can produce big results...but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious.
- 9) You can have your cake and eat it too ---but not all at once.
- 10) Dividing an elephant in half does not produce two small elephants.
- 11) There is no blame.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Discipline
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (Senge 1990) is a book by Peter Senge (a senior lecturer at MIT) focusing on group problem solving using the systems thinking method in order to convert companies into learning organizations. It was first published by Currency in 1990. A revised and updated version was published by Currency in 2006. The five disciplines represent approaches (theories and methods) for developing three core learning capabilities: fostering aspiration, developing reflective conversation, and understanding complexity.
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